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(6) | Repealed | |
(7) | Repealed | |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(3) | Repealed | |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(6) | Repealed | |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 |