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The purposes of this Law are:
- to govern the management of Tla’amin Nation’s finances; and
- to establish requirements for administrative positions and practices as they relate to financial management and administration of Tla’amin Nation.
The Law is intended to incorporate the financial management requirements of the Tla’amin Constitution.
This Law applies to the process by which an individual may become enrolled as, or cease to be, a Conditional Member or a Tla’amin Citizen.
The Law establishes a Citizenship Committee to make determinations in respect of applications.
This Regulation concerns:
- the appointment, resignation, and removal of members of the Citizenship Committee;
- rules for Committee meetings; and,
- time limits for: submitting new information to the Committee, or, appealing to the Review and Appeal Panel.
The primary purposes of this Law are:
- to regulate, control or prohibit dangers to public health or threats to public order, peace or safety, and to protect and enhance the well-being of Tla’amin Citizens; and
- to establish requirements for public works and related services on Tla’amin Lands.
The purpose of this Regulation is:
- to regulate the keeping, possessing, selling, and breeding of dogs and other animals; and,
- to establish a method of seizing and impounding dangerous dogs, dogs running at large, dogs kept for breeding, and animals suffering from abuse.
The purpose of this Regulation is to address potentially disruptive, destructive, dangerous or threatening behavior or conduct on Tla’amin Nation Lands and to promote community safety.
The purpose of this Law is to govern conflicts of interest for the Tla’amin Nation and Tla’amin Entities, including setting out the rules for conflicts that will apply to the Tla’amin Nation’s elected officials, and the directors, officers, employees, contractors, and agents of the Tla’amin Nation and Tla’amin Entities.
The purpose of this Regulation is to govern conflicts of interest for the Tla’amin Nation.
The purpose of this Regulation is to govern conflicts of interest for Tla’amin Entities.
The purpose of the Law is to:
- preserve, promote, encourage and develop Tla’amin culture and language, including ceremonies, songs, dances, and traditional naming practices;
- conserve, protect and manage Cultural Heritage Sites, Heritage Objects, ancestral remains, and Tla’amin artifacts; and,
- authorize heritage inspections or investigations of any property on Tla’amin Lands.
The purpose of this Law is to establish the overall framework for economic development and business operations of the Tla’amin Nation. It applies to all Tla’amin corporations and Tla’amin Businesses, and sets out the objectives, values, and rules for engaging in economic development.
The Law prohibits certain business activities and sets out rules against interfering with Tla’amin Business decisions.
This Regulation:
- provides a right of review to the Review and Appeal Panel to individuals who have been removed from a Tla’amin Business; and
- makes disputes arising under the Economic Development Agreement subject to the jurisdiction of the Review and Appeal Panel.
Tla’amin Businesses carry out business opportunities on behalf of Tla’amin Nation under the oversight of Tla’amin Holdings Inc., in accordance with the Economic Development Law.
The Tla’amin Nation is the sole shareholder of Tla’amin Holdings Inc.
The Economic Development Agreement defines all of their respective roles and responsibilities relating to the governance and finances of Tla’amin Businesses.
This Agreement provides for the holding of business interests of the Tla’amin Nation in a corporation called Tla’amin Holdings Inc. The Tla’amin Nation is the sole shareholder of the corporation.
This Law provides for the election of a nine-member Legislative Assembly, which includes the Hegus (Chief) and 8 elected members of the Legislative Assembly.
The Law establishes procedures for elections, and for appeals to the Review and Appeal Panel.
The purpose of this Regulation is to:
- establish rules governing campaign advertising; and,
- provide for a candidate Code of Fair Campaign Practices.
The purpose of this Regulation is to provide requirements for Notices concerning Elections and By-Elections.
The purpose of this Regulation is to:
- authorize the Elections Officer to delegate any of his or her responsibilities under the Regulation to Elections Officials;
- provide the Form of “Oath” required of Elections Officials; and,
- set out requirements for the Elections Officer’s Report.
The purpose of this Regulation is to establish rules for electronic voting, and to require the maintaining, monitoring and performing of audits of the system used for electronic voting.
The purpose of this Regulation is to establish rules concerning the Nomination process, including:
- nomination meetings,
- contents and posting of Notices for the nomination meetings and all-candidates meetings,
- and prescribes the use and validity of Forms concerning Nominations.
This Law prescribes various fines or other measures to enforce Tla’amin laws, and:
- authorizes the Executive Council to appoint Enforcement Officers to enforce Tla’amin laws; and,
- authorizes Enforcement Officers to commence proceedings for offences against Tla’amin laws by issuing compliance notices or tickets or through a prosecution in Provincial Court.
The purpose of this Law is to establish a comprehensive environmental management regime to protect human health and the quality of water, land and air on Tla’amin Lands through a system that governs the management of waste, environmental emergencies and contaminated sites.
The purpose of this Law is to establish the overall framework for the management of Tla’amin fishing and hunting rights and for the protection of Fish and Wildlife and their habitat.
The Law also provides for Tla’amin Citizens and members of the Klahoose and Homalco First Nations to harvest wildlife in shared harvesting areas under protocols with these Nations.
The purpose of this Law is to establish a comprehensive, effective system for managing forest resources on Tla’amin Lands through protection and restoration of forest ecosystems and through the development of forest sector economy.
The Law sets out processes for how rights to harvest Tla’amin forest resources can be obtained, and standards and compliance regimes for forestry practices, forest roads, forest resources protection and ecosystem management.
