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PART XIII

AGRICULTURE

141. Westbank First Nation has jurisdiction in relation to agriculture on Westbank Lands.

142.

  1. In the event of a conflict between either provincial laws of general application in relation to agriculture or federal laws in relation to agriculture and Westbank Law enacted in accordance with any of the provisions of this Agreement, the provincial law of general application and the federal law shall prevail to the extent of the conflict.


  2. For greater certainty, subsection 142(a) is not intended to expand or increase the application of provincial laws on or to Westbank Lands, or to impose provincial processes, structures or standards on Westbank Lands where they would not otherwise be applicable.

143. Until such time as the coming into force of the first Westbank Law enacted pursuant to the jurisdiction described in this Part, paragraph 73(1)(b) and any regulation made thereunder, and subsections 58(1) and (2) of the Indian Act shall continue to apply.

144. For greater certainty, the jurisdiction referred to in section 141 does not include jurisdiction in relation to interprovincial and international trade and commerce in agricultural goods.

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