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Ministry of Forests and Range Act ([RSBC 1996] Chapter 300).

Pays/Territoire
Canada
Sous-division territoriale
British Columbia
Type du document
Législation
Date
1979 (2011)
Source
FAO, FAOLEX
Sujet
Forêts
Mot clé
Institution Gestion forestière/conservation des forêts Forêt publique Bois
Aire géographique
Amériques, Arctique, Asie et Pacifique, Pacifique du Est, Amérique du Nord, Atlantique Nord
Résumé

The present Act lays down provisions relating to the establishment of a Ministry of Forests. The duties, powers and functions of the minister include all matters relating to forest and range resources in British Columbia. The purposes and functions of the Ministry are, under the direction of the Minister, to do the following: (a) encourage maximum productivity of the forest and range resources in British Columbia; (b) manage, protect and conserve the forest and range resources of the government, having regard to the immediate and long term economic and social benefits they may confer on British Columbia; (c) plan the use of the forest and range resources of the government, so that the production of timber and forage, the harvesting of timber, the grazing of livestock and the realization of fisheries, wildlife, water, outdoor recreation and other natural resource values are coordinated and integrated, in consultation and cooperation with other ministries and agencies of the government and with the private sector; (d) encourage a vigorous, efficient and world competitive timber processing industry in British Columbia; (e) assert the financial interest of the government in its forest and range resources in a systematic and equitable manner. The text consists of 11 sections.

Texte intégral
Anglais
Site web
www.qp.gov.bc.ca