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Northern Pipeline Act — N-26 12. (1)
12. (1) The company shall, before the commencement of construction of the pipeline, (a) file with the Minister and the Board evidence that the company has been incorporated in Canada and is not a non-eligible person within the meaning of the Foreign Investment Review Act , chapter 46 of the Statutes of Canada, 1973-74, as that expression was defined in that Act on April 13, 1978; (b) establish to the satisfaction of the Minister and the Board that financing has been obtained for that portion of the pipeline, hereinafter referred to as the prebuilt sections, that will be used for the transmission of Canadian natural gas to the United States prior to the completion of the pipeline; (c) establish to the satisfaction of the Minister and the Board that financing of that portion of the pipeline other than the prebuilt sections, hereinafter referred to as the northern section, can be obtained to enable the pipeline to be completed before the end of 1985 and that protection can be provided against risk of noncompletion of the pipeline and interruption of construction on a basis acceptable to the Minister and the Board; and (d) file with the Minister and the Board documents relating to the financing obtained for the prebuilt sections and such documents shall include all relevant contracts and instruments.
Northern Pipeline Act — N-26 (a)
(a) file with the Minister and the Board evidence that the company has been incorporated in Canada and is not a non-eligible person within the meaning of the Foreign Investment Review Act , chapter 46 of the Statutes of Canada, 1973-74, as that expression was defined in that Act on April 13, 1978;
Northern Pipeline Act — N-26 (b)
(b) establish to the satisfaction of the Minister and the Board that financing has been obtained for that portion of the pipeline, hereinafter referred to as the prebuilt sections, that will be used for the transmission of Canadian natural gas to the United States prior to the completion of the pipeline;
Northern Pipeline Act — N-26 (c)
(c) establish to the satisfaction of the Minister and the Board that financing of that portion of the pipeline other than the prebuilt sections, hereinafter referred to as the northern section, can be obtained to enable the pipeline to be completed before the end of 1985 and that protection can be provided against risk of noncompletion of the pipeline and interruption of construction on a basis acceptable to the Minister and the Board; and
Northern Pipeline Act — N-26 (d)
(d) file with the Minister and the Board documents relating to the financing obtained for the prebuilt sections and such documents shall include all relevant contracts and instruments.
Northern Pipeline Act — N-26 (2)
(2) The company shall, before commencing construction of that portion of the pipeline other than the prebuilt sections, (a) establish to the satisfaction of the Minister and the Board that financing has been obtained for the northern section and such financing includes protection against risk of noncompletion of the pipeline and interruption of construction on a basis acceptable to the Minister and the Board; (b) file with the Minister and the Board all documents relating to the financing of the pipeline not already filed pursuant to paragraph 12(1)(d); and (c) provide evidence to the Minister and the Board that debt instruments issued in connection with the financing of the pipeline do not contain a provision requiring the consent of the holders of those debt instruments to the financing of the construction of the Dempster Line referred to in the Agreement or any other provision, apart from normal trust indenture provisions generally applicable in the pipeline industry, that would prohibit, limit or inhibit the financing of the construction of the Dempster Line.
Northern Pipeline Act — N-26 (a)
(a) establish to the satisfaction of the Minister and the Board that financing has been obtained for the northern section and such financing includes protection against risk of noncompletion of the pipeline and interruption of construction on a basis acceptable to the Minister and the Board;
Northern Pipeline Act — N-26 (b)
(b) file with the Minister and the Board all documents relating to the financing of the pipeline not already filed pursuant to paragraph 12(1)(d); and
Northern Pipeline Act — N-26 (c)
(c) provide evidence to the Minister and the Board that debt instruments issued in connection with the financing of the pipeline do not contain a provision requiring the consent of the holders of those debt instruments to the financing of the construction of the Dempster Line referred to in the Agreement or any other provision, apart from normal trust indenture provisions generally applicable in the pipeline industry, that would prohibit, limit or inhibit the financing of the construction of the Dempster Line.
