Yukon Environmental and Socio-economic Assessment Act

Marginal note:Water licences

86 A body established by territorial law and having jurisdiction in relation to rights in respect of waters may not, under territorial law,

• (a) grant or renew rights in respect of waters contrary to a decision document issued by a federal agency or a decision document that is to be implemented by a territorial agency, municipal government or first nation under subsection 83(2) or 84(2) or (3); or

• (b) set terms of such rights that conflict with such a decision document, to the extent that the decision document is required to be implemented by a federal agency or a territorial agency, municipal government or first nation.