Long title

To consolidate and amend the environmental management legislation of or assigned to the Province; and to provide for matters incidental thereto.

Table of contents

SECTION	TITLE
	CHAPTER 1. INTERPRETATION AND OBJECTIVES OF THIS ACT
1.	Definitions
2.	Objectives of this Act
3.	Policy to give effect to this Act
	CHAPTER 2. ENVIRONMENTAL ADVISORY BODIES
4.	Establishment
5.	Composition and appointment
6.	Qualifications and disqualifications
7.	Conduct of members
8.	Termination of membership
9.	Vacancies
10.	Meetings
11.	Procedures
12.	Quorum and decisions
13.	Committees established by Environmental Advisory Bodies
14.	Remuneration and allowances
	CHAPTER 3. PROTECTED AREAS
	Part 1. Provincial Nature Reserves
15.	Declaration of Provincial Nature Reserves
16.	Acquisition of land for Provincial Nature Reserves
17.	Management of Provincial Nature Reserves
	Part 2. Sites of Ecological Importance
18.	Declaration of Sites of Ecological Importance
19.	Acquisition of land on which Sites of Ecological Importance are situated
20.	Management of Sites of Ecological Importance
	Part 3. Protected Environments and Private Nature Reserves
21.	Declaration of Protected Environments and Private Nature Reserves
	Part 4. Resource use areas
22.	Recognition of Resource use areas
	Part 5. Procedures for declaration or recognition of all protected areas
23.	Notice to be given of all declarations and recognition
24.	Oral representations or objections
	Part 6. Primary responsibility for Sites of Ecological Importance and Protected Environments
25.	Responsibility for Sites of Ecological Importance, Protected Environments and Private Nature Reserves on private land
26.	Responsibility for Sites of Ecological Importance, Protected Environments and Private Nature Reserves on provincial and private land
	Part 7. General provisions affecting certain Protected Areas
27.	Endorsement by Registrar of Deeds
28.	Mining in Protected Areas
29.	Issuing of directives by MEC
30.	Regulations
	CHAPTER 4. WILD AND ALIEN ANIMALS
	Part 1. Hunting and catching of wild and alien animals
31.	Hunting of Wild and Alien animals
32.	Open season to hunt game
33.	Hunting on Provincial Nature Reserve, Sites of Ecological Importance, Protected Environments or Private Nature Reserve
34.	Transfer of hunting-rights
35.	Catching of Wild and Alien animals
36.	Leaving or making of openings in certain fences
37.	Picking up or removal of wild animals
38.	Prohibited acts relating to ways of hunting or catching wild or alien animals
39.	Prohibited acts relating to firearms
	Part 2. Other prohibited acts
40.	Poisoning of wild and alien animals
41.	Prohibited acts regarding wild and alien animals
42.	Keeping or conveyance of wild and alien animals in certain conditions
43.	Prohibited acts relating to dead wild and alien animals
	Part 3. Powers of MEC
44.	MEC may direct that wild and alien animals be hunted or caught
45.	Exemption of enclosed land from provisions of this Chapter
46.	Establishment of Wildlife Councils
47.	Powers of MEC
48.	Regulations
	CHAPTER 5. PROFESSIONAL HUNTING
49.	Professional hunters, hunting-outfitters, directors of professional hunting schools and taxidermists
50.	Hunting of wild and alien animals by clients
51.	Hunting-outfitters to be holders of hunting-rights
52.	Professional hunting schools
53.	Regulations
	CHAPTER 6. AQUATIC BIOTA AND AQUATIC SYSTEMS
54.	Catching of fish
55.	Possession of fishnets, fish traps or similar devices
56.	Closed season for angling
57.	Protection of aquatic systems
58.	Pollution of aquatic systems
59.	Powers of MEC
60.	Regulations
	CHAPTER 7. INVERTEBRATES
61.	Prohibited acts
62.	Powers of MEC
63.	Regulations
	CHAPTER 8. INDIGENOUS PLANT
