Naskapi and the Cree-Naskapi Commission Act

Marginal note:Holders of prior rights or titles to minerals

• 115 (1) A holder of a right or title (including a mining claim, development licence, exploration permit, mining concession and mining lease) to minerals (“minerals” as defined in the Mining Act (Quebec) as it read on November 11, 1975) granted before November 11, 1975 on land surrounded by or adjacent to land that subsequently became Category IA land pursuant to the James Bay and Northern Quebec Agreement may, subject to subsections 116(1) and (2), use that Category IA land to the extent necessary for the exercise of his right or title.

• Marginal note:Idem

  (2) A holder of a right or title (including a mining claim, development licence, exploration permit, mining concession and mining lease) to minerals (“minerals” as defined in the Mining Act (Quebec) as it read on January 31, 1978) granted before January 31, 1978 on land surrounded by or adjacent to land that subsequently became Category IA-N land pursuant to the Northeastern Quebec Agreement may, subject to subsections 116(3) and (4), use that Category IA-N land to the extent necessary for the exercise of his right or title.