CERTIFICATION Pursuant to Section 86, Indian Act RSC 1985 C.I-5 and amendments thereto, I certify that the attached copy of the Squamish Indian Band Property Taxation Bylaw Amendment Bylaw No. 1 - 1994, dated December 20, 1994 is a true copy of the said by-law . Richard Frizel Lands and Trust Services, a Superintendent as define Section 2(1) Indian Act SC 1 5
Minister of Indian Affairs Ministre des Affaires and Northern Development indiennes et du Nord canadien On behalf of- the Minister of Indian Affalrs and Northern Development, i HEREBY APPROVE, pursuant to section 83 of the Indian Act, the following bylaws made by the Squamlsh Indian Band, In the Province of British Columbia, at a meeting held on the 20°' day of December, 1994. Squamlsh Indian Band Property Taxation Amendment Bylaw No. 1 - 1994 Squamlsh Indian Band Property Assessment Amendment Bylaw No. 1 - 1994 Dated at Ottawa, Ontario this Sl i-'~ day of 1994. Deputy Winist Ottawa, Canada K 1AOH4
SQUAMISH INDIAN BAND PROPERTY TAXATION BYLAW AMENDMENT BYLAW NO. 1 - 1994 0 DECEMBER 2®, 1994
SQllAMISH INDIAN BAND PROPERTY TAXATION BYLAW AMENDMENT BYLAW NO. 1 - 1994 WHEREAS: A. The Band Council of the Squamish Indian Band approved and passed the Squamish Indian Band Property Taxation Bylaw at a meeting held on the 16th day of December, 1992, pursuant to the provisions of the Indian Act and in particular pursuant to subsection 83(1) of the Indian Act, which Bylaw was approved on behalf of the Minister of Indian Affairs and Northern Development pursuant to Section 86 of the Indian Act on the 31st day of December, 1992 ; B . The Band Council of the Squamish Indian Band approved and passed the Squamish Indian Band Property Taxation Bylaw, Amendment Bylaw No. 1 - 1993 at a meeting held on the 15th day of December, 1993, which Bylaw was approved on behalf of the Minister of Indian Affairs and Northern Development on the 29th day of December . 1993 ; C . The Band Council of the Squamish Indian Band wishes to further amend the Squamish Indian Band Property Taxation Bylaw; NOW BE IT HEREBY RESOLVED that the following Bylaw be and is hereby enacted for the purposes of amending certain provisions of the Squamish Indian Band Property Taxation Bylaw as hereinafter provided . Short Title 1 .0 This bylaw may be cited as the Squamish Indian Band Property Taxation Bylaw, Amendment Bylaw No. 1 - 1994. Amendment 2.0 The Squamish Indian Band Property Taxation Bylaw is amended : (a) in subsections 10(1) and (2) by repealing both the subsections and substituting the following : D0C\90-1070-36 .D0C :1
"(1) Taxes levied m a taxation notice mailed under section 20(1) or sent under section 20(1 .1) are due and payable on the second business day of July of the year they are first levied and shall be deemed to have been imposed on and from the lst day of January of such year . (2) If a portion of the taxes referred to in subsection (1) remains unpaid after the second business day of July of the year they are first levied, but are paid on or before October 31 of such year, there shall be added to them, as a penalty, 5% of the unpaid taxes ; and if a portion of taxes referred to m subsection (1) remains unpaid after October 31 of the year they are first levied, there shall be added to them, as an additional penalty, a further 5% of the unpaid taxes and the amount so added in each case shall for all purposes be deemed part of the taxes ." (b) in subsection 12(1) by repealing the subsection and substituting the following: "(1) All taxes and other moneys raised under this bylaw shall be deposited in a special account or accounts maintained in the name of the band ." (c) in subsection 12(3) by repealing the subsection and substituting the following: "(3) Except as otherwise provided in subsection (2), all expenditures made out of moneys raised under this bylaw shall be made under authority of a bylaw other than this bylaw." Tense 3.0 Where a provision in this bylaw is expressed in the present tense, future tense or in the past tense, the provision applies to the circumstances as they may from time to time arise without reference to the present tense, future tense or the past tense . Bylaw Remedial 4.0 This bylaw shall be construed as being remedial, and shall be given such fair . large and liberal construction and interpretation as best ensures the attainment of its objects. Head Note 5.0 Head notes, marginal notes and provision headings form no part of this bylaw but shall be construed as being inserted for convenience of reference only . DOC\90-1070-36 .DOC :1
- 3 Severance of Sections 6.0 A finding by a court of competent jurisdiction that a section or provision of this bylaw is void or invalid shall not affect or bear upon the validity or invalidity of any other section or part of this bylaw or this bylaw as a whole . APPROVED AND PASSED at a duly convened meeting of the Band Council of the Squamish Indian Band held at 60 Semisch Avenue, North Vancouver, British Columbia, V7M 3H8, this 20th day of December, 1994 . A Quorum of Council is 8 Band Councillors . MOVED BY: SECONDED BY: CHIEF (AND CHIEF (AND CHIEF (AND COUNCILLOR) COUNCILLO 0 COUNCILLOR) UUN~LL COUNCILLOR U CILLOR D A- ,CM,1~ ,. ~ ~ COUNC COU CILLO COUNCILLOR. COUNCILLOR COUNCILLOR COUNCILLOR COUNCILLOR COUNCILLOR COUNCILLOR D0C\90-1070-36 .D0C :1
I, BYRON JOSEPH, a Band Councillor and Co-Chairperson of the Band Council of the Squamish Band of Indians, do hereby certify that a true copy of the foregoing bylaw was forwarded to the Minister of Indian Affairs and Northern Development pursuant to subsection 82(1) of the Indian Act this 20th day of December, 1994. BYROP JOSEPI~ BAND COUNCILLOR AND CO-CHAIRPERSON DOC\90-1070-36 .DOC :1
You are being directed to the most recent version of the statute which may not be the version considered at the time of the judgment.