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Environmental Sensitive Areas Rules, 2001 (L.N. No. 64 of 2001).

Country/Territory
Trinidad and Tobago
Document type
Regulation
Date
2001
Source
FAO, FAOLEX
Original source
Trinidad and Tobago Official Gazette, Supplement Part B - Vol. 40, No. 78 of 2001, pp. 235-241.
Subject
Environment gen., Wild species & ecosystems
Keyword
Ecosystem preservation Management/conservation Protected area Protection of species
Geographical area
Americas, Caribbean, Latin America and the Caribbean, North Atlantic, Small Island Developing States
Abstract

These Regulations provide for the designation by the Environmental Management Authority of any portion of the environment as 'ESA' being an environmentally sensitive area in the sense of section 41 of the Environmental Management Act, 2000. Guidelines for such designation are laid down in regulation 3 and Schedule II. A designation notice shall include the information specified in regulation 4 and shall be in the form set out in Schedule IV. Procedures of designation are set out in regulation 5.

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References - Legislation

Implements

Environmental Management Act (Cap. 35:05).

Legislation | Trinidad and Tobago | 2000 (2014)

Keyword: Air quality/air pollution, Pollution control, Framework law, Institution, EIA, Environmental planning, Special fund, Inspection, Court/tribunal, Enforcement/compliance, Cultural heritage, Protection of environment, Policy/planning, Waste management, Waste disposal, Freshwater pollution, Protected area, Protection of species

Source: FAO, FAOLEX