Order Prohibiting the Issuance of Interests in Public Lands in the Northwest Territories (Central and Eastern Portions of the South Slave Region)

Whereas the Governor General in Council considers that the prohibition of the issuance under a law of the Legislature of the Northwest Territories of interests in public lands in the Northwest Territories specified in this Order (Central and Eastern Portions of the South Slave Region) is required for the purposes of the settlement of an Aboriginal land claim or the implementation of an Aboriginal land claim agreement or other treaty, a settlement agreement or a self-government agreement;And whereas the Minister of Indian Affairs and Northern Development, pursuant to section 58 of the Northwest Territories Act, has consulted the member of the Executive Council who is responsible for those public lands and any affected Aboriginal party on the boundaries of the lands and the interests that are the subject of the Order;^noteTherefore, His Excellency the Governor General in Council, on the recommendation of the Minister of Indian Affairs and Northern Development, pursuant to paragraph 56(b) of the Northwest Territories Act, makes the annexed Order Prohibiting the Issuance of Interests in Public Lands in the Northwest Territories (Central and Eastern Portions of the South Slave Region).