That the following Rules govern the making, certification, amendment, and custody of entries in the Register of the Nation.
The instrument
Gazette No. 17 — Rules of the Register
28 March 2026
Gazette No.: GZT001-260313-000017
Register Entry No.: REG001-050300-000017
Tracking Code: RG1210-050000-000017 Status: Perfected / Entered / Fully Effected / Registered and Published
Category / Class: Category 03 — Justice Services · Class 13 — Rule
RULES OF THE REGISTER
Governing the Making, Certification, and Custody of Entries
Be it known to all whom it may concern:
That the following Rules govern the making, certification, amendment, and custody of entries in the Register of the Nation. These Rules are made under the authority of the Registrar General and are entered in the Register as the authoritative procedural code for its administration.
PART I — MAKING OF ENTRIES
Rule 1
Every instrument to be entered in the Register shall be submitted to the Registrar General in physical form bearing original signatures.
Rule 2
The Registrar General shall examine every instrument submitted for entry to satisfy themselves that: the instrument is within the competence of the issuing authority; the instrument is complete on its face; the instrument bears the required signatures; and the instrument does not conflict with any prior entry without providing for that conflict expressly.
Rule 3
Upon examination and acceptance, the Registrar General shall assign to the instrument its GZT and REG numbers in the Three-Block Record Code system, endorse the instrument with the date of registration, and enter the instrument’s particulars in the index of the Register.
Rule 4
The date of registration is the date on which the Registrar General completes the certification of the entry. The date of effect of an instrument may be earlier than the date of registration where the instrument so provides, but the instrument has no official effect until registered.
Rule 5
An instrument that discloses on its face an error, inconsistency, or absence of required authority shall be referred to the issuing authority for correction before registration.
PART II — CERTIFICATION OF ENTRIES
Rule 6
The certification of the Registrar General, once made, is conclusive evidence of the fact and date of registration of an instrument.
Rule 7
The Registrar General may issue certified copies of any entry in the Register to officers of the Secretariat on request, and to any other person who satisfies the Registrar General of a lawful interest.
Rule 8
The certification of the Registrar General on an attestation instrument constitutes the final act by which an officer’s authority is formally constituted.
PART III — AMENDMENT AND CORRECTION
Rule 9
No entry in the Register shall be altered, removed, or expunged. Where an entry contains an error, the correction shall be made by a subsequent instrument of correction duly entered in the Register and cross-referenced to the original entry.
Rule 10
Where an instrument is superseded, varied, or revoked by a subsequent instrument, the subsequent instrument shall expressly identify the prior entry by its REG number. The prior entry is not removed but is marked in the index as varied or revoked.
Rule 11
Retrospective entries — being entries of instruments issued before the establishment of the Register — may be made at the direction of the Registrar General. A retrospective entry shall record: the date of original issue; the date of registration; and the authority for the retrospective entry. The Secretariat’s institutional activities predate the opening of this Register; Rule 11 is an operative rule from the first day.
PART IV — CUSTODY AND ACCESS
Rule 12
The physical Register and all instruments entered therein are held in the exclusive custody of the Registrar General.
Rule 13
Access to the physical Register is restricted to the Registrar General, the Secretary-General, the Inspector General, and such other officers as the Registrar General may specifically authorize for a defined purpose.
Rule 14
The index of the Register shall be maintained as a separate document providing a summary of all entries, their GZT and REG numbers, dates, and cross-references.
Rule 15
In the event of any conflict between the index and the original entry, the original entry prevails.
PART V — INTERPRETATION AND AMENDMENT
Rule 16
These Rules shall be interpreted in a manner consistent with the founding instrument and with the purpose of maintaining the Register as a continuous, reliable, and unimpeachable record of the Secretariat.
Rule 17
These Rules may be amended by instrument of the Registrar General, subject to the approval of the Secretary-General, entered in the Register.
Rule 18
In any matter of procedure not addressed by these Rules, the Registrar General shall determine the appropriate procedure.
EXECUTION
Made and entered by the Registrar General under the authority of the founding instrument, with the approval of the Secretary-General.
Registrar General
Date
Secretary-General (approving)
Date
CERTIFICATION OF THE REGISTRAR GENERAL
I certify that this instrument has been duly received, examined, and entered in the Register of the Nation of the Mohawk Nation of Grand River Secretariat.
Gazette No.: GZT001-260313-000017
Register Entry No.: REG001-050300-000017
Registrar General
Date of Registration
This instrument forms part of the permanent record of the Secretariat.
Mohawk Nation of Grand River · Grand River Territory
