First Nations Land Registry Regulations

Marginal note:Definitions

1 The following definitions apply in these Regulations.

Act

Act means the First Nations Land Management Act. (Loi)

applicant

applicant means a person who submits an application for registration or recording. (demandeur)

First Nations Land Registry

First Nations Land Registry means the office referred to in section 2. (bureau d’enregistrement)

general abstract

general abstract, in respect of a reserve, means an electronic abstract of registered interests — or, in Quebec, registered rights — and recorded documents that affect all lands on the reserve. (répertoire général)

official plan

official plan means a graphical description of boundaries of land prepared from field notes of a survey confirmed under section 29 of the Canada Lands Surveys Act. (plan officiel)

parcel abstract

parcel abstract means an electronic abstract of registered interests — or, in Quebec, registered rights — and recorded documents that affect an individual parcel of first nation lands. (répertoire de lot)

Register

Register means the First Nations Land Register established by the Minister under subsection 25(1) of the Act. (registre)

Registrar

Registrar means the officer in the Department of Indian Affairs and Northern Development responsible for the management of the First Nations Land Registry. (registraire)

registration plan

registration plan means a graphical description of the boundaries of land shown on the plan made by the Surveyor General under section 31 of the Canada Lands Surveys Act. (plan d’enregistrement)

textual description

textual description means a metes and bounds description of first nation lands or any other description of first nation lands that does not refer exclusively to one or more complete parcels on a registration plan or official plan. (description textuelle)