Northern Pipeline Act — N-26 13
13 The company shall file with the Minister and the Board forthwith after execution contracts between producers and shippers and between shippers and the company and substantive amendments to those contracts.
Northern Pipeline Act — N-26 14
14 The company shall provide the Minister and the Board, in a form satisfactory to the Minister and the Board and on a quarterly basis, information on the (a) costs incurred and projected in respect of the pipeline; (b) financing of the pipeline; and (c) progress of the planning and construction of, and procurement for, the pipeline.
Northern Pipeline Act — N-26 (a)
(a) costs incurred and projected in respect of the pipeline;
Northern Pipeline Act — N-26 (c)
(c) progress of the planning and construction of, and procurement for, the pipeline.
Northern Pipeline Act — N-26 15
15 The Minister and the Board shall have access to all financial records of the company for audit purposes.
Northern Pipeline Act — N-26 16
16 The company shall (a) submit to the Minister and the Board detailed costs estimates based on the final design of each section or part of the pipeline in a form satisfactory to the Board; and (b) provide, before operation commences, an operations and safety manual satisfactory to the Board.
Northern Pipeline Act — N-26 (a)
(a) submit to the Minister and the Board detailed costs estimates based on the final design of each section or part of the pipeline in a form satisfactory to the Board; and
Northern Pipeline Act — N-26 (b)
(b) provide, before operation commences, an operations and safety manual satisfactory to the Board.
Northern Pipeline Act — N-26 17
17 Prior to commencing the construction of any section or part of the pipeline, the company shall provide the Minister and the Board with such proof as the Minister and the Board consider appropriate that the company has obtained all necessary regulatory approvals.
Northern Pipeline Act — N-26 18
18 The company shall cause the pipe for the pipeline to be of such specifications, including diameter, wall thickness and maximum allowable operation pressures as may be approved by the Minister and the Board.
Northern Pipeline Act — N-26 19
19 When the company ascertains the lands of a landowner that may be required for the purposes of a section or part of the pipeline, the company shall serve a notice, in a manner and in a form to be determined by the designated officer, on the landowner, which notice shall set out the location of the offices of the Agency and the right of the landowner within thirty days of being served to make representations to the Agency respecting the final route of the pipeline for its consideration prior to its approval of the final detailed route.
Northern Pipeline Act — N-26 20
20 The company shall, in implementing paragraph 3(b) of the Agreement, construct laterals from the pipeline and make arrangements for the supply of gas to remote communities in Yukon and the provinces through which the pipeline passes where the communities can be economically served and have applied to the appropriate authority for such service and that authority has approved such application, except that in Yukon, Foothills Pipe Lines (South Yukon) Ltd. shall make a financial contribution in respect of providing gas (a) to the communities of Beaver Creek, Burwash Landing, Destruction Bay, Haines Junction, Whitehorse, Teslin, Upper Liard and Watson Lake, in an amount not to exceed a total cost of 2.5 million dollars; and (b) to other remote communities, an amount not to exceed the lesser of (i) the product of 2,500 dollars multiplied by the number of customers in the communities, and (ii) a total cost of 2.5 million dollars.
Northern Pipeline Act — N-26 (a)
(a) to the communities of Beaver Creek, Burwash Landing, Destruction Bay, Haines Junction, Whitehorse, Teslin, Upper Liard and Watson Lake, in an amount not to exceed a total cost of 2.5 million dollars; and
Northern Pipeline Act — N-26 (b)
(b) to other remote communities, an amount not to exceed the lesser of (i) the product of 2,500 dollars multiplied by the number of customers in the communities, and (ii) a total cost of 2.5 million dollars.
Northern Pipeline Act — N-26 (i)
(i) the product of 2,500 dollars multiplied by the number of customers in the communities, and
Northern Pipeline Act — N-26 (ii)
(ii) a total cost of 2.5 million dollars.
Northern Pipeline Act — N-26 21
21 When the Dempster Line referred to in the Agreement is to be connected to the pipeline or when additional pipeline capacity is needed to meet the contractual requirements of United States or Canadian shippers, the company shall expand the capacity of the pipeline, subject to the regulatory requirements of the Board, and to any agreement that may be entered into between Her Majesty in right of Canada and the company, in an efficient manner to permit the connection of the Dempster Line or to meet those contractual requirements, as the case may be.
