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National Trust of Trinidad and Tobago Act, 1991 (No. 11 of 1991).

Country/Territory
Trinidad and Tobago
Document type
Legislation
Date
1991
Source
FAO, FAOLEX
Original source
Legal Supplement to the Trinidad and Tobago Gazette, No. 210 of 1991, pp. 111-133.
Long title
An Act for the establishment of the National Trust of Trinidad and Tobago and for matters incidental thereto.
Subject
Environment gen., Wild species & ecosystems
Keyword
Institution Research
Geographical area
Americas, Caribbean, Latin America and the Caribbean, North Atlantic, Small Island Developing States
Abstract

The Trust is established as a body corporate and shall be governed by rules set out in the Schedule. The Trust is establish for purposes of carrying out functions pursuant to the present Act, including listing of property of interest, preserving lands, plants and animal life, encourage research of wild fauna and flora, etc. Powers of the trust are outlined in section 6. Sections 8 and 9 provide for listing of places of particular interest. The Trust shall be administered by a Council. Section 27 prohibits damaging of listed property. The Second Schedule contains the National Trust Regulations. They deal with grading of listed properties and registration of listed lands. (30 sections completed by two Schedules)

Full text
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