Ontario. Dept. of Lands and Forests. Law Branch

Zone d'identification

Type d'entité

Lower-level Ontario government office (type C)

Forme autorisée du nom

Ontario. Dept. of Lands and Forests. Law Branch

forme(s) parallèle(s) du nom

    Forme(s) du nom normalisée(s) selon d'autres conventions

    • Law Branch

    Autre(s) forme(s) du nom

    • Ontario. Dept. of Lands and Forests. Law Section

    Numéro d'immatriculation des collectivités

    Zone de description

    Dates d’existence

    1958-1972

    Historique

    The Law Branch was created within the Department of Lands and Forest in 1958, replacing the Division of Law. It was known until 1960 as the Law Section.

    In 1971, the Law Branch became part of the Department's new Finance and Administration Division.

    In 1972, the Law Branch of the Department of Lands and Forests was replaced with the Legal Services Branch of the Ministry of Natural Resources.

    Lieux

    Statut légal

    Fonctions et activités

    The Law Branch of the Ontario Department of Lands and Forests provided the department with legal advice, including the preparation and processing of legislation, regulations, Orders-in-Council, licenses, agreements and other legal documents; title searching and conveyance; the examination and verification of patents, leases and licenses of occupation; the arbitration of claims; the intrepretation of statutes and regulations; conducting litigation; giving legal opinions as to the position of the Department in its various dealings; consulting with and advising the various branches and offices in the legal aspects of matters arising in the course of their operations; and attending upon the Ontario public, other government departments and Crown organizations in matters of a legal nature concerning the administration of the Department of Lands and Forests.

    Adresse

    Organisation interne/Généalogie

    Contexte général

    Zone des relations

    Entité associée

    Ontario. Dept. of Lands and Forests (1920-1972)

    Identifier of related entity

    AA52

    Type de relation

    hiérarchique

    Type de relation

    Ontario. Dept. of Lands and Forests contrôles Ontario. Dept. of Lands and Forests. Law Branch

    Dates de la relation

    Description de la relation

    Entité associée

    Ontario. Ministry of Natural Resources. Legal Services Branch (1972-)

    Identifier of related entity

    CA1388

    Type de relation

    temporel

    Type de relation

    Ontario. Ministry of Natural Resources. Legal Services Branch est le successeur de Ontario. Dept. of Lands and Forests. Law Branch

    Dates de la relation

    Description de la relation

    Entité associée

    Ontario. Dept. of Lands and Forests. Division of Law (1941-1958)

    Identifier of related entity

    CA1162

    Type de relation

    temporel

    Type de relation

    Ontario. Dept. of Lands and Forests. Division of Law est le prédécesseur de Ontario. Dept. of Lands and Forests. Law Branch

    Dates de la relation

    Description de la relation

    Zone des points d'accès

    Mots-clés - Sujets

    Mots-clés - Lieux

    Epithet

    Zone du contrôle

    Identifiant de notice d'autorité

    CA1436

    Identifiant du service d'archives

    Règles et/ou conventions utilisées

    RAD: Rules for Archival Description, 2nd edn (2008)

    Statut

    Approved

    Niveau de détail

    Dates de production, de révision et de suppression

    2026-11-16: migrated to AtoM

    Langue(s)

      Écriture(s)

        Sources

        MacTaggart, Hazel I. "Publications of the Government of Ontario, 1901-1955".

        Directory and Guide to the Services of the Ontario Government, 1956.

        Annual Reports of the Minister of Lands and Forests, 1920-1972.

        Notes de maintenance

        Archivist(s):
        N. Martin, S. McClure