Northern Pipeline Act — N-26 196
Northern Pipeline Act 196 The obligations under sections 13 and 14 of the Northern Pipeline Act , as those sections read immediately before the day on which this Act receives royal assent, continue to apply in respect of the fiscal year beginning on April 1, 2012 but do not apply in respect of any subsequent fiscal year.
Northwest Territories Act — N-27.05 1
Short title 1 This Act may be cited as the Northwest Territories Act .
Northwest Territories Act — N-27.05 2
) public lands means (a) lands — including minerals, oil, gas, timber or wood and buildings, structures, improvements or other fixtures — that are situated in the onshore and that belong to Her Majesty in right of Canada; or (b) interests — in lands that are situated in the onshore — that belong to Her Majesty in right of Canada. ( terres domaniales ) Sahtu Agreement means the Agreement as defined in section 2 of the Sahtu Dene and Metis Land Claim Settlement Act . ( accord du Sahtu ) self-government agreement means an agreement between Her Majesty in right of Canada and an Aboriginal people of the Northwest Territories that is implemented by an Act of Parliament and that recognizes (a) the legal status and capacity of a governing body to represent that Aboriginal people; and (b) the authority of that governing body to enact laws. ( accord sur l’autonomie gouvernementale ) settlement agreement means an agreement that is listed in Schedule 1 to the Agreement. ( entente de règlement ) settlement lands means lands in the Northwest Territories whose title is vested in an Aboriginal organization under a settlement agreement. ( terres visées par un règlement ) small enclosed bay means any coastal indentation that meets the following conditions: (a) the distance of a straight line across the entrance of the indentation at the low-water line measures four kilometres or less; and (b) the area of the indentation, including any islands or parts of islands lying within the indentation, is greater than that of a semicircle whose diameter is the distance of the straight line referred to in paragraph (a). ( petite baie fermée ) Tlicho Agreement means the Agreement as defined in section 2 of the Tlicho Land Claims and Self-Government Act . ( accord tlicho ) waters means any inland waters — whether in a liquid or frozen state — that are on or below the surface of lands that are situated in the onshore. ( eaux ) 2014, c. 2, s. 2 “2” 2019, c. 29, s. 374
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Aboriginal party means an Aboriginal organization that is a party to the Agreement. ( partie autochtone )
Northwest Territories Act — N-27.05
Agreement means the Northwest Territories Lands and Resources Devolution Agreement that was made on June 25, 2013, as amended from time to time. ( accord )
Northwest Territories Act — N-27.05 (a)
federal appurtenant undertaking means an undertaking in relation to which a use of waters or a deposit of waste is permitted by a licence and that is (a) related to remediation that is performed by or on behalf of Her Majesty in right of Canada (i) under the Agreement, or (ii) in respect of an Excepted Waste Site as defined in section 1.1 of the Agreement; or (b) located on public lands that are under the administration of a federal minister. ( entreprise fédérale en cause )
Northwest Territories Act — N-27.05
former Act means the Northwest Territories Act , chapter N-27 of the Revised Statutes of Canada, 1985. ( ancienne loi )
Northwest Territories Act — N-27.05
gas means natural gas — including coal-bed methane — and all substances other than oil that are produced in association with natural gas. ( gaz )
Northwest Territories Act — N-27.05
Gwich’in Agreement means the Agreement as defined in section 2 of the Gwich’in Land Claim Settlement Act . ( accord gwichin )
Northwest Territories Act — N-27.05
Inuvialuit Final Agreement means the Agreement as defined in section 2 of the Western Arctic (Inuvialuit) Claims Settlement Act . ( Convention définitive des Inuvialuits )
Northwest Territories Act — N-27.05
line of delimitation means the Line of Delimitation that is described in Schedule 18 to the Agreement. ( ligne de démarcation )
Northwest Territories Act — N-27.05
minerals means precious or base metals or other non-living naturally occurring substances — including coal, but not including oil, gas or water — that are, or were before their production, part of the land, whether solid, liquid or gaseous. ( ressources minérales )
Northwest Territories Act — N-27.05
Minister means the Minister of Northern Affairs. ( ministre )
Northwest Territories Act — N-27.05
