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C.C.S.M. c. W80
The Water Rights Act
| 1 | Definitions | |
| 2 | Property in water | |
| 3 | (1) | Prohibition against use of water |
| (2) | Exception | |
| 4 | (1) | Removal of unauthorized works or water control works |
| (2) | Service of order | |
| (3) | Removing works or water control works | |
| (4) | Power to enter lands | |
| (5) | Recovery of expense | |
| (6) | Repealed | |
| (7) | Repealed | |
| 5 | (1) | Issue of licences |
| (2) | Terms and conditions of licences | |
| (3) | Repealed | |
| (4) | Form of licences | |
| 6 | (1) | Application for licence |
| (2) | Form of application for licence | |
| (3) | Publication of application | |
| (4) | Public hearing | |
| 7 | (1) | Preliminary work |
| (2) | Permit for preliminary work | |
| (3) | Issue of permits | |
| (4) | Terms and conditions of permits | |
| (5) | Application for permit | |
| (6) | Repealed | |
| (7) | Form of permits and applications | |
| 7.1 | Application of sections 8 to 11 | |
| 8 | (1) | Precedence of licences |
| (2) | Where no preliminary work | |
| (3) | Where preliminary work completed | |
| (4) | Where submission dates identical | |
| (5) | Where priority of purpose identical | |
| (6) | Precedence of renewed licences | |
| 9 | Priorities | |
| 9.1 | (1) | Protecting and maintaining aquatic ecosystems |
| (2) | Licence may be denied | |
| 9.2 | Suspending licence for aquatic ecosystem purposes | |
| 10 | Application for use in the future | |
| 11 | Change of title to land | |
| 12 | Subsidiary use for domestic purposes | |
| 13 | (1) | Reservation of water |
| (2) | Restriction on licences | |
| 14 | (1) | Cancellation of licence |
| (2) | Compensation | |
| (3) | Agreement respecting compensation | |
| (4) | Arbitration | |
| (5) | Compensation where no renewal or transfer | |
| 14.1 | Investigations re levels and in-stream flows | |
| 15 | Non-use of licence | |
| 16 | Unsafe works or water control works | |
| 17 | (1) | Removal or acquisition of works or water control works |
| (2) | Removal of works or water control works | |
| (3) | Compensation | |
| (4) | Failure to agree on compensation | |
| 17.1 | Appointing officers | |
| 18 | (1) | Inspection authority |
| (2) | Identification | |
| 18.1 | Warrant for search and seizure | |
| 19 | (1) | Suspension and cancellation of licence |
| (2) | Notice and hearing before cancellation | |
| (3) | Notice of hearing | |
| (4) | Service of notice | |
| (5) | Notice of cancellation | |
| 20 | Removal of obstructions | |
| 21 | (1) | Interprovincial boundary waters |
| (2) | Representative on board | |
| 22 | Agreements with other governments | |
| 23 | (1) | Offence and penalty |
| (2) | Offence and penalty | |
| (3) | Offence and penalty | |
| (4) | Continuing offence | |
| (5) | Time limit for prosecution | |
| 24 | (1) | Appeal |
| (2) | Appeal does not act as a stay | |
| 24.1 | Protection from liability | |
| 25 | Crown bound | |
| 25.1 | Water Resources Conservation Act takes precedence | |
| 26 | Regulations | |
| 27 | Priority over Municipal Act |