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Indian Estates Regulations — 5
5 (1) Where the deceased leaves a will, the superintendent shall cause application for probate in the form prescribed to be completed and signed by the executor, if any is named in the will, unless the superintendent considers him to be incapable by reason of age or other cause to perform the duties of an executor. (2) Where the executor named in the will refuses to act, the superintendent shall have him record his refusal in writing on the application. (3) Where the person named in a will is unwilling to act or is considered by the superintendent to be incapable of acting, the superintendent shall complete the application.
Indian Estates Regulations — 6
6 The superintendent shall, together with the application under section 5, or with the statement of inventory if there is no will, forward to the Minister an application for administration in the form prescribed.
Indian Estates Regulations — 7
7 All applications required under these Regulations shall be made under oath except where, by reason of remoteness or otherwise, the Minister provides that the certificate of the applicant in the form prescribed may be accepted in lieu thereof.
Indian Estates Regulations — 8
8 (1) When the application for administration has been forwarded to the Minister, the superintendent shall give notice to creditors, heirs and other claimants in the form prescribed that all claims against the deceased or the estate or to any interest therein are required to be filed with him in person or by mail within eight weeks from the date the notice is first posted or given. (2) The notice referred to in subsection (1) shall be posted in the post office, in the agency office and in all such other meeting places or public places where notices are usually posted or given to the band to which the deceased belonged, and when so ordered by the Minister, may be published in such other manner or place as is deemed expedient. (3) Any claim that has not been filed within the period prescribed in subsection (1) shall not be received unless the Minister so orders. (4) Every claim by a creditor shall be accompanied by evidence of the debt in a form satisfactory to the Minister and, unless such evidence accompanies the notice of claim, it may be filed within 15 days of the filing of the notice.
Indian Estates Regulations — 9
9 Where an executor or executors have been named in a will and the will has been approved in whole by the Minister, or where an executor has been appointed by the Minister, the executor shall thereupon be considered the personal representative of the deceased and, where so ordered by the Minister, he shall act under the instructions of the administrator.
Indian Estates Regulations — 10
10 The Minister may, in his discretion, order that an executor or an administrator give sureties as he deems necessary to ensure that the executor or the administrator will carry out his duties in accordance with these Regulations and his instructions.
Indian Estates Regulations — 11
ave all such powers as are required for the carrying out of the duties herein specified, and shall carry out any order or direction and abide by any finding made or given by the Minister with respect to any matter and cause testamentary. (15) An administrator shall be accountable to the Minister for his administration. (16) Compliance with these Regulations with respect to administration of estates shall discharge the administrator or other person complying therewith from all liability by reason of any of the assets in his hands having been paid, transmitted, remitted or otherwise dealt with in accordance therewith. SOR/2024-280, s. 2
Indian Estates Regulations — 12
12 (1) Where the deceased Indian had been in peaceable, public and useful possession of land on a reserve for a continuous and uninterrupted period of 30 years, transfer of possession may, at the discretion of the Minister, be presumed to have taken place and in such event the onus of proving that prescription did not run or of disproving the transfer shall be upon any person claiming adverse possession. (2) For the purposes of this section, in calculating the 30-year period, the period of possession of the deceased, his predecessors in title and that of his heirs, may be cumulated.
Indian Estates Regulations — 13
13 Where heirs are found upon due inquiry to be absent or missing and notices or advertisements have been given or published in accordance with these Regulations, the moneys or assets in an estate to which they might be entitled shall be held in a special account, without interest, and unless evidence of death satisfactory to the Minister is filed or obtained, shall be held for a period of seven years after which the absent or missing heirs who have not reported by such time shall be presumed to be dead and the moneys or assets distributed accordingly to the remaining heirs or persons entitled thereto.
Indian Estates Regulations — 15
15 Any written instrument signed by an Indian may be accepted as a will by the Minister whether or not it conforms with the requirements of the laws of general application in force in any province at the time of the death of the Indian.
Indian Estates Regulations — 16
16 The Minister may prescribe further and other notices and forms as he deems necessary for the purposes of section 42 of the Act and these Regulations.
