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Caves Act (CAP. 389)

Country/Territory
Barbados
Document type
Legislation
Date
2000 (2002)
Source
FAO, FAOLEX
Original source
Laws of Barbados, pp. 1-7.
Long title
An Act to provide for the control and management of caves and for related matters.
Subject
Land & soil, Mineral resources
Keyword
Expropriation Mining EIA
Geographical area
Americas, Caribbean, Latin America and the Caribbean, North Atlantic, Small Island Developing States
Abstract

This Act concerns control by the Minister responsible for the environment of operations in caves declared to be a cave for purposes of this Act by the Minister. The Act also allows compulsorily acquisition by the Crown of any land required by a public company called the Caves of Barbados Ltd. (“Company”) for the development of a cave. The Minister may give directions to the Company and the Company shall submit yearly an Environmental Management Plan to the Minister.

Full text
English
Website
www.caricomlaw.org