A list of Environmental/Conservation related Acts and Regulations is provided below. Click on the highlighted titles to link to the full text of the documents provided online by the Government of New Brunswick. For other legislation, visit the New Brunswick Acts and Regulations Page of the New Brunswick Department of Justice website. The Royal Gazette can also be found on this website

An Overview of New Brunswick Environmental Legislation

Aquaculture Act:

• Regulation 91-158 General

Beverage Containers Act:

• Regulation 99-66 General

Clean Air Act:
New Brunswick's Clean Air Act Public Information Access Site

• Regulation 97-131 Appeal
• Regulation 97-132 Ozone Depleting Substances (also see Understanding the Law: An Overview of New Brunswick's Ozone Depleting Substances Regulation (pdf format))
• Regulation 97-133 Air Quality
• Regulation 98-41 Administrative Penalties
• Regulation 2001-98 Public Participation

Clean Environment Act:

• Regulation 82-126Water Quality
• Regulation 84-179 Appeal
• Regulation 87-83 Environmental Impact Assessment
• Regulation 87-97 Petroleum Product Storage and Handling
• Regulation 96-11 Regional Solid Waste Commissions
• Regulation 96-82 New Brunswick Tire Stewardship
• Regulation 2002-19 Used Oil

Clean Water Act:

• Regulation 90-78 Appeal
• Regulation 90-79 Water Well
• Regulation 90-80 Watercourse Alteration
• Regulation 90-120 Protected Area Exemption
• Regulation 93-201 Fees for Industrial Approvals
• Regulation 93-203 Potable Water
• Regulation 2000-47 Wellfield Protected Area Designation Order (also see the Guide to the Wellfield Protected Area Designation Order (pdf format)
• Regulation 2001-83 Watershed Protected Area Designation Order (also see the Watershed Protection Program webpage)
• Regulation 2002-13 Water Classification (also see the Water Classification website)

Endangered Species Act:

• Regulation 96-26 Endangered Species

Energy Efficiency Act:

• Regulation 95-70 General

Environmental Trust Fund Act

Fish and Wildlife Act:

• Regulations

Pesticides Control Act:

• Regulation 96-126 General

Protected Natural Areas Act:

• Regulation 2003-8 Establishment of Protected Natural Areas

Transportation of Dangerous Goods Act:

• 89-67 General

Underground Storage Act

Unsightly Premises Act

Provincial Webpages on Specific Topics:

The New Brunswick Department of the Environment has also set up the following webpages to address these specific areas of interest:

• Application Forms
• Guidelines
• Publications
• Agreement Between the Gouvernement du Québec and the Government of New Brunswick Concerning Transboundary Environmental Impacts (pdf format)
• Canada-Wide Standards - New Brunswick (Mercury/Dioxins/Furans)
• Infrastructure Program Agreement: On October 4, 2000, the six-year new Infrastructure Canada-New Brunswick Partnership Agreement has been officially signed by federal and provincial governments.
• Land Use Planning Laws Webpage - Information on the Community Planning Act
• Environmental Impact Assessment Webpage

The New Brunswick Department of Natural Resources has also provided these items online (see their website for others):

• Protected Natural Areas - Our Heritage booklet 2003 (pdf format)
• Wetlands Conservation Policy

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