Treaty Land Entitlement Implementation Act, T-20.1

1 TREATY LAND ENTITLEMENT IMPLEMENTATION c T-20.1 The Treaty Land Entitlement Implementation Act being Chapter T‑20.1* of the Statutes of Saskatchewan, 1993 (effective June 22, 1993, except s.10, effective August 1, 1993) as amended by the Statutes of Saskatchewan, 2002, c S‑35.02; 2005, c S‑35.03; 2013, c 32; and 2018, c 42. NOTE: This consolidation is not official. Amendments have been incorporated for convenience of reference and the original statutes and regulations should be consulted for all purposes of interpretation and application of the law. In order to preserve the integrity of the original statutes and regulations, errors that may have appeared are reproduced in this consolidation. 2 c T-20.1 TREATY LAND ENTITLEMENT IMPLEMENTATION Table of Contents 1 Short title 2 Interpretation 3 No reservation in lands transferred to Canada CONSEQUENTIAL AMENDMENTS 4 SS 1984‑85‑86, c C‑50.2 amended 5 RSS 1978 (Supp.), c E‑0.1 amended 6 SS 1983, c N‑5.1 amended 7 SS 1989‑90, c R‑26.1 amended 8 SS 1983‑84, c U‑11 amended 9 SS 1983‑84, c W‑4.1 amended 10 Consequential amendment to The Education Amendment Act, 1993 3 TREATY LAND ENTITLEMENT IMPLEMENTATION c T-20.1 CHAPTER T-20.1 An Act respecting the Implementation of Certain Treaty Land Entitlement Settlement Agreements Short title 1 This Act may be cited as The Treaty Land Entitlement Implementation Act. Interpretation 2 In this Act: (a) “Canada” means the Crown in right of Canada; (b) “Crown mineral lands” means Crown mineral lands as defined in The Crown Minerals Act; (c) “Crown minerals” means Crown minerals as defined in The Crown Minerals Act; (d) “Framework Agreement” means: (i) the Saskatchewan Treaty Land Entitlement Framework Agreement dated September 22, 1992 and entered into by Canada, Saskatchewan and certain Indian bands with respect to the settlement of the outstanding treaty land entitlement claims of the Indian bands; (ii) the Nekaneet Treaty Land Entitlement Settlement Agreement dated September 23, 1992 and entered into by Canada, Saskatchewan and the Nekaneet Indian Band with respect to the settlement of the outstanding treaty land entitlement claim of the Nekaneet Indian Band; and (iii) any agreement entered into by Canada, Saskatchewan and an Indian band with respect to the settlement of the outstanding treaty land entitlement claim of that band on the same or substantially the same terms as the agreement mentioned in subclause (i); (e) “Indian band” means a band as defined in the Indian Act (Canada) and includes the council of a band; (f) “Saskatchewan” means the Crown in right of Saskatchewan; (g) “water” means water as defined in The Water Security Agency Act. 1993, c T‑20.1, s 2; 2002, c S‑35.02, s 150; 2005, c S‑35.03, s 116; 2013, c 32, s 8; 2018, c 42, s 65. 4 c T-20.1 TREATY LAND ENTITLEMENT IMPLEMENTATION No reservation in lands transferred to Canada 3 Notwithstanding the provisions of any other Act or law, no reservation in favour of Saskatchewan, whether express or implied, is retained by Saskatchewan in any lands that are set apart as an Indian reserve pursuant to the terms of the Framework Agreement except those reservations that: (a) relate to Crown minerals and Crown mineral lands, the property in and the right to the use of water, or the land forming the bed or shore of any body of water and that are specifically retained by Saskatchewan on the transfer of any lands vested in Saskatchewan to Canada; or (b) are expressly acknowledged by Canada as being retained by Saskatchewan at the time that any lands are set apart as an Indian reserve pursuant to the terms of the Framework Agreement. 1993, c T‑20.1, s 3. 4 to 10 Dispensed. These sections make consequential amendments to other Acts. The amendments have been incorporated into the corresponding Acts. REGINA, SASKATCHEWAN Printed by the authority of THE QUEEN’S PRINTER Copyright©2018