Parks Canada Agency Act

Marginal note:Exercise of powers conferred on Minister

• 5 (1) Subject to any direction given by the Minister, the Agency may exercise the powers and shall perform the duties and functions that relate to national parks, national historic sites, national marine conservation areas, other protected heritage areas and heritage protection programs that are conferred on, or delegated, assigned or transferred to, the Minister under any Act or regulation.

• Marginal note:Officers and employees

  (2) An officer or employee of the Agency may exercise any power and perform any duty or function referred to in subsection (1) if the officer or employee is appointed to serve in the Agency in a capacity appropriate to the exercise of the power or the performance of the duty or function, and in so doing, shall comply with any general or special direction given by the Minister.

• Marginal note:Exception

  (3) Subsection (1) does not include

  • (a) any power, duty or function of the Minister under this Act, other than those referred to in subsection 4(1);

  • (b) a power to make regulations under this or any other Act; or

  • (c) a power to make designations or appointments under the Historic Sites and Monuments Act or the Heritage Railway Stations Protection Act.