This Guide provides a
description of many of the laws and planning processes available in British
Columbia that the authors thought might be of interest to those interested in
pressing for environmentally-sound management of watersheds.Other sections of the Guide
can help you identify what laws and planning processes may apply to a
particular situation.This page will
help you find information about a particular statute or planning process when you
already know what you are looking for.
Are you looking for information
about:
·Federal Laws – Statutes (laws)
passed and administered by the Government of Canada;
·Provincial Laws – Statutes
(laws) passed and administered by the Government of British Columbia, including
laws about local government;
·Planning Processes – Planning
and decision-making processes administered by Federal, Provincial or Local
Governments;
·Common Law – Tools available in
the body of law that has been developed by judges that may be useful for
watershed management;
·Administrative Arrangements –
Agreements or policies, not contained in law, that may nonetheless be useful
for Watershed Protection Advocates to know about;
·Global Context – Information
about International Laws of particular interest to Watershed Protection
Advocates.
