Black Lake First Nation Water Power Regulations

Whereas the Black Lake First 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 Black Lake First Nation is a first nation within the meaning of the First Nations Commercial and Industrial Development Act;Whereas the purpose of the annexed Regulations is to ensure that the laws set out in Schedule 2 to the annexed Regulations apply as federal law to the project, within the limits of federal constitutional authority;Whereas the annexed Regulations specify provincial officials by whom, and provincial bodies by which, powers may be exercised or duties are to 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 Saskatchewan and the council of the Black Lake First Nation for the administration and enforcement of the annexed Regulations by those provincial officials and bodies;Therefore, Her 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 and paragraph 15(d) of the Dominion Water Power Act, makes the annexed Black Lake First Nation Water Power Regulations.^notenote