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Mombasa County Local Tourism Act, 2017 (No. 4 of 2017).

Pays/Territoire
Kenya
Sous-division territoriale
Mombasa
Type du document
Législation
Date
2017
Source
FAO, FAOLEX
Source d'origine
Kenya Gazette Supplement No. 18 (Mombasa County Acts No. 4).
Titre complet
An Act of the County Assembly of Mombasa to promote local tourism as an engine of socioeconomic growth and cultural affirmation; to provide for the development, management, marketing and regulation of sustainable tourism and tourism related activities and services within the County; and for connected purposes.
Sujet
Environnement gén., Espèces sauvages et écosystèmes
Mot clé
Préservation de l'écosystème Lutte contre la pollution Gestion des zones côtières Principe pollueur-payeur Infractions/sanctions Tourisme Protection de l'habitat Institution Politique/planification Genre
Aire géographique
Afrique, Afrique Orientale
Résumé

This Act concerns the development of tourism in Mombasa county. It provides for the formulation of a county tourism strategy and the establishment of the Council County Local Tourism Council and the Mombasa County Local Tourism Reserve. It also sets out duties of the County Executive Committee Member in respect of tourism and the administration of local tourism related activities and services in Mombasa County taking into consideration the gender dimensions. A beach management program shall be made in relation to all the public beaches in the County. That program shall take into account environmental concerns. The Act prohibits discharge of any dangerous materials, substances or oil into a designated tourism development area contrary to the provisions of this Act or any other law or pollution of wildlife habitats and ecosystems, or discharge of any pollutant detrimental to the environment contrary to the provisions of this Act or any other law. In addition to the fine a court may direct the convicted person to pay the full cost of cleaning up the polluted wildlife habitat and ecosystem and mitigating effects of pollution; and clean up the polluted habitats and ecosystems and mitigating effects of pollution to a third party through adequate compensation, restoration and restitution.

Texte intégral
Anglais
Site web
www.kenyalaw.org