Environmental Legislation per Country | Parliamentary Observatory on Climate Change and Just Transition

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Barbados

Property Act 1980

Legislative area:
Environmental Legislation

Number of the law:
11-1979

Date of enactment:
01/01/1980

Status:
In force

Topic:

Agriculture, forestry, livestock and food system

Impacted economic sector:

Housing and infrastructure
Barbados

Tourism Development Act 2002

Legislative area:
Environmental Legislation

Number of the law:
7-2002

Date of enactment:
08/31/2002

Status:
In force

Topic:

Tourism

Impacted economic sector:

Tourism
Barbados

Electric Light and Power (Amendment) Act 2015

Legislative area:
Environmental Legislation

Number of the law:
17-2015

Date of enactment:
04/17/2015

Status:
In force

Topic:

Climate change

Energy

Impacted economic sector:

Energy
Barbados

Quarries Act 1963

Legislative area:
Environmental Legislation

Number of the law:
39-1963

Date of enactment:
03/15/1963

Status:
In force

Topic:

Mining & quarrying

Impacted economic sector:

Mining & quarrying
Barbados

Town and Country Planning Act 1968

Legislative area:
Environmental Legislation

Number of the law:
60-1965

Date of enactment:
07/08/1968

Status:
In force

Topic:

Housing and infrastructure

Land use and physical planning

Impacted economic sector:

Housing and infrastructure
Barbados

Registered Sugar Factories Smoke Control Act 1962

Legislative area:
Environmental Legislation

Number of the law:
39-1961

Date of enactment:
01/02/1962

Status:
In force

Topic:

Agriculture, forestry, livestock and food system

Air quality

Impacted economic sector:

Agriculture, forestry, livestock, fishing and food system
Barbados

Trees (Preservation) Act 1981

Legislative area:
Environmental Legislation

Number of the law:
49-1981

Date of enactment:
12/14/1981

Status:
In force

Topic:

Ecosystems, biodiversity and protected areas
Barbados

Sanitation Service Authority Act 1975

Legislative area:
Environmental Legislation

Number of the law:
46-1974

Date of enactment:
03/01/1975

Status:
In force

Topic:

Waste and circular economy

Impacted economic sector:

Waste
Barbados

Underground Water Control Act 1953

Legislative area:
Environmental Legislation

Number of the law:
66-1951

Date of enactment:
04/27/1953

Status:
In force

Topic:

Water
Barbados

Shipping (Oil Pollution) Act 1994

Legislative area:
Environmental Legislation

Number of the law:
16-1994

Date of enactment:
05/12/1994

Status:
In force

Topic:

Sea, oceans and fishing

Transport

Impacted economic sector:

Transport
Barbados

Urban Development Commission Act 1997