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Prohibited Substances (Tristan da Cunha) Ordinance, 1996 (T1 of 1996).

Country/Territory
Saint Helena (UK)
Territorial subdivision
Tristan da Cunha
Document type
Legislation
Date
1996
Source
FAO, FAOLEX
Subject
Air & atmosphere, Waste & hazardous substances
Keyword
Air quality/air pollution Ozone layer Pollution control Hazardous substances International trade Authorization/permit Waste management
Geographical area
Africa, Atlantic Ocean Islands, Western Africa
Abstract

This Ordinance prohibits the import or export of substances that are, at the time of the import or export, hazardous wastes for the purposes of the Basel Convention on the Control of Transboundary Movement of Hazardous Wastes and their Disposal. Also, the import or export of ozone depleting substances which parties to the Montreal Protocol on substances that Deplete the Ozone Layer have, at the time of import or export, agreed are prohibited imports from or exports to countries not parties to the Protocol, is forbidden without the approval of the Governor.

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