PART XIII
AGRICULTURE
141. Westbank First Nation has jurisdiction in relation to agriculture
on Westbank Lands.
142.
- 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.
- 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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