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According to the present Act, «real property» is lands, including mines and minerals, and buildings, structures, improvements, and other fixtures on, above, or below the surface of the land and includes an interest therein. The Act has application within and outside Canada (e.g., embassy lands and buildings). In the Province of Quebec, real property is referred to as an "immovable." The text – consisting of 22 sections – deals with the following matters: delegation, dispostions, leases and licences, grants and concessions, application of other laws, Minister of Justice, authority for dispostions, acquisitions and administrative transfers, general and coming into force.The Minister of Natural resources shall have the administration, direction and control of surveys under this Act (sect. 3). The Surveyor General shall require every surveyor to verify and affirm by oath or otherwise to the satisfaction of the Surveyor General on each return of his surveys under this Act that the surveyor has faithfully and correctly executed such surveys in accordance with this Act and with any instructions issued to the surveyor by the Surveyor General (sect. 17). The measure of length for surveys under this Act is the Canadian measure of length defined by the Weights and Measures Act (sect. 23). Section 24 contains a definition of "Canada lands". The Minister may direct that Canada Lands be surveyed, laid out and defined in any manner, by any method of surveying and with any description that the Minister considers desirable in the circumstances affecting those lands (sect. 27). Section 35 sets out the scope and purposes of special survey.
Implemented by: Public Lands Mineral Regulations (SOR/96-13). (2006-05-11)
Implemented by: Federal Real Property Regulations (SOR/92-502). (2007-02-22)
Implemented by: Public Lands Oil and Gas Regulations (C.R.C., c. 1326). (2006-03-22)
Implemented by: Canada Oil and Gas Land Regulations (C.R.C., c. 1518). (1991)
