Provincial Parks Act (R.S.N.S. 1989, c. 367). Pays/Territoire Canada Sous-division territoriale Nova Scotia Type du document Législation Date 1989 (2010) Source FAO, FAOLEX Titre completAn Act respecting provincial parks. Sujet Espèces sauvages et écosystèmes Mot clé Aire protégée Éducation Patrimoine culturel Institution Classement/déclassement Autorisation/permis Infractions/sanctions Aire géographique Amériques, Arctique, Asie et Pacifique, Pacifique du Est, Amérique du Nord, Atlantique Nord Résumé The purpose of the present Act is to develop and operate provincial parks to: a) provide opportunities for a wide variety of outdoor recreational opportunities; b) preserve unique, rare, representative or otherwise significant elements of the natural environment and historic resources of Nova Scotia; c) provide opportunities for exploration, understanding and appreciation of Nova Scotia's natural and cultural heritage through interpretation, information and educational programmes; d) provide resident travellers and out-of-Province visitors with opportunities to discover, experience and enjoy Nova Scotia's distinctive outdoor recreational and heritage resources; and e) assemble and maintain, within a system of provincial parks and park reserves, a land base adequate to meet present and future needs of Nova Scotians for outdoor recreation and heritage resource protection. The text – consisting of 38 sections – deals, inter alia, with the following aspects: classification system, studies and research, promotion of provincial parks, powers of Minister, personnel, prohibition, parks committee, roads in park, waste and prohibited behaviour in park. Texte intégral Anglais Site web www.gov.ns.ca Références - Législation Implementé par Provincial Parks Regulations (N.S. Reg. 69/89). Législation | Canada | 1989 (2011) Mot clé: Aire protégée, Zonage, Parcs nationaux, Éducation, Classement/déclassement, Autorisation/permis Source: FAO, FAOLEX