Northwest Territories means that part of Canada that is north of the 60th parallel of north latitude, west of the boundary described in Schedule I to the Nunavut Act and not within Yukon. ( Territoires du Nord-Ouest )
Northwest Territories Act — N-27.05 (a)
oil means (a) crude petroleum — regardless of gravity — that is produced at a well-head in liquid form; or (b) any other hydrocarbons — except coal and gas — including hydrocarbons that may be extracted or recovered from surface or subsurface deposits, including deposits of oil sand, bitumen, bituminous sand or oil shale and other types of deposits. ( pétrole )
Northwest Territories Act — N-27.05 (a)
onshore means that part of Canada that is north of the 60th parallel of north latitude, west of the boundary described in Schedule I to the Nunavut Act and not within Yukon that consists of the following lands: (a) lands, including lands under water, that lie landward of the low-water line — or in respect of Inuvialuit lands as defined in section 2 of the Inuvialuit Final Agreement, landward of the mean or ordinary high-water mark — of the sea coast of the mainland or of the sea coast of any naturally occurring permanent island; (b) lands under water that are within small enclosed bays along the sea coast of the mainland or the sea coast of any naturally occurring permanent island; and (c) lands, including lands under water, that lie landward of the line of delimitation and seaward of the low-water line — or in respect of lands that are contiguous with the sea coast of Inuvialuit lands as defined in section 2 of the Inuvialuit Final Agreement, seaward of the mean or ordinary high-water mark — of the sea coast of the mainland. It does not include lands that lie seaward of the line of delimitation, other than those lands — including lands under water — that lie landward of the low-water line of the sea coast of those naturally occurring permanent islands and those lands under water that are within small enclosed bays along the sea coast of those islands. ( région intracôtière )
Northwest Territories Act — N-27.05 (a)
public lands means (a) lands — including minerals, oil, gas, timber or wood and buildings, structures, improvements or other fixtures — that are situated in the onshore and that belong to Her Majesty in right of Canada; or (b) interests — in lands that are situated in the onshore — that belong to Her Majesty in right of Canada. ( terres domaniales )
Northwest Territories Act — N-27.05
Sahtu Agreement means the Agreement as defined in section 2 of the Sahtu Dene and Metis Land Claim Settlement Act . ( accord du Sahtu )
Northwest Territories Act — N-27.05 (a)
self-government agreement means an agreement between Her Majesty in right of Canada and an Aboriginal people of the Northwest Territories that is implemented by an Act of Parliament and that recognizes (a) the legal status and capacity of a governing body to represent that Aboriginal people; and (b) the authority of that governing body to enact laws. ( accord sur l’autonomie gouvernementale )
Northwest Territories Act — N-27.05
settlement agreement means an agreement that is listed in Schedule 1 to the Agreement. ( entente de règlement )
Northwest Territories Act — N-27.05
settlement lands means lands in the Northwest Territories whose title is vested in an Aboriginal organization under a settlement agreement. ( terres visées par un règlement )
Northwest Territories Act — N-27.05 (a)
small enclosed bay means any coastal indentation that meets the following conditions: (a) the distance of a straight line across the entrance of the indentation at the low-water line measures four kilometres or less; and (b) the area of the indentation, including any islands or parts of islands lying within the indentation, is greater than that of a semicircle whose diameter is the distance of the straight line referred to in paragraph (a). ( petite baie fermée )
Northwest Territories Act — N-27.05
Tlicho Agreement means the Agreement as defined in section 2 of the Tlicho Land Claims and Self-Government Act . ( accord tlicho )
Northwest Territories Act — N-27.05
waters means any inland waters — whether in a liquid or frozen state — that are on or below the surface of lands that are situated in the onshore. ( eaux )
Northwest Territories Act — N-27.05 3
Consultation 3 Wherever in this Act a reference is made, in relation to any matter, to a duty to consult, that duty must be exercised (a) by providing the person to be consulted with the following: (i) notice of the matter in sufficient form and detail to allow the person to prepare their views on the matter, (ii) a reasonable period for the person to prepare those views, and (iii) an opportunity to present those views to the person having that duty; and (b) by considering, fully and impartially, any views so presented.
