Species at Risk Act (S.N.B. 2012, c. 6). Country/Territory Canada Territorial subdivision New Brunswick Document type Legislation Date 2012 (2013) Source FAO, FAOLEX Subject Wild species & ecosystems Keyword Basic legislation Endangered species Classification/declassification Ecosystem preservation Indigenous peoples Wild fauna Wild flora Protection of species Protection of habitats Management/conservation Geographical area Americas, Arctic, Asia and the Pacific, East Pacific, North America, North Atlantic Abstract The purposes of the present Act are to prevent wildlife species from being extirpated from the Province, to provide for the recovery of wildlife species that are extirpated, endangered or threatened as a result of human activity and to conserve species of special concern to prevent them from becoming endangered or threatened. Section 3 establishes that in preparing or adopting a management plan, a recovery strategy or an action plan, and in undertaking a protection assessment, the Minister shall consider the principle that, if there is a threat of serious or irreversible damage to a wildlife species, lack of full scientific certainty shall not be used as a reason for postponing cost effective measures to avoid or minimize the threat. Section 4 deals with rights of aboriginal peoples. The text consists of 84 sections and 1 Schedule. Full text English/French Website www.gov.nb.ca References - Legislation Repeals Endangered Species Act (S.N.B. 1996, c. E-9.101). Legislation | Canada | 1996 (2006) Keyword: Ecosystem preservation, Endangered species, Protection of species Source: FAO, FAOLEX Endangered Species Regulation - Endangered Species Act (N.B. Reg. 96-26). Legislation | Canada | 1996 (1996) Keyword: Endangered species, Classification/declassification, Protection of species Source: FAO, FAOLEX Implemented by List of Species at Risk Regulation (N.B. Reg. 2013-38). Legislation | Canada | 2013 Keyword: Endangered species, Classification/declassification, Enforcement/compliance, Protection of species, Cartilaginous fishes Source: FAO, FAOLEX Prohibitions Regulation (N.B. Reg. 2013-39). Legislation | Canada | 2013 Keyword: Endangered species, Wild fauna, Wild flora, Classification/declassification, Enforcement/compliance, Protection of species Source: FAO, FAOLEX Critical Habitat of the White Sturgeon (Acipenser transmontanus) Upper Fraser River Population Order (SOR/2016-83). Legislation | Canada | 2016 Keyword: Endangered species, Protection of species, Protection of habitats, Inland waters, Freshwater fishes Source: FAO, FAOLEX Critical Habitat of Atlantic Whitefish (Coregonus huntsmani) Order (SOR/2018-182 ) Legislation | Canada | 2018 Keyword: Management/conservation, Aquatic plants, Endangered species, Protection of habitats, Registration, Protection of species Source: FAO, FAOLEX Critical Habitat of the Beluga Whale (Delphinapterus leucas) St. Lawrence Estuary Population Order (SOR/2017-263) Legislation | Canada | 2017 Keyword: Management/conservation, Aquatic plants, Endangered species, Protection of habitats, Registration, Protection of species, Marine mammals Source: FAO, FAOLEX Critical Habitat of the Atlantic Salmon (Salmo salar) Inner Bay of Fundy Population Order (SOR/2019-322) Legislation | Canada | 2019 Keyword: Management/conservation, Aquatic plants, Endangered species, Protection of habitats, Registration, Protection of species Source: FAO, FAOLEX Critical Habitat of Carmine Shiner (Notropis percobromus) Order (SOR/2018-183) Legislation | Canada | 2018 Keyword: Management/conservation, Aquatic plants, Endangered species, Protection of habitats, Registration, Protection of species Source: FAO, FAOLEX