Addition of Lands to Reserves and Reserve Creation Act

Marginal note:Definitions

2 The following definitions apply in this Act.

band

band has the same meaning as in subsection 2(1) of the Indian Act. (bande)

First Nation

First Nation means a band, or an Indigenous group that is party to a self-government agreement implemented by an Act of Parliament. (première nation)

governing body

governing body in relation to a First Nation that is a band, means the council of the band, as defined in subsection 2(1) of the Indian Act, or, in relation to a First Nation that is an Indigenous group that is party to a self-government agreement implemented by an Act of Parliament, means the council, government or other entity that is referred to in the agreement as being authorized to act on behalf of the Indigenous group. (corps dirigeant)

interest

interest, in relation to lands in Canada elsewhere than in Quebec, means any estate, interest or right of any nature in or to the lands and includes an easement, a servitude, a lease and a licence, as defined in section 2 of the Federal Real Property and Federal Immovables Act. (intérêt)

Minister

Minister means the member of the Queen’s Privy Council for Canada designated under section 3. (ministre)

reserve

reserve has the same meaning as in subsection 2(1) of the Indian Act. (réserve)

right

right, in relation to lands in Quebec, means any right of any nature in or to the lands and includes a licence, as defined in section 2 of the Federal Real Property and Federal Immovables Act, and the rights of a lessee. (droit)