Saskatchewan Treaty Land Entitlement Act — S-4.3 (a)
In this Agreement, the following capitalized terms shall have the meanings hereafter ascribed to them, namely: Act , Chief , Council of a Band , Indian , Member of a Band , Minister , Reserve and any other words herein which are used or defined in the Indian Act , R.S.C. 1985, c. I-5, shall have the same meaning as they have in the Indian Act , R.S.C. 1985, c. I-5, and the regulations made thereunder, and a reference to the Indian Act means the Indian Act , R.S.C. 1985, c. I-5, as amended or replaced from time to time, and any reference to a section of the Indian Act shall include that section as amended or replaced from time to time; ( Loi ) Agreement , this Agreement , hereto , hereof , herein , hereunder , hereby and similar expressions, refer, unless otherwise stated, to this agreement, including the recitals, the Schedules and the Appendix attached hereto, and not to any particular article, section, subsection, subparagraph or other subdivision hereof or thereof; ( accord ) Discernible Surface Outlet means a defined and ascertainable channel through which water normally flows for not less than seven (7) consecutive days each year; ( débouché visible en surface ) Entitlement Land means Land, Minerals or Improvements in Saskatchewan hereafter Purchased by the Band and which are intended to be set apart as Entitlement Reserve pursuant to the provisions of this Agreement and the Trust Agreement; ( terres dues en vertu d’un traité ) Entitlement Reserve means Entitlement Land which is set apart by Canada as a Reserve for the use and benefit of the Band in accordance with this Agreement; ( nouvelle réserve ) Improvements means all buildings or structures erected or placed on, over or under Land and, unless otherwise expressly provided herein, includes, without limitation, anything affixed to or incorporated therein, the plant and equipment of any oil or gas well or mine, any pipeline on or under Land, fencing, and any dugouts or other alterations to Land designed to facilitate the collection and retention of water; ( améliorations ) Land or Lands means real property, chattels real, or any interests therein or in the nature thereof and, unless the context otherwise requires, excludes Minerals and Improvements; ( terre ou terres ) Member means a member of the Band within the meaning of the Act and shall include all registered Indians recorded on the Department’s Indian register in respect of the Band; ( membre ) Minerals means any non-viable substance formed by the processes of nature, irrespective of chemical or physical state, and includes such substances both before and after extraction, or any interest in the same, and further includes any interest or improvement in the nature of a mine but does not include any surface or ground water, agricultural soil, sand or gravel; ( minéraux ) Purchase or Purchased means a purchase of Land, Minerals or Improvements by the Trustees or an agent of the Band in accordance with the requirements of the Trust Agreement and this Agreement, and may include the acquisition of ownership rights by means other than a transaction of purchase and sale; ( achat ou acheté ) Road Allowance means land held by Saskatchewan which was at any time intended for use by the general public for the passage of vehicles, whether actually used for that purpose or not; ( réserves de chemin ) Treaty means Treaty Number Four made and concluded on the 15th day of September, 1874, by Canada and to which the Band adhered; ( traité ) Waterbody means any river, stream, lake, pond, swamp, marsh, or other body of water; ( nappe d’eau ) Water Project means: (a) any drain, dyke, dam or other work that is proposed to divert or impound water, or any alteration, addition to, or elimination of, any such drain, dyke, dam or other work; (b) any act which results in the emission of water or other substance into a Waterbody; or (c) any use of water; that affects, or if constructed or carried out could reasonably be anticipated to affect,