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Environment Protection and Improvement Fund Act, 2017.

País/Territorio
Islas Vírgenes Brit. (RU)
Tipo de documento
Legislación
Fecha
2017
Fuente
FAO, FAOLEX
Título completo
An Act to establish a Fund to be called the Environmental Protection and Improvement Fund for the purpose of providing funding for the protection and improvement of the environment and for matters incidental thereto.
Materia
Medio ambiente gen., Especies silvestres y ecosistemas
Palabra clave
Fondo especial Tarifas/cánones relativos al medio ambiente Turismo
Área geográphica
Americas, Caribe, América Latina y el Caribe, Atlántico Norte, Pequeños estados insulares en desarrollo
Resumen

This Act establishes the Environmental Protection and Improvement Fund and imposes an environmental levy on by each visitor arriving in the Virgin Islands by air or sea. The Minister shall direct that the monies of the Fund be applied towards (a) activities related to (i) environmental protection and improvement; (ii) climate change, and other matters affecting the environment; (b) the maintenance and development of tourist sites and other tourism related activities throughout the Territory; and (c) the marketing of the Territory as a premier tourist destination.

Texto completo
Inglés
Página web
www.bvigazette.org