The purpose of this Regulation is to prescribe the Form and content of an application for a Tla’amin Personal and Family Firewood Permit, procedures to designate another individual to harvest, term of a Permit, and liability.
The purposes of this Law are to:
- provide a right of access to public records in the custody or control of Tla’amin Institutions;
- give individuals a right of access to, and a right to request correction of, personal information about themselves; and,
- prevent the unauthorized collection, use, retention, disclosure and disposal of personal information by Tla’amin Institutions.
The purpose of this Regulation is to establish fees, procedures, and prescribe the Forms for making an access to information request, and the procedures governing frivolous or vexatious requests.
The purpose of this Law is to establish the overall framework for the structure and function of the Tla’amin Government.
This Regulation sets out the remuneration for members of committees, and the restrictions on payment to committee members who are Executive Councillors or employees.
This Regulation provides for dual roles (as both an elected official and an employee) and key considerations for Hegus, Executive Councilors, and Legislators; their rates of pay; and, adjustments to remuneration if a member of Executive Council is employed by the Tla’amin Nation or a Tla’amin Entity.
These are the rules and procedures of the Legislative Assembly. The Legislative Assembly may, from time to time, amend or repeal a rule, or establish a new rule(s).
The purpose of this Law is to define common terms used in Tla’amin laws (unless a Law has its own definition). Unless otherwise provided in another Law, all enactments are binding on the Tla’amin Government.
This Law establishes:
- rules for who can own Tla’amin Lands and the procedures for applying to obtain ownership of Tla’amin Lands;
permit requirements for rentals; - how Tla’amin Lands can be leased or rented for various purposes;
- rules for the expropriation of Tla’amin Lands;
- grounds for prohibiting people from trespassing on Tla’amin Public Lands and imposes penalties if they do.
This Regulation prescribes the form and content of applications, and the manner of conveyance of a disposition of an interest in land.
This Regulation requires that a person who wishes to acquire a Tla’amin Citizen Land Title or register a transfer of a Tla’amin Citizen Land Title in the provincial Land Title Office must be named in a Tla’amin Nation Certificate as a permitted transferee of that interest.
The purpose of this Law is to set out the principles for land use planning, community planning and development of Tla’amin Lands.
The Law also sets out a process for community consultation with respect to the establishment of zoning regulations.
The purpose of the Law is to establish a registry for all interests in Tla’amin Lands that are not registered in the provincial Land Title Office.
(A lease or rental agreement with a term under one year is not registered in the Tla’amin Lands Registry).
This Regulation prescribes certain Forms to be used, and the witnessing of signatures.
This Law establishes a system for the Tla’amin Government to levy and collect property taxes and sets out who is required to pay property taxes, and how property taxes are calculated and collected. The Law applies to all property located within Tla’amin Lands and all property is subject to taxation under the Law.
Under this Regulation, a person is eligible to apply for and receive a grant equal to the amount to which a person would be entitled under the BC Home Owner Grant Act and Regulation, if the person’s property was subject to taxation by a local government.
Sets the tax rates imposed and levied on the assessed value of land and improvements on Tla’amin Lands in order to meet the costs of local Services provided by the Tla’ amin Nation; an education equivalency tax rate; and, tax rates sufficient to pay the requisitioned amounts to meet the cost of services as provided by Provincial Taxing Authorities.
This Law sets out procedures for petitions to recall elected officials.
Only Tla’amin Citizens who are eligible voters may sign a recall petition and must provide their full name and contact information. A petition requires the signatures of at least 50 percent plus one of all eligible voters.
This Regulation prescribes Recall Petition Application Forms, and required procedures.
This Law governs Tenancy Agreements in Rental Units, Manufactured Home Sites and other Residential Property on Tla’amin Lands, whether or not owned by the Tla’amin Nation.
Landlords and Tenants may not avoid or contract out of this Law or a Regulation made under the authority of this Law.
The purpose of the Law is to govern the review and appeal of certain decisions of administrative decision makers of the Tla’amin Nation.
The Law establishes the Review and Appeal Panel, sets out the authority and duties of the Panel, and prohibits the Panel from making certain determinations or resolving certain disputes.
This Regulation prescribes the setting of fees for reviews and appeals under the Review and Appeal Law.
The purpose of these Rules is to ensure:
- the fair and just resolution of matters brought before the Panel;
- that the conduct of a hearing is proportional to the complexity of the matter before the Panel;
- flexibility in the conduct of matters before the Panel; and
- that matters before the Panel are resolved in a timely manner.
The purpose of the Law is to set out the principles, requirements and procedures for subdivision, servicing and development of Tla’amin Lands. This includes:
- considerations that the Approving Officer must take into account when assessing an application for a proposed subdivision.
- provisions for enforcement of the Law, including stop-work orders, remediation orders and fines.
The purpose of this Regulation is to regulate construction on Tla’amin Lands in the general public interest. The activities undertaken by or on behalf of the Tla’amin Nation pursuant to this Regulation are for the sole purpose of providing a limited and interim spot checking function for reason of health, safety and the protection of persons and property.
The Law regulates how people apply for and are awarded licences to use a portion of Tla’amin’s Water Reservation. An applicant who wishes to apply for a water licence for a volume of flow to be applied against the Tla’amin Water Reservation must submit an application to British Columbia for a Water Licence.
This Regulation prescribes the form and content of an Application for Consent to apply to the province of British Columbia for a Water Licence. It also establishes the Application fees, and the procedures for review and approval of Applications.