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Library British Columbia Indian Cut-off Lands Settlement Act (S.C. 1984, c. 2).

British Columbia Indian Cut-off Lands Settlement Act (S.C. 1984, c. 2).

British Columbia Indian Cut-off Lands Settlement Act (S.C. 1984, c. 2).
An Act to provide for the settlement of claims by Indian bands in British Columbia relating to certain lands cut off from their reserves.

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The present Act establishes that a band, or its council, may make agreements with Canada and British Columbia for resolving and extinguishing claims to cut-off lands. It notes that "Negotiations toward such agreements do not constitute an admission by Canada of the existence of any legal obligation of Canada toward the band in question" and that "Any such agreement executed prior to this Act is declared to have effect as of the date of its execution." The text consists of 7 sections.

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