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Resources and Technical Surveys Act (R.S.C. 1985, c. R-7).

Country/Territory
Canada
Document type
Legislation
Date
1985 (1994)
Source
FAO, FAOLEX
Long title
An Act respecting resources and technical surveys.
Subject
Environment gen.
Keyword
Soil conservation/soil improvement Access-to-information
Geographical area
Americas, Arctic, Asia and the Pacific, East Pacific, North America, North Atlantic
Abstract

This Act outlines powers and duties of the Minister with respect to technical surveys and related activities. "The Minister" shall be intended as the Minister of Environment, the Minister of Fisheries and Oceans or the Minister of Natural Resources, each within his field of competence. "Technical surveys" means geological, geophysical, geochemical, geographical, geodetic, topographical, hydrographic, hydrogeological, geotechnical, oceanographic, meteorological and other similar surveys. The Minister may, in exercising the powers and carrying out the duties and functions mentioned in section 6, formulate plans for the conservation, development and use of the resources specified in that section and for related research and the Minister may carry out those plans in cooperation with other departments, branches and agencies of the Government of Canada (sect. 7). (8 sections)

Full text
English
Website
www.gc.ca