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Glenbow-Alberta Institute Act (RSA 2000, c. G.-6).

Country/Territory
Canada
Territorial subdivision
Alberta
Document type
Legislation
Date
2000
Source
FAO, FAOLEX
Subject
Wild species & ecosystems
Keyword
Cultural heritage Institution Education Research Wild fauna Wild flora
Geographical area
Americas, Arctic, Asia and the Pacific, East Pacific, North America, North Atlantic
Abstract

For the purpose of the present Act “cultural property” means property belonging to any one or more of the following categories, but excluding books and other materials included, inter alia, in the Institute’s library collection: collections or specimens of fauna, flora, minerals or objects of paleontological interest; objects of ethnological interest. Section 2 establishes that the Glenbow-Alberta Institute” is continued with the objects, duties and powers set out in this Act. In particular, the objects of the Institute are to promote and encourage the acquisition and diffusion of knowledge of the human race, its arts, its history and the nature of the world in which it lives, in the manner that best serves the educational and cultural needs of the peoples of Alberta and, in particular, but without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the Institute may in furtherance of its objects: a) collect and preserve specimens of nature, art works, documents and human objects, and record, publish and make available information related to them; undertake and support research and education related to the general objects of the Institute. The text consists of 21 sections.

Full text
English
Website
www.gov.ab.ca

References - Legislation

Implements

Heritage Places Protection Act (R.S.P.E.I. 1988, c. H-3.1).

Legislation | Canada | 1988 (2015)

Keyword: Land-use planning, Cultural heritage, Zoning, Classification/declassification

Source: FAO, FAOLEX