Natural Resources (Prescribed Areas) (Prohibition of Categories of Enterprise, Construction and Development) Order, 1996. Country/Territory Jamaica Document type Regulation Date 1996 (2005) Source FAO, FAOLEX Original source Laws of Jamaica Gazette, pp. 1-6. Subject Land & soil Keyword Protected area Authorization/permit Land-use planning Geographical area Americas, Caribbean, Latin America and the Caribbean, Small Island Developing States Abstract No person shall, from the 1st day of January, 1997, undertake any of the categories of enterprise, construction or development specified in Column A of the Schedule, within the area specified in Column B thereof, except under and in accordance with a permit issued by the Natural Resources Conservation Authority. This requirement shall not apply to any category of enterprise, construction or development which was in existence before the 1st of January, 1997. (2 sections and a Schedule) 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 Amended by Natural Resources (Prescribed Areas) (Prohibition of Categories of Enterprise, Construction and Development) (Amendment) Order, 2015 (No. 51A of 2015). Legislation | Jamaica | 2015 Keyword: Protected area, Authorization/permit, Land-use planning, Marine protected areas Source: FAO, FAOLEX