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Environmental Sensitive Species Rules, 2001 (L.N. No. 63 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. 227-233.
Subject
Environment gen., Wild species & ecosystems
Keyword
Ecosystem preservation Management/conservation 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 plants or animals as 'ESS' being any species of living plants or animals designated as environmentally sensitive species under section 41 of the Environmental Management Act, 2000. Guidelines for such designation are given in regulation 3. Certain activities may be prohibited or regulated for the protection of ESS, and a Notice to that effect 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