Bahamas Protected Areas Fund (Amendment) Act No. 37 of 2019. Pays/Territoire Bahamas Type du document Législation Date 2019 Source FAO, FAOLEX Titre completAn Act to amend the Bahamas Protected Areas Fund Act to further strengthen the provisions of the Act in order to enhance the operations of the Bahamas Protected Areas Fund and for connected matters. Sujet Espèces sauvages et écosystèmes Mot clé Biodiversité Gestion/conservation Institution Aire protégée Fonds spécial Aire géographique Amériques, Caraïbes, Amérique latine et Caraïbes, Atlantique Nord, Petits états insulaires en développement Entry into force notes This Act shall come into force on such date as the Minister may appoint by notice published in the Gazette. Résumé This Act makes several amendments in the Bahamas Protected Areas Fund Act. New terms and definitions are inserted to the Section 2 of the Principal Act in Article 2. Paragraph f is inserted to Section 3 regards to biodiversity conservation. Section 8 of the principal Act is repealed and replaced regarding acceptance of conditional contributions as mentioned in Article 7. Article 8 amends Section 9 of the Principal Act regarding the application procedures and principles for a grant from the Fund. Section 11 on the composition of the Board and Section 16 on the powers and duties of the Board are amended in the Principal Act. Section 17 of the principal Act is repealed and replaced regarding the obligation of the Board to provide information to Minister as mentioned in Article 14. Texte intégral Anglais Site web elaw.org Références - Législation Amende Bahamas Protected Areas Fund Act, 2014 (No. 28 of 2014). Législation | Bahamas | 2014 Mot clé: Préservation de l'écosystème, Changement de climat, Biodiversité, Gestion forestière/conservation des forêts, Mesures de protection des forêts, Forêt de protection, Gestion des resources en eau douce, Insuffisance d'eau/sécheresse, Aire protégée, Fonds spécial, Institution, Enregistrement, Responsabilité/indemnisation, Gestion/conservation Source: FAO, FAOLEX