Agricultural Fires (Cap. 63:02).

Pays/Territoire: Trinité-et-Tobago
Type du document: Législation
Date: 1965 (2013)
Source: FAO, FAOLEX
Source d'origine: Ministry of Legal Affairs.
Titre complet: An Act to make better provisions for the prevention and control of agricultural fires.

Sujet: Forêts
Mot clé: Mesures de protection des forêts Feux de forêts Autorisation/permis Infractions/sanctions Gestion forestière/conservation des forêts
Aire géographique: Amériques, Caraïbes, Amérique latine et Caraïbes, Atlantique Nord, Petits états insulaires en développement

Résumé: This Act applies to all lands within Trinidad and Tobago except to urban areas designated by the Minister pursuant to section 3. The Minister shall appoint a Chief Fire Officer and for every county at least one County Fire Control Officer (sect. 4). The Minister may also establish a Fire Advisory Committee in a county. The County Fire Control Officer may appoint fire guardians under section 7. Sections 8 to 16 concern various matters regarding fire guardians. Section 17 defines the fire season for each year. A person wishing to create a fire in the fires season shall apply to the County Fire Control Officer for a permit (sect. 18). Section 20 concerns the burning of crops. Other provisions of this Act prohibit certain actions, require information to be provided to officers by persons travelling in forests, specify fire prevention measures, grant regulation-making powers to the Minister and define offences. (36 sections)
Texte intégral: Anglais
Site web: www.legalaffairs.gov.tt

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Législation | Trinité-et-Tobago | 1968 (2009)

Mot clé: Mesures de protection des forêts, Feux de forêts, Autorisation/permis, Infractions/sanctions, Gestion forestière/conservation des forêts

Source: FAO, FAOLEX