Public Right Of Entry On Inuvialuit Lands To Fish

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7. (22) Every person fish ing in waters located wholly within paragraph (1)(a) or paragraph (1)(b) lands shall be required first to register with the appropriate Hunters and Trappers Committee (HTC) or its designated agent.

As amended by P.C. 1987-26, January 15, 1987

7. (23) Entry across and on paragraph (1)(a) lands for the purpose of fish ing shall be granted at the sole discretion of the Inuvialuit .

As amended by P.C. 1987-26, January 15, 1987

7. (24) The Inuvialuit agree to allow persons to enter on (1)(b) lands for the purpose of sport and commercial fish ing in waters within paragraph (1)(b) lands and Crown lands beyond paragraph (1)(b) lands and to allow those persons to erect temporary facilities and carry out other activities ancillary to sport and commercial fish ing where: 

As amended by P.C. 1987-26, January 15, 1987

(a) the persons are duly licenced to fish by the appropriate Government al authority; 

(b) the persons register with the appropriate person or body in accordance with the registration system referred to in paragraph 14(64)(d); and

(c) the persons do not fish in an area in which fish ing is prohibited.

7. (25) A person shall be subject to the law respecting trespass on private land if he gains entry to paragraph (1)(b) lands under subsection (24) and: 

As amended by P.C. 1987-26, January 15, 1987

(a) engages in any activity other than sport or commercial fish ing or activities ancillary to sport or commercial fish ing; 

(b) contravenes any of the terms and conditions of his fish ing licence; 

(c) fails to comply with any conditions of or restrictions on access set by the fish eries Joint Management Committee to be established pursuant to subsection 14(61); 

(d) diminishes the value of the land to the Inuvialuit ; or 

(e) interferes with the right of the Inuvialuit to the use and enjoyment of their lands beyond interference unavoidably caused by his presence for the purpose of fish ing.

7. (26) The granting of the right of public entry shall not place the Inuvialuit under any legal or statutory duty to any person and, for greater certainty, the right of public entry shall not be construed to create any right in favour of any person or interfere with or affect the Inuvialuit rights and title to the land beyond the granting of such entry. Persons using the right of entry do so at their own risk and have no right of action against the Inuvialuit for alleged loss or damage arising therefrom.