Northwest Territories Act — N-27.05 4
Commissioner 4 (1) A Commissioner of the Northwest Territories must be appointed by order of the Governor in Council. Publication of order (2) The order appointing the Commissioner must be published in the Canada Gazette . (3) [Repealed, 2014, c. 2, s. 2 “80”] (4) [Repealed, 2014, c. 2, s. 2 “80”] 2014, c. 2, s. 2 “4” 2014, c. 2, s. 2 “80”
Northwest Territories Act — N-27.05 5
Deputy Commissioner 5 (1) The Governor in Council may appoint a Deputy Commissioner to act as Commissioner during the Commissioner’s absence or inability or when that office is vacant. Absence, inability or vacancy (2) The Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of the Northwest Territories is authorized to act as Deputy Commissioner during the Deputy Commissioner’s absence or inability or when that office is vacant. 2014, c. 2, s. 2 “5”; 2017, c. 33, s. 258
Northwest Territories Act — N-27.05 6
Oaths 6 Before assuming office, the Commissioner and the Deputy Commissioner must take and subscribe the oath of office and the oath of allegiance prescribed by the Governor in Council.
Northwest Territories Act — N-27.05 7
Salaries 7 The salary of the Commissioner and of the Deputy Commissioner are to be fixed by the Governor in Council and paid out of the Consolidated Revenue Fund of Canada.
Northwest Territories Act — N-27.05 8
Executive Council 8 An Executive Council of the Northwest Territories is established, the members of which are to be appointed by the Commissioner.
Northwest Territories Act — N-27.05 9
Seat of government 9 The seat of the Government of the Northwest Territories is at Yellowknife or at another place in the Northwest Territories that is designated by the Legislature.
Northwest Territories Act — N-27.05 10
Continuance 10 The Council of the Northwest Territories established under the former Act is continued as the Legislative Assembly of the Northwest Territories. Each member of the Legislative Assembly is elected to represent an electoral district in the Northwest Territories.
Northwest Territories Act — N-27.05 11
Duration 11 (1) No Legislative Assembly is to continue for longer than five years after the day on which the writs are returned for a general election, but the Commissioner may dissolve it before then. Writs (2) Writs for the election of members of the Legislative Assembly are to be issued on the Commissioner’s instructions.
Northwest Territories Act — N-27.05 12
Oaths 12 Before assuming office, each member of the Legislative Assembly must take and subscribe before the Commissioner the oath of office prescribed by the Legislature of the Northwest Territories and the oath of allegiance set out in the Fifth Schedule to the Constitution Act, 1867 .
Northwest Territories Act — N-27.05 13
Sittings 13 The Legislative Assembly must sit at least once every 12 months.
Northwest Territories Act — N-27.05 14
Speaker 14 (1) The Legislative Assembly must elect one member as Speaker to preside over the Legislative Assembly when it is sitting. Speaker’s vote (2) The Speaker may vote in the Legislative Assembly only in the case of a tie.
Northwest Territories Act — N-27.05 15
Quorum 15 A majority of the members of the Legislative Assembly, including the Speaker, constitutes a quorum.
Northwest Territories Act — N-27.05 16
Rules 16 The Legislative Assembly may make rules for its operations and procedures, except in relation to the subjects set out in paragraph 18(1)(b).
Northwest Territories Act — N-27.05 17
Continuance 17 The Commissioner in Council as defined in section 2 of the former Act is continued as the Legislature of the Northwest Territories; the Legislature consists of the Commissioner and the Legislative Assembly.