Canada National Parks Act — N-14.01 41.4
Powers of Minister — Nááts’ihch’oh National Park Reserve of Canada 41.4 (1) The Minister may enter into leases or licences of occupation of, and easements over, public lands in Nááts’ihch’oh National Park Reserve of Canada for the purposes of (a) a mining access road following the existing route from Tungsten to Howard’s Pass and any alteration to or deviation from that route, including the sites of storage and other facilities connected with that road; or (b) a mining access road from the road referred to in paragraph (a) to the mineral claims in the area of Lened Creek that are in existence on the day on which this section comes into force. Land use permits (2) The Minister may issue, amend, renew, suspend or cancel — or approve the assignment of — permits and authorizations for the use of public lands in Nááts’ihch’oh National Park Reserve of Canada for the purposes of the mining access roads referred to in subsection (1) and, in relation to those permits and authorizations, subsection 31(3) and sections 59, 62, 71 and 85 to 87 of the Mackenzie Valley Resource Management Act and the regulations made under that Act — other than any regulations respecting time limits and public hearings — apply, with any adaptations that may be necessary, as if the references in those provisions to the federal Minister or a board were references to the Minister responsible for the Parks Canada Agency and the references in those provisions to an inspector were references to the superintendent of Nááts’ihch’oh National Park Reserve of Canada, a park warden or an enforcement officer designated for the purposes of this subsection. Water licences (3) The Minister may issue, amend, renew, suspend or cancel — or approve the assignment of — licences for the use of waters in Nááts’ihch’oh National Park Reserve of Canada for the purposes of the mining access roads referred to in subsection (1) and, in relation to those licences, subsections 31(3) and 72.03(1), (5) and (6), sections 72.04, 72.1, 72.11, 72.12 and 72.14, subsections 85(1) and (2) and sections 85.1 to 85.3, 86.1 to 87, 89 and 93.2 of the Mackenzie Valley Resource Management Act and the regulations made under that Act apply, with any adaptations that may be necessary, as if the references in those provisions to the federal Minister or a board were references to the Minister responsible for the Parks Canada Agency and the references in those provisions to an inspector were references to the superintendent of Nááts’ihch’oh National Park Reserve of Canada, a park warden or an enforcement officer designated for the purposes of this subsection. Existing permits, authorizations and licences (4) Permits and authorizations for the use of land and licences for the use of waters, issued under the Mackenzie Valley Resource Management Act , and licences for the use of waters issued under the Northwest Territories Waters Act , that are in effect on the coming into force of this section in respect of public lands in Nááts’ihch’oh National Park Reserve of Canada continue in effect according to their terms and conditions. Deemed issuance (5) For the purposes of this Act, the permits and authorizations for the use of land referred to in subsection (4) are deemed to have been issued under subsection (2) and the licences for the use of waters referred to in subsection (4) are deemed to have been issued under subsection (3). Continuation — leases, easements and licences of occupation (6) Existing leases, easements and licences of occupation relating to public lands in Nááts’ihch’oh National Park Reserve of Canada are continued under this Act in accordance with their terms and conditions, which prevail over this Act to the extent of any inconsistency between them. Renewals — leases and licences of occupation (7) Those leases and licences of occupation may be renewed in accordance with their terms and conditions. If a lease or licence of occupation does not provide for its renewal, then it may be renewed in acco