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The (Northwest Territories Oil and Gas Operations Act ) is a legislation that legally gives the Government of the Northwest Territories the right to govern onshore “exploration, production, processing and transportation of oil and gas resources in the Northwest Territories”.〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://www.assembly.gov.nt.ca/sites/default/files/14-03-06_bill_15.pdf )〕 It was introduced as Bill- 15 within Bill C-15 of the Northwest Territories Devolution Act on December 3, 2013 in the House of Commons by the Honorable Bernard Valcourt, the Minister of Aboriginal Affairs and Northern Development. The Act became an official law after receiving the Royal Assent on March 25, 2014 and is in effect as of April 1, 2014. ==The History towards Formation of the Act == Prior to the devolution of the Northwest Territories (NWT), all legislation and laws governing the territory was under the authority of the Federal Government of Canada. This included oil and gas development on and off-shore which was in accordance to the (COGOA (Canada Oil and Gas Operations Act) ) since 1985 to 2014 and (CPRA (Canada Petroleum Resources Act, 1987) ). The Government of Canada had combined both Acts to be imposed on the NWT over its natural resources. On September 6, 1988 the Government of Canada and the Government of Northwest Territories (GNWT) entered into an "Agreement in Principle” concerning the Northern accord. This AiP (Agreement-in-Principle) facilitated negotiations towards the development of oil and gas resources that aimed to benefit the NWT economically and politically by providing better industrial management and upholding Aboriginal rights and claim settlements. These negotiations continued for years with the Northwest Territories needing financial support from the Government of Canada and with many northern indigenous people feeling that the negotiations were not in favor for greater independence to self-govern due to, the uneven representation within the government. Discussions eventually led to movement towards devolution of the NWT with the signing of AiP (Agreement- in-principle) that showed the Federal Government of Canada, the (Government of the Northwest Territories ) and the five regional Aboriginal governments were in favor for the devolution Act. On March 11, 2013 the seven signatory parties of the AiP signed a Consensus Agreement that outlined the devolution power and authority of lands and resource management from Government of Canada to the Government of the Northwest Territories. The final sign-off on the agreement was on June 25, 2013 when it was introduced as a bill in the House of Commons. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Northwest Territories Oil and Gas Operations Act, 2014」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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