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CERTIFICATION Pursuant to Section 86 of the Indian Act RSC 1985 C.1-5 and amendments thereto,I certify that the attached copy of the Tsawwassen First Nation ,for Taxation Rates By-law No. 2003-TX-O1 passed by the Tsawwassen First Nation Council on the 13th day of May, 2003 is a true copy of the said by-law . Thomas Howe Director, Lands and Trust Services, A Superintendent as defined in Section 2 (1) Indian Act RSC 1985
Minister of Indian Affairs MOW Ministre des Affaires and Northern Development indiennes et du Nord canadien Ottawa, Canada K1 A OH4 I, the Minister of Indian Affairs and Northern Development, HEREBY APPROVE, pursuant to section 83 of the Indian Act, the following by-law made by the Tsawwassen First Nation, in the Province of British Columbia, at a meeting held on the 13th day of May 2003 . Tsawwassen First Nation Taxation Rates By-law No . 2003 - TX-01 .'19 7"( Dated at Ottawa, Ontario this o~day of 2003 .
TSAWWASSEN FIRST NATION TAXATION RATES BY-LAW 2003 BY-LAW NO. 2003 - TX-O1 WHEREAS the Chief and Council of aband may make by-laws for the purpose of taxation of land or interests in land in a reserve for local purposes pursuant to section 83(1) of the Indian Act and with respect to any matter arising out of or ancillary to the exercise of powers under section 83 ofthe Act; AND WHEREAS the Council ofthe Tsawwassen First Nation, also known as the Tsawwassen Indian Band, enacted a taxation by-law (which, as subsequently amended, is hereby referred to as the "Taxation By-law") and an assessment by-law (which, as subsequently amended, is hereby referred to as the "Assessment By-law") on March 11, 1994, respectively ; AND WHEREAS the Minister of Indian Affairs and Northern Development approved both the Taxation By-law and the Assessment By-law on May 26, 1994 ; BE IT HEREBY RESOLVED that the Chiefand Council ofthe Tsawwassen First Nation enacts the following by-law pursuant to section 83(1) of the Indian Act for the purpose of establishing rates of taxation for the year 2003 . 1 . This Bylaw may be cited for all purposes as the Tsawwassen First Nation 2003 Rates Bylaw. 2. The tax rates for each class ofproperty shall be in' accordance with Schedule "A" which is attached, and forms part ofthe Tsawwassen First Nation 2003 Rates Bylaw. This Bylaw is hereby enacted by Council at a duly convened meeting held on the 13th day ofMay, 2003 . . ChiefKim BEr- d C Councillor Andrea Ja bs Councillor Russell Williams Councillor Stuart org Councillor Laura Cass' y Aquorum of Council is 3 C:1My DocumentslTAXAT10N\2003 rates bylaw.doc
TSAWWASSEN FIRST NATION TAXATION RATES BY-LAW 2003 BY-LAW NO. 2003 TX-01 SCHEDULE "A" The council of the Tsawwassen First Nation hereby adopts the following taxation rates for the 2003 taxation year for the following classes of property. Class of property as prescribed under Section 6 of the Tsawwassen First Nation Assessment By-law and the Tsawwassen First Nation Taxation By- law Class 1 residential Class 2 - utilities Class 3 - unmanaged forest land Class 4 - major industry Class 5 - light industry Class 6 - business and other Class 7 - managed forest land Class 8 - recreational/nonprofit org . Class 9 - farm C:\My Documents\TAXATION\2003 rates bylaw.docRate of tax applied against each $1,000 of the assessed value of the land and improvements as determined in accordance the Tsawwassen First Nation Assessment By-law and the Tsawwassen First Nation Taxation Bylaw 9.5 59.9 0 0 0 27 .5 0 10.2 _ 0
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