Haisla Nation Liquefied Natural Gas Facility Regulations

Whereas the Haisla Nation has requested by resolution of its council that the Minister of Indian Affairs and Northern Development recommend to the Governor in Council the making of the annexed Regulations and, in accordance with paragraph 5(1)(a) of the First Nations Commercial and Industrial Development Act, the Minister has received that resolution;^noteWhereas the Haisla Nation is a First Nation within the meaning of the First Nations Commercial and Industrial Development Act;Whereas jurisprudence in relation to the Constitution Act, 1867 leaves some uncertainty with respect to the application of some provincial laws to reserve lands, and the intention of the annexed Regulations is to ensure that certain laws set out in Schedule 2 to those Regulations apply as federal law to the project lands, within the limits of federal constitutional authority;^noteWhereas the annexed Regulations specify provincial officials by whom, and provincial bodies by which, powers may be exercised or duties must be performed;And whereas in accordance with paragraph 5(1)(b) of the First Nations Commercial and Industrial Development Act an agreement has been concluded between the Minister of Indian Affairs and Northern Development, the Province of British Columbia and the council of the Haisla Nation for the administration and enforcement of the Regulations by those provincial officials and bodies;Therefore, His Excellency the Governor General in Council, on the recommendation of the Minister of Indian Affairs and Northern Development, pursuant to section 3 of the First Nations Commercial and Industrial Development Act, makes the annexed Haisla Nation Liquefied Natural Gas Facility Regulations.^note