Natural Resources Conservation (Negril Environmental Protection Area) (Declaration) Order, 1997. Country/Territory Jamaica Document type Regulation Date 1997 (2000) Source FAO, FAOLEX Original source Laws of Jamaica, 3 pp. Subject Wild species & ecosystems Keyword Protected area Geographical area Americas, Caribbean, Latin America and the Caribbean, Small Island Developing States Abstract This Order declares an area set out in Part 1 of the Schedule to be a Environmental Protection Area pursuant to section 33 of the Natural Resources Conservation Authority Act and specifies, in the Schedule, the boundaries of the Park. Section 33 grants power to the Minister if he or she is satisfied that it is in the public interest to do so, by Order, declare any area to be an environmental protection area and direct the Natural Resources Conservation Authority to prepare an environmental protection plan for that area. Full text English Website www.moj.gov.jm References - Legislation Implements Natural Resources Conservation Authority Act, 1991. Legislation | Jamaica | 1991 (1993) Keyword: Framework law, Ecosystem preservation, Pollution control, Policy/planning, Waste management, EIA, Protected area, Court/tribunal, Land-use planning, Legal proceedings/administrative proceedings, Freshwater pollution, Basic legislation, Institution, Authorization/permit Source: FAO, FAOLEX