Order in Council vesting title in Crown
90(1)If no claim is filed within the time limit, or if the claims filed are rejected by the judge, the Lieutenant-Governor in Council may order and declare that the title to the land is vested in the Crown.
90(2)Every Order in Council made under subsection (1) shall
(a)
state the belief of the Minister that the lands have been abandoned, that the existence and whereabouts of the owner or in the case of his death his heirs or next-of-kin are unknown to him, and that proceedings were taken in conformity with this Act; and
(b)
contain particulars showing
(i)
the date of the publication of the notice in
The Royal Gazette,
(ii)
other publications of the notice,
(iii)
the date of the original grant from the Crown and the name of the grantee,
(iv)
the name of the last known owner of the land, and
(v)
a description of the land.
90(3)After the registration of an Order in Council made under subsection (1) in the registry office for the county in which the land is situate such land shall be deemed to be and to have been vested in the Crown in right of the Province from the date of the publication of the notice in
The Royal Gazette as fully and effectually as if the same had never been granted by the Crown.
90(4)The Order in Council or a certified copy thereof or of the registration thereof shall be accepted in any court as proof of all matters mentioned therewith.
1983, c.7, s.5; 1983, c.24, s.39