fixed charges for the preparation "by the Branch for plana and/or descriptions, 

 without requiring applicants to provide a legal survey, of certain lands for 

 the p\u*pose of SGQ.e, lease or patent; lessees in provincial parks to take out 

 land use permits for land used for inservice hydro lines; for advance not- 

 ification to purchasers of expiry date for completion of building or other 

 conditions of sale to give them an opportunity to avoid cancellation; for 

 the assignment of interests of deceased persons held under sale, lease, 

 licence of occupation and land use permit; for notifying purchasers of public 

 health requirements in Crown subdivisions; for fixed charges for land sold 

 or leased for certain purposes not covered by regulation and for payment of 

 fees for services including the preparation of documents other than Crown 

 patents and leases, and the renewal, alteration and cancellation of leases, 

 licences and sales; for the payment of surcharge equal to provincial land 

 tax on areas covered by land use permits; for the correct method of complet- 

 ing declarations in support of claims to Crown letnd, particiilarly in respect 

 of section 19 of the Act; for fixed minimum charges for the sale or lease of 

 land on highways; for the creation of buffer zones one mile in perpendicular 

 width from the boundaries of provincial parks; for procedure preliminary to 

 the disposal of road allowances in unorganized territory; for the withdrawal 

 from disposition of sujmner resort subdivision control areas under the pro- 

 visions of section 15(2) of the Act; for increasing the minimum size of 

 islands which may be sold from one-third to one-half an acre; for the control 

 and disposition of summer resort lots on registered plans by field offices; 

 for extension of time to purchasers to meet building conditions on summer 

 resort sales; for the sale of surplus or isolated township lots which are 

 difficult to administer and are of no value to the Department, and for the 

 prohibition of the erection of living quarters over boathouses or other 

 structures on water lots. 



There is continuous liaison with other departments of government 

 whose legislation and regulations are in any way related to land administra- 

 tion, and cooperative procedures have been developed including securing 

 approval from the Department of Highways in relation to access to highways; 

 the withdrawal of land or the modification of policy to conform with planning 



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