Kitsumkalum Agreement-in-Principle
if the delegation and the exercise of any law-making authority is in accordance with the Final
Agreement and the Kitsumkalum Constitution.
8.
Any authority of Kitsumkalum under the Final Agreement other than a law-making authority
may be delegated by a Kitsumkalum Law to:
a)
any body set out in paragraph 7; or
b)
a legal entity in Canada,
if the delegation and the exercise of any delegated authority is in accordance with the Final
Agreement and the Kitsumkalum Constitution.
9.
Any delegation under paragraph 7 or paragraph 8 requires the written consent of the delegate.
10.
Kitsumkalum may enter into agreements to receive authorities, including law-making authority,
by delegation.
Structure
11.
The Kitsumkalum Government, as provided for under its Constitution and the Final Agreement,
is the government of Kitsumkalum.
Kitsumkalum Constitution
12.
Kitsumkalum will have a Kitsumkalum Constitution, consistent with the Final Agreement,
which will provide:
a)
for a democratic Kitsumkalum Government, including its duties, composition and
membership;
b)
that the majority of the members of the executive and legislative branches of the
Kitsumkalum Government will be elected;
c)
that the Final Agreement sets out the authority of the Kitsumkalum Government to make
laws;
d)
for the process for the enactment of laws by the Kitsumkalum Government;
e)
for a process for challenging the validity of Kitsumkalum Law;
f)
for the establishment of Kitsumkalum Public Institutions;
g)
that in the event of a conflict between the Kitsumkalum Constitution and the provisions
of any Kitsumkalum Law, the Kitsumkalum Law is, to the extent of the conflict, of no
force or effect;
h)
that the Kitsumkalum Government will be democratically accountable to the
Kitsumkalum Members with elections at least every five years;
i)
for a system of financial administration comparable to standards generally acceptable for
governments in Canada, through which the Kitsumkalum Government will be
financially accountable to the Kitsumkalum Members;
j)
for conflict of interest rules that are comparable to generally accepted conflict of interest
rules for governments of similar size in Canada;
k)
for conditions under which Kitsumkalum may dispose of land or interests in lands;
l)
for recognition and protection of rights and freedoms of Kitsumkalum Members;
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