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Torngat Mountains Special Management Area Regulations (N.L.R. 156/04).

Country/Territory
Canada
Territorial subdivision
Newfoundland
Document type
Regulation
Date
2004
Source
FAO, FAOLEX
Subject
Wild species & ecosystems
Keyword
Protected area Protection of habitats National parks Enforcement/compliance
Geographical area
Americas, Arctic, Asia and the Pacific, East Pacific, North America, North Atlantic
Abstract

The present Regulations are made under the Lands Act. Section 5 establishes that the maintenance of the ecological integrity of the Torngat Mountains Special Management Area so as to facilitate the future establishment of a national park through the limitation of any development and the protection of renewable and non-renewable resources from commercial or industrial exploitation shall be the first priority in the consideration of any use of the special management area. The text consists of 5 sections as follows: Short title (1); Definitions (2); Administration (3); Application (4); Integrity of area (5); Conflicting action prohibited (6).

Full text
English
Website
www.gov.nf.ca

References - Legislation

Implements

Lands Act (S.N.L. 1991, c. 36).

Legislation | Canada | 1991 (2010)

Keyword: Basic legislation, Public land, Abandoned land/unoccupied land, Protected area, Survey/mapping, Land-use planning, Zoning

Source: FAO, FAOLEX