Ministry of Energy and Mines Act ([RSBC 1996] Chapter 298). Country/Territory Canada Territorial subdivision British Columbia Document type Legislation Date 1979 (2007) Source FAO, FAOLEX Subject Energy, Mineral resources Keyword Institution Energy conservation/energy production Oil Data collection/reporting Mining Minerals Geographical area Americas, Arctic, Asia and the Pacific, East Pacific, North America, North Atlantic Abstract Section 1 of the above-mentioned Act establishes that there is to be a ministry of the public service called the Ministry of Energy and Mines. The duties, powers and functions of the minister extend to and include all matters relating to energy, mineral resources and petroleum resources that are assigned to the minister by any Act. The purpose and functions of the ministry are: (a) to prepare and develop comprehensive policies on energy, mineral and petroleum resources in British Columbia, and to make reports and recommendations for their implementation; (b) to initiate and carry out any investigation, research, study or inventory respecting mineral and petroleum resources, and on energy facilities and future requirements for British Columbia; (c) to collect and circulate the information acquired; (d) to administer Acts and regulations assigned to the minister under section 4, and discharge other duties assigned to the minister by the Lieutenant Governor in Council; (e) to regulate all mining activity; (f) to establish energy services for ministries of the government, and for that purpose to obtain from them information about their projects, programs and requirements involving energy. The Act consists of 24 sections. Full text English Website www.qp.gov.bc.ca