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  1. Library Resource
    Legislation
    Canada, Americas, Northern America

    The 8 Parts of this Act are entitled as follows: Land districts and recording districts (Part 1); Disposition of Crown land (2); Application procedure for disposition of Crown land (3); Disposition of Crown land - Cancellation, amendment and abandonment (4); Crown grants (5); Trespass on Crown land (6); Surveys (7); Additional powers (8).The Act regulates Crown land and its disposition, which is defined in section 1 as "the act of disposal or an instrument by which the act is effected or evidenced, or by which an interest in Crown land is disposed of or effected, or by which the government

  2. Library Resource
    Legislation
    Canada, Americas, Northern America

    This Act creates a framework for land surveyal by British Columbia government surveyors. It is divided into 3 Parts and 15 sections as follows. Official Surveys (Part 1): boundaries and monuments placed by government are true ones (sect. 1); parcels to comprise all width included within their boundaries (sect. 2); division lines joining corresponding posts (sect. 3); construction of grant of aliquot part (sect. 4); if original post or monument cannot be found (sect. 5); subdivisions of land surveyed in sections one mile square (sect.

  3. Library Resource
    Legislation
    Canada, Americas, Northern America

    This Act regulates the Corporation of Land Surveyors of the Province of British Columbia, defining its constitution, membership, management and administrative procedures, admission to, powers and obligations and disciplinary powers. It is composed of 74 sections.

  4. Library Resource
    Legislation
    Canada, Americas, Northern America

    This Act sets out the legal, administrative and procedural framework for determining land title in British Columbia.

  5. Library Resource
    Legislation
    Canada, Americas, Northern America

    This Act regulates land title inquiries for fee simple titles, for interests in land, or for government title to land. Inquiries may be initiated on application by the interested party to the Supreme Court in the form of a petition (sects. 1 and 2). In case of a contest of title etc., the Court may either decide on the evidence before it, direct any issue to be tried by a jury or defer the declaration until further investigation (sect. 17). A model for an order of the Court containing a declaration of title is specified in section 23.

  6. Library Resource
    Legislation
    Canada, Americas, Northern America

    This Act creates a framework for the designation and management of Crown land as park land or recreation areas. In such areas, the Minister must administer the following: government rights, property and interests, wildlife and its habitats, preservation, development use, etc. of these areas and their natural resources; the regulation and control of public and private use or exploitation of these areas and their resources, and of human activity and conduct (sect. 3). It provides for "park use permits" and "resource use permits", i.e.

  7. Library Resource
    Legislation
    Canada, Americas, Northern America

    This is a piece of general property legislation, regulating the transfer and disposition of property, interests and rights.

  8. Library Resource
    Legislation
    Canada, Americas, Northern America

    This Act specifies the terms of contracts for land transfer (lease, mortgage, sale) annexing the forms in 6 Schedules. The 13 sections are entitled as follows: Definitions (sect. 1); Effect of deed (sect. 2); Deed to include all buildings, reversions and estate (sect. 3); Validity of deed failing to take effect by this part (sect. 4); Effect of lease (sect. 5); Lease to include all buildings (sect. 6); Validity of lease failing to take effect by this part (sect. 7); Covenants not to assign or sublet (sect. 8); Effect of mortgage (sect.

  9. Library Resource
    Legislation
    Canada, Americas, Northern America

    This Act provides for the continued activity of the "Environment and Land Use Committee", a non-remunerated office composed of a chair and other members of the Cabinet appointed by the Lieutenant Governor in Council (LGC).

  10. Library Resource
    Legislation
    Canada, Americas, Northern America

    The Act provides the framework for Conservation Authorities. The Authorities are bodies corporate for the purposes of establishing and undertaking, within their respective jurisdictions, a program designed to further the conservation, restoration, development and management of natural resources other than gas, oil, coal and minerals (sect. 19). The Authorities are based on watershed boundaries and have the following powers: preparing watershed programmes; data collection; acquiring, leasing and expropriating land; erecting works and structures (sect. 20).

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