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Environment Protection and Improvement Fund Act, 2017.

Pays/Territoire
Îles Vierges Brit. (RU)
Type du document
Législation
Date
2017
Source
FAO, FAOLEX
Titre complet
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.
Sujet
Environnement gén., Espèces sauvages et écosystèmes
Mot clé
Fonds spécial Droits/redevances relatives à l'environnement Tourisme
Aire géographique
Amériques, Caraïbes, Amérique latine et Caraïbes, Atlantique Nord, Petits états insulaires en développement
Résumé

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.

Texte intégral
Anglais
Site web
www.bvigazette.org