64.	Protection of indigenous plants
65.	Exemption of nurseries
66.	Powers of MEC
67.	Regulations
	CHAPTER 9. CONVENTION ON INTERNATIONAL TRADE IN ENDANGERED SPECIES OF WILD FAUNA AND FLORA
68.	Application of this Chapter
69.	Prohibited acts
	CHAPTER 10. PRESERVATION OF CAVES AND CAVE-FORMATIONS
70.	Prohibited acts
71.	Entry or admission to caves
72.	Powers of MEC
73.	Regulations
	CHAPTER 11. LIMITED DEVELOPMENT AREAS
74.	Declaration
75.	Notice to be given
76.	Prohibited Acts
77.	Environmental Impact Reports
78.	Compensation for loss
79.	Regulations
	CHAPTER 12. MOUNTAIN CATCHMENT AREAS
80.	Declaration
81.	Beacons
82.	Fire protection plans
83.	Contents of fire protection plans
84.	Notice to be given of all fire protection plans
85.	Legal status of fire protection plans
86.	Rendering of financial aid
87.	Powers of MEC
88.	Regulations
	CHAPTER 13. ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION
	Part 1. Littering
89.	Prohibition of littering
90.	Duties of persons in charge of public places
91.	Regulations
	Part 2. Waste management
92.	Regulations
	Part 3. Noise, vibration and shock
93.	Regulations
	CHAPTER 14. ENVIRONMENTAL COMPLIANCE OFFICERS
94.	Appointment of Environmental Compliance Officers
95.	Appointment of Honorary Environmental Compliance Officers
96.	Powers, functions and duties of Environmental Compliance Officers and Honorary Environmental Compliance Officers
	CHAPTER 15. PERMITS, PERMISSIONS, EXEMPTIONS AND EXCLUSIONS
	Part 1. Permits
97.	Permits to be issued by MEC
	Part 2. Permissions
98.	Applications for permits
99.	Permissions to be in writing
100.	Permissions to be issued before act is performed
101.	Conditional permissions
	Part 3. Exemptions
102.	Exemption of specific persons
103.	Process to apply for exemption
104.	Review of exemptions
	Part 4. Exclusions
105.	General exclusion
106.	Process
	Part 5. General provisions
107.	Expert evidence before permit or exemption is granted
108.	Permits, permissions, licences and other documents to be carried on person
	CHAPTER 16. DELEGATIONS AND INTERNAL APPEALS
109.	Delegations by MEC
110.	Delegations by HOD
111.	Appeals to MEC
	CHAPTER 17. OFFENCES, EVIDENCE, PENALTIES AND FORFEITURES
112.	General offences
113.	Offences relating to mountain catchment areas
114.	Offences relating to Environmental Advisory Bodies, Environmental Compliance Officers, and other persons
115.	Offences relating to permits, permissions, exemptions and other documents
116.	Evidence
117.	Penalties
118.	Forfeitures and orders of court
	CHAPTER 18. GENERAL PROVISIONS
119.	General powers of MEC
120.	Failure by municipalities to perform functions
121.	Directives to stop, curb, prevent or repair damage to environment
122.	Regulations
123.	Amendment of Schedules
124.	Provincial government bound by this Act
125.	Limitation of liability
126.	Repeal of laws and savings
127.	Short title and commencement
Sch. 1	SCHEDULE 1. PROTECTED AREAS [s15; s18; s21; s22]
Sch. 2	SCHEDULE 2. SPECIALLY PROTECTED WILD ANIMALS [s1]
Sch. 3	SCHEDULE 3. PROTECTED WILD ANIMALS [s1]
Sch. 4	SCHEDULE 4. GAME MAMMALS [s1]
Sch. 5	SCHEDULE 5. WILD ANIMALS TO WHICH SECTION 31(1)(f) APPLIES
Sch. 6	SCHEDULE 6. NON-INDIGENOUS WILD ANIMALS [s1]
Sch. 7	SCHEDULE 7. INVASIVE ALIEN ANIMALS [Relevant section unknown]
Sch. 8	SCHEDULE 8. WILD ANIMALS TO WHICH SECTION 41(1)(a), (b) AND (3) APPLIES
Sch. 9	SCHEDULE 9. PROHIBITED AQUATIC GROWTH [s57]
Sch. 10	SCHEDULE 10. INVERTEBRATES TO WHICH SECTION 61(1)(a) AND (b) APPLIES
Sch. 11	SCHEDULE 11. SPECIALLY PROTECTED PLANTS [s64; s66]
Sch.12	SCHEDULE 12. PROTECTED PLANT [s64; s65; s66;]
Sch.13	SCHEDULE 13. LAWS REPEALED [s126]

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