Ministry of Environment Act ([RSBC 1996] Chapter 299). Country/Territory Canada Territorial subdivision British Columbia Document type Legislation Date 1980 (2011) Source FAO, FAOLEX Subject Environment gen. Keyword Institution Pollution control Environmental standards Environmental planning Policy/planning Standards Protection of environment Geographical area Americas, Arctic, Asia and the Pacific, East Pacific, North America, North Atlantic Abstract The present Act lays down provisions relating to the establishment of a Ministry of Environment. The purposes and functions of the Ministry are, under the direction of the minister, to administer matters relating to the environment. They include the following: (a) to encourage and maintain an optimum quality environment through specific objectives for the management and protection of land, water, air and living resources of British Columbia; (b) to undertake inventories and to plan for and assist in planning, as required, for the effective management, protection and conservation of all water, land, air, plant life and animal life; (c) to manage, protect and conserve all water, land, air, plant life and animal life, having regard to the economic and social benefits they may confer on British Columbia; (d) to set standards for, collect, store, retrieve, analyze and make available environmental data;(e) to monitor environmental conditions of specific developments and to assess and report to the minister on general environmental conditions in British Columbia. The text consists of 6 sections. Full text English Website www.qp.gov.bc.ca