shíshálh Nation Self-Government Act

Marginal note:Notice

• 29 (1) Where a law is made under section 28, the Council shall forthwith

  • (a) cause to be published in a local newspaper of general circulation notice of the law with a legal description of the lands to which it relates; and

  • (b) give notice thereof to the Minister, or a person designated by the Minister for that purpose, and provide the Minister or that person with a copy of the law and a survey plan and legal description of the lands to which it relates.

• Marginal note:Minister to provide particulars to Council

  (2) The Minister shall without delay, and in any event not later than 30 days after receipt of notice of a law under subsection (1) in respect of any shíshálh lands,

  • (a) cause to be provided to the Council a list of all particulars entered on the Reserve Land Register kept under section 21 of the Indian Act in respect of those lands; and

  • (b) cause to be sent to any person who appears from the Reserve Land Register to have any right or interest in those lands, at the person’s latest known address, a notice indicating that

    • (i) a law has been made under subsection (1) in respect of those lands, and

    • (ii) that person may not request any modification of the Register unless he does so within the time period referred to in subsection (3).

• Marginal note:List to be posted

  (3) The Council shall, immediately on receipt of the list referred to in paragraph (2)(a), cause the list or a copy of it to be posted in a conspicuous place on both the lands to which it relates and at another location on shíshálh lands, and shall indicate on the list that a person can request a modification of the Reserve Land Register only if they do so within 30 days after a date indicated on the list, which date is the date on which the list was provided to the Council.

• Marginal note:Request for modification

  (4) Any person may, within the time period referred to in subsection (3), make a request to the Minister for a modification of the Reserve Land Register.

• Marginal note:Consideration of request

  (5) The Minister, or a person designated by the Minister for that purpose, shall consider a request under subsection (4) forthwith on receipt, and a decision of the Minister or the designated person on the matter shall be final.