. Tax Law, 20___ PART II DEFINITIONS AND REFERENCES Definitions and References In this Law: 2.(1) means the S.C. 2005, c. 9, and the regulations First Nations Fiscal Management Act, “Act” enacted under that Act; Report” means a Well drilling activity report created by the Province of Alberta or “Activity Indian Oil and Gas Canada, setting out all Well drilling activity on the reserve during the time period covered by the report; has the meaning given to that term in the Act; “Council” operator” a person who is engaged in the drilling of a Well on the reserve, whether “drilling directly or through employees, agents or contractors; Nation” means the ___________ First Nation, being a band named in the schedule to the “First Act; in land” or means land or improvements, or both, in the reserve and, without “interest “property” limitation, includes any interest in land or improvements, any occupation, possession or use of land or improvements, and any right to occupy, possess or use land or improvements; includes a partnership, syndicate, association, corporation and the personal or other “person” legal representatives of a person; for Information” means a request containing the information set out in Schedule II; “Request period” means a time period determined by the tax administrator respecting which the “reporting well drilling tax will be levied and collected; means any land set apart for the use and benefit of the First Nation within the meaning “reserve” of the Indian Act; administrator” means the person appointed under subsection 3(1) for the purposes of this “tax Law; Notice” means a notice containing the information set out in Schedule I; “Tax rate” means the tax rates provided in section 6; “tax means an orifice in the ground on the reserve completed or being drilled “Well” (a) for the production of oil or gas, (b) for injection to an underground formation, (c) as an evaluation well or test hole, or (d) to or at a depth of more than one hundred and fifty (150) metres, for any purpose, but does not include one to discover or evaluate a solid inorganic mineral and that does not or
Tax Law, 20___ . PART II DEFINITIONS AND REFERENCES Definitions and References 2.(1) In this Law: “Act” means the First Nations Fiscal Management Act, S.C. 2005, c. 9, and the regulations enacted under that Act; “Activity Report” means a Well drilling activity report created by the Province of Alberta or Indian Oil and Gas Canada, setting out all Well drilling activity on the reserve during the time period covered by the report; “Council” has the meaning given to that term in the Act; “drilling operator” a person who is engaged in the drilling of a Well on the reserve, whether directly or through employees, agents or contractors; “First Nation” means the ___________ First Nation, being a band named in the schedule to the Act; “interest in land” or “property” means land or improvements, or both, in the reserve and, without limitation, includes any interest in land or improvements, any occupation, possession or use of land or improvements, and any right to occupy, possess or use land or improvements; “person” includes a partnership, syndicate, association, corporation and the personal or other legal representatives of a person; “Request for Information” means a request containing the information set out in Schedule II; “reporting period” means a time period determined by the tax administrator respecting which the well drilling tax will be levied and collected; “reserve” means any land set apart for the use and benefit of the First Nation within the meaning of the Indian Act; “tax administrator” means the person appointed under subsection 3(1) for the purposes of this Law; “Tax Notice” means a notice containing the information set out in Schedule I; “tax rate” means the tax rates provided in section 6; “Well” means an orifice in the ground on the reserve completed or being drilled (a) for the production of oil or gas, (b) for injection to an underground formation, (c) as an evaluation well or test hole, or (d) to or at a depth of more than one hundred and fifty (150) metres, for any purpose, but does not include one to discover or evaluate a solid inorganic mineral and that does not or
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