National Parks and Protected Areas Act, 1975. Country/Territory Dominica Document type Legislation Date 1975 (1990) Source FAO, FAOLEX Original source Laws of Dominica, 14 pp. Long titleAn Act respecting national parks and protected areas for Dominica. Subject Wild species & ecosystems Keyword Protected area National parks Institution Basic legislation Geographical area Americas, Caribbean, Latin America and the Caribbean, Small Island Developing States Abstract This Act concerns national parks and other protected areas in Dominica. All lands set apart as protected area and all lands in national parks shall constitute the national parks system and shall be vested in the Crown (sect. 3). The responsible Minister shall have the administration, management and control of the national parks system. Lands described in the Schedule shall constitute the national parks system. Lands of which the lease to the Crown expires shall cease to be part of a park and shall be deleted from the Schedule (sect. 4). The Minister may set apart Crown lands as protected areas for purposes of preserving natural beauty, conservation of fauna and flora, and for historical, cultural or recreational purposes (sect. 5). A National Parks Advisory Council is established under section 8. The Director of National Parks, appointed under section 7 may prepare a plan of management for any area within the national parks system (sect. 11). Works of the Central Water Authority in the national parks system shall not be interfered with (sects. 14 and 15). Section 17 outlines powers of park wardens. (18 sections completed by a Schedule) Full text English Website www.dominica.gov.dm References - Legislation Implemented by National Parks Regulations (S.R.O. No. 54 of 2003). Legislation | Dominica | 2003 Keyword: Protected area, National parks, Institution, Offences/penalties Source: FAO, FAOLEX Premium Site Regulations, 2012 (S.R.O. No. 24 of 2012). Legislation | Dominica | 2012 Keyword: Protected area, Tourism, Royalties/fees Source: FAO, FAOLEX Amended by National Parks and Protected Areas (Morne Diablotin National Park) (S.R.O. No. 3 of 2000). Legislation | Dominica | 2000 Keyword: Protected area, National parks Source: FAO, FAOLEX National Parks and Protected Areas (Amendment) Act (No. 8 of 2001). Legislation | Dominica | 2001 Keyword: Protected area, National parks, Institution Source: FAO, FAOLEX National Parks and Protected Areas (Amendment) Act, 2015 (No. 1 of 2015). Legislation | Dominica | 2015 Keyword: Lease, Public land, Protected area, National parks Source: FAO, FAOLEX