Yukon Act (federal statute)
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The Yukon Act is a Canadian federal statute that establishes Yukon as a territory and defines the powers, structure, and authority of its territorial government and institutions.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Yukon Act | 0 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Canadian federal statute
ⓘ
constitutional statute ⓘ |
| affects | distribution of legislative authority in Canada ⓘ |
| appliesTo | territory of Yukon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basisFor | self-government in Yukon ⓘ |
| category |
Canadian federal legislation
ⓘ
Territorial law in Canada ⓘ Yukon law ⓘ |
| constitutionalHierarchy |
subordinate to the Constitution Act, 1867
ⓘ
subordinate to the Constitution Act, 1982 ⓘ |
| constitutionalRole | framework for devolution of powers to Yukon ⓘ |
| country | Canada ⓘ |
| defines |
authority of territorial institutions in Yukon
ⓘ
powers of the Government of Yukon ⓘ status of Yukon as a territory ⓘ structure of the Government of Yukon ⓘ |
| enactedBy | Parliament of Canada NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ensures | continuity of Yukon territorial institutions ⓘ |
| establishes | Yukon as a territory of Canada NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| governs |
appointment and role of the Commissioner of Yukon
ⓘ
creation of laws by the Yukon Legislative Assembly ⓘ formation of the Executive Council of Yukon ⓘ |
| grantsPowerTo |
Commissioner of Yukon
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Executive Council of Yukon NERFINISHED ⓘ Yukon Legislative Assembly NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasLegalEffectOn |
institutions of the Government of Yukon
ⓘ
residents of Yukon ⓘ |
| hasShortTitle | Yukon Act NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasTerritorialGovernment | Government of Yukon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| jurisdiction |
Canadian federal government (Ottawa)
ⓘ
surface form:
Government of Canada
Yukon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| language |
English
ⓘ
French ⓘ |
| legalStatus | in force ⓘ |
| legislativeBody | Parliament of Canada NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Canadian constitutional framework ⓘ |
| providesFor |
elected territorial legislature in Yukon
ⓘ
responsible government in Yukon ⓘ |
| regulates | relationship between federal government and Yukon territorial government ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Northwest Territories Act
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Nunavut Act NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| subjectMatter |
division of powers between federal and territorial authorities
ⓘ
executive powers of the Commissioner of Yukon ⓘ legislative powers of the Yukon Legislative Assembly ⓘ public administration in Yukon ⓘ territorial governance ⓘ |
| typeOfLaw | public law ⓘ |
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