Acts and Regulations

C-38.1 - Crown Lands and Forests Act

Section 85
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Revesting of abandoned land in the Crown
85Where
(a) it appears to the Minister that land within the Province has been abandoned, and
(b) the existence and whereabouts of the person, or in case of his death the heirs or next-of-kin of the person who from the records of Crown grants or from the records in the registry office for the county in which the land is situate appears as the last owner of the land, are not known to the Minister,
the Minister may take proceedings to revest those lands in the Crown.
Revesting of abandoned land in the Crown
85Where
(a) it appears to the Minister that land within the Province has been abandoned, and
(b) the existence and whereabouts of the person, or in case of his death the heirs or next-of-kin of the person who from the records of Crown grants or from the records in the registry office for the county in which the land is situate appears as the last owner of the land, are not known to the Minister,
the Minister may take proceedings to revest those lands in the Crown.