Indian Mining Regulations — 1
1 These Regulations may be cited as the Indian Mining Regulations .
Indian Mining Regulations — 2
2 (1) In these Regulations, Act means the Indian Act ; ( Loi ) assessment work means work performed that in the opinion of the Supervisor was performed for the purpose of discovering and developing minerals in a permit area or lease area and includes (a) geological, geophysical, geochemical and similar surveys, (b) core drilling, churn drilling and any other drilling method when used to provide geological information, (c) removing overburden, (d) drifting, crosscutting, shaft sinking, raising and similar underground work, (e) road building, and (f) any other type of work approved by the Supervisor; ( travaux statutaires ) Department means the Department of Indian Affairs and Northern Development; ( ministère ) Division Chief means the Chief, Oil and Mineral Division of the Development Branch of the Department or any person authorized by him; ( chef de la Division ) lease means a lease issued pursuant to section 5, 6 or 19 granting the right to explore for, develop and produce minerals within the lease area; ( bail ) lease area means the tract of land or location described in a lease; ( étendue visée par un bail ) lessee means a person who holds a lease; ( preneur ) minerals means naturally occurring metallic and non-metallic minerals and rock containing such minerals, but does not include petroleum, natural gas and other petroliferous minerals or any unconsolidated minerals such as placer deposits, gravel, sand, clay, earth, ash, marl and peat; ( minéraux ) Minister means the Minister of Indian Affairs and Northern Development; ( ministre ) permit means a permit issued under section 5 or 6 granting the right to explore for and develop minerals within the permit area; ( permis ) permit area means the tract of land or location described in a permit; ( étendue visée par un permis ) permittee means a person who holds a permit; ( détenteur de permis ) person means a person who has attained the age of 21 years or a corporation registered or licensed in Canada or in any province thereof; ( personne ) Supervisor means the Supervisor of Indian Minerals for the Oil and Mineral Division of the Development Branch of the Department, or any person authorized by him; ( Surveillant ) treatment means concentrating, smelting, refining or any similar process but does not include washing, screening, conveying, loading or other handling methods when they are not combined with treatment. ( traitement ) (2) For the purposes of these Regulations, section and legal subdivision have the same meanings as in Part II of the Canada Lands Surveys Act .
Indian Mining Regulations — (a)
assessment work means work performed that in the opinion of the Supervisor was performed for the purpose of discovering and developing minerals in a permit area or lease area and includes (a) geological, geophysical, geochemical and similar surveys, (b) core drilling, churn drilling and any other drilling method when used to provide geological information, (c) removing overburden, (d) drifting, crosscutting, shaft sinking, raising and similar underground work, (e) road building, and (f) any other type of work approved by the Supervisor; ( travaux statutaires )
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Department means the Department of Indian Affairs and Northern Development; ( ministère )
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Division Chief means the Chief, Oil and Mineral Division of the Development Branch of the Department or any person authorized by him; ( chef de la Division )
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lease means a lease issued pursuant to section 5, 6 or 19 granting the right to explore for, develop and produce minerals within the lease area; ( bail )
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lease area means the tract of land or location described in a lease; ( étendue visée par un bail )
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lessee means a person who holds a lease; ( preneur )
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minerals means naturally occurring metallic and non-metallic minerals and rock containing such minerals, but does not include petroleum, natural gas and other petroliferous minerals or any unconsolidated minerals such as placer deposits, gravel, sand, clay, earth, ash, marl and peat; ( minéraux )
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Minister means the Minister of Indian Affairs and Northern Development; ( ministre )
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permit means a permit issued under section 5 or 6 granting the right to explore for and develop minerals within the permit area; ( permis )
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permit area means the tract of land or location described in a permit; ( étendue visée par un permis )
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permittee means a person who holds a permit; ( détenteur de permis )
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person means a person who has attained the age of 21 years or a corporation registered or licensed in Canada or in any province thereof; ( personne )
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Supervisor means the Supervisor of Indian Minerals for the Oil and Mineral Division of the Development Branch of the Department, or any person authorized by him; ( Surveillant )
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treatment means concentrating, smelting, refining or any similar process but does not include washing, screening, conveying, loading or other handling methods when they are not combined with treatment. ( traitement )
Indian Mining Regulations — 3
3 These Regulations apply with respect to surrendered mines and minerals underlying lands in a reserve, but do not apply with respect to surrendered mines and minerals underlying lands in a reserve that is situated in the Province of British Columbia.
Indian Mining Regulations — 4
4 Every permittee and every lessee shall comply with the laws of the province in which his permit area or lease area is situated where such laws relate to exploration for, or development, production, treatment and marketing of minerals and do not conflict with these Regulations.
Indian Mining Regulations — 5
5 (1) The Division Chief may, by public advertisement or in such other manner as he considers advisable, invite tenders for mineral rights on such terms and conditions as he deems proper. (2) Where tenders have been submitted in compliance with the terms and conditions set forth by the Division Chief, the Division Chief may issue a permit or lease to the person submitting the highest tender or may reject all tenders.
Indian Mining Regulations — 6
6 (1) Notwithstanding section 5, the Division Chief may, with the consent of the council of the band for whose use and benefit lands have been set apart and subject to such terms and conditions as the council of the band may approve, issue a permit or lease with respect to minerals underlying such lands to any person upon application therefor. (2) Every application for a permit or lease shall be accompanied by the fee therefor set out in the schedule payable to the Receiver General.
Indian Mining Regulations — 7
7 (1) Subject to subsection (2), every permit expires one year from the date upon which it was issued. (2) Where before the expiration of his permit a permittee makes an application in a form satisfactory to the Supervisor for extension thereof, the Supervisor, upon being satisfied that the permittee has complied with these Regulations, and with the terms and conditions of his permit, shall extend that permit for a period of one year or for such shorter period of time as the permittee may request. (3) Every application for extension of a permit shall contain (a) a summary of the work that has been done under the permit and the most recent extension thereof; and (b) a summary of the work that the permittee proposes to do if the permit is extended.
Indian Mining Regulations — 8
8 A permittee shall not be entitled to more than three extensions of his permit unless (a) the invitation to tender under section 5 or the permit issued under section 6 states that more than three extensions may be granted; or (b) in the opinion of the Supervisor, the extension of the permit is required to complete exploration work in the permit area and assessment work has been performed satisfactorily.
Indian Mining Regulations — 9
9 Where, within 30 days after the date upon which a permit expires, the holder of the expired permit makes an application to the Supervisor for reinstatement and extension of that permit, the Division Chief may at the request of the Supervisor reinstate and extend that permit for a period not exceeding one year from the date upon which it expired.
Indian Mining Regulations — 10
10 (1) A permittee shall pay, unless otherwise provided in the invitation to tender under section 5 or in the permit issued under section 6, the rent for the initial term of his permit or an extension thereof, as the case may be, in advance to the Receiver General and such rent shall be payable at the rate of (a) $0.25 for each acre in the permit area in respect of the initial term of his permit; (b) $0.04 per month for each acre in the permit area in respect of each of the first, second and third extensions of his permit; and (c) $0.08 per month for each acre in the permit area in respect of any further extension. (2) Where a permittee is issued a lease pursuant to section 19, the Division Chief shall direct the return to the permittee of any rent paid pursuant to subsection (1) that applies to the unexpired term of the permit or extension thereof, as the case may be, that was issued for the area taken under the lease.
Indian Mining Regulations — 11
11 (1) No permit shall be issued to any person unless that person has deposited with the Division Chief a security deposit in such amount or at such rate, if any, as may be specified in the invitation to tender under section 5 or in the permit to be issued under section 6. (2) A security deposit shall be in the form of money, bonds or promissory notes payable to the Receiver General on demand at a chartered bank or in such other form as the Division Chief deems proper.
Indian Mining Regulations — 12
12 Where a permit expires or is surrendered, the Division Chief, upon being satisfied that the permittee has complied with these Regulations and with the terms and conditions of his permit, shall direct that any security deposit deposited pursuant to subsection 11(1) be returned to the permittee.
Indian Mining Regulations — 13
13 (1) During the initial term of his permit or during any extension thereof, as the case may be, every permittee shall perform assessment work acceptable to the Supervisor, of the value of (a) $0.50 for each acre in the permit area during the initial term of his permit, and (b) $1 for each acre in the permit area during the term of each extension of his permit, or of such other value as may be specified in the invitation to tender under section 5 or in the permit issued under section 6. (2) Where, in his opinion, assessment work performed near a permit area serves to evaluate the mineral potential of the permit area, the Supervisor may deem the whole or any part of the value of that work to be assessment work performed in the permit area.
Indian Mining Regulations — 14
14 (1) Where assessment work of the value required under subsection 13(1) is not performed, the permittee shall make a cash payment to the Receiver General in an amount equal to the difference between the value of assessment work performed and the value of assessment work required to be performed. (2) Where the value of assessment work performed during the term of a permit or an extension thereof exceeds the value of assessment work required to be performed pursuant to subsection 13(1), the Supervisor may credit the excess value of the assessment work performed to the value of the assessment work required to be performed (a) pursuant to subsection 13(1) during any extension or further extension of the permit; or (b) pursuant to any lease or leases that the permittee may acquire with respect to all or any part of his permit area.
Indian Mining Regulations — 15
15 (1) Every permittee shall, within 90 days following the expiry of his permit and following any extension thereof, forward to the Supervisor a certified statement in duplicate itemizing the assessment work performed and the cost of performing such work during the term of his permit and any extension thereof together with any cash payment that may be required pursuant to subsection 14(1). (2) Every permittee shall, within six months following the expiry of his permit and following any extension thereof, forward to the Supervisor copies in duplicate of all maps and technical information that serve to record the assessment work performed for the term of his permit and any extension thereof together with a report of the results obtained from the performance of that assessment work. (3) Where the Supervisor is not satisfied with the statements, maps or technical information submitted under subsection (1) or (2), he may require the permittee to submit additional information.
Indian Mining Regulations — 16
16 (1) Subject to subsection (2), no permittee shall produce minerals from his permit area. (2) A permittee may, with the written consent of the Supervisor and subject to such terms and conditions as the Supervisor may prescribe in writing, produce and ship reasonable amounts of minerals for testing purposes only.
Indian Mining Regulations — 17
17 Where a permittee, during the term of his permit or any extension thereof, desires to obtain a lease in respect of his permit area or any part thereof, he shall make an application in duplicate therefor to the Supervisor.
Indian Mining Regulations — 18
18 (1) An application for a lease referred to in section 17 (a) shall be in a form satisfactory to the Division Chief; (b) shall contain a legal description in accordance with subsection (2) or (3) of the lands in respect of which a lease is desired; and (c) shall be accompanied by (i) the fee therefor set out in the schedule payable to the Receiver General, and (ii) the rental for the first year of the lease in accordance with section 24. (2) Subject to subsection (3), lands referred to in subsection (1) shall be described by (a) section, legal subdivision, lot or aliquot part of a lot if such lands lie within a subdivided area; or (b) projected section, legal subdivision, lot or aliquot part of a lot if such lands do not lie within a subdivided area. (3) Where the boundaries of a permit area or part thereof in respect of which a lease is desired do not correspond with a township survey or other legal survey or any projection thereof, the Division Chief may allow the land therein to be described by means of irregular boundaries.
Indian Mining Regulations — 19
19 Where a permittee has made an application for a lease in accordance with sections 17 and 18 and has complied with these Regulations and with the terms and conditions of his permit, the Division Chief shall issue a lease to him.
Indian Mining Regulations — 20
20 Every lessee who has complied with the provisions of these Regulations is entitled to all minerals found within his lease area, subject to any condition of his permit or lease acquired under section 5 or 6.
Indian Mining Regulations — 21
21 Where, in the opinion of the Division Chief, it is necessary that lands in respect of which a lease is desired be surveyed for the purpose of issuing a lease pursuant to section 19, the Division Chief may require the applicant for the lease to have the boundaries of such lands surveyed by a commissioned land surveyor acting under instructions from the Surveyor General of Canada.
Indian Mining Regulations — 22
22 (1) Where a lease area is not surveyed before the issuance of a lease, but is subsequently surveyed by a land surveyor acting under the instructions of the Surveyor General of Canada, the Division Chief may amend the description in the lease to conform to the description supplied by the Surveyor General of Canada. (2) Where the description in a lease is amended under subsection (1), the Division Chief shall forward to the lessee, by registered mail, a copy of the amended description. (3) The description of lands in a lease referred to in subsection (1) shall be deemed to have been amended on the 30th day after a copy of the amended description was forwarded to the lessee by registered mail.
Indian Mining Regulations — 23
23 (1) Subject to subsection (2), every lease expires 10 years from the date upon which it was issued unless otherwise provided in the invitation to tender under section 5 or in the lease issued under section 6 or pursuant to section 19. (2) Where, before the expiration of a lease or a renewal thereof, a lessee applies to the Division Chief for a renewal or further renewal of the lease, and where the lessee has complied with these Regulations and with the terms and conditions of the lease or renewal thereof, the Division Chief shall issue the renewal or further renewal of the lease (a) for such renewal term as may be specified in the lease or, if no renewal term is specified in the lease, for a term of 10 years; or (b) for such shorter term than that specified in paragraph (a) as the lessee may request. (3) For the purposes of subsection (2), the Division Chief may allow a lessee to group two or more of his leases within any one reserve. (4) [Revoked, SOR/90-468, s. 1] (5) Every application for renewal of a lease shall be accompanied by the fee therefor set out in the schedule payable to the Receiver General. SOR/90-468, s. 1
Indian Mining Regulations — 24
24 A lessee shall pay annual rental in advance to the Receiver General at the rate of $2 for each acre in the lease area or at such other rate as may be specified in the invitation to tender under section 5 or in the lease issued under section 6 or pursuant to section 19.
Indian Mining Regulations — 25
25 (1) No lease shall be issued to any person unless that person has deposited with the Division Chief a security deposit in such amount or at such rate, if any, as may be specified in the invitation to tender under section 5 or in the lease to be issued under section 6 or pursuant to section 19. (2) A security deposit shall be in the form of money, bonds or promissory notes payable to the Receiver General on demand at a chartered bank or in such other form as the Division Chief deems proper.