AI-assisted research summary: Most of the Act was to come into force on a day or days fixed by the Governor in Council; section 18 is excluded from that commencement rule.
An Act to give effect to the Yale First Nation Final Agreement and to make consequential amendments to other Acts Preamble Whereas the Constitution Act, 1982 recognizes and affirms the existing Aboriginal and treaty rights of the Aboriginal peoples of Canada; Whereas the reconciliation between the prior presence of Aboriginal peoples and the assertion of sovereignty by the Crown is of significant social and economic importance to Canadians; Whereas Canadian courts have stated that this reconciliation is best achieved through negotiation; Whereas the Yale First Nation, the Government of Canada and the Government of British Columbia have negotiated the Agreement to achieve this reconciliation and to establish a new relationship among them; And whereas the Agreement requires that legislation be enacted by the Parliament of Canada in order for the Agreement to be ratified; Now, therefore, Her Majesty, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate and House of Commons of Canada, enacts as follows: [Repealed before coming into force, 2008, c. 20, s. 3] Chapters 25 and 26 of Agreement Despite subsection 4(1), Chapters 25 and 26 of the Agreement are deemed to have effect as of February 5, 2010. Order in council The provisions of this Act, other than section 18, come into force on a day or days to be fixed by order of the Governor in Council. [Note: Act, other than section 18, repealed before coming into force, see 2008, c. 20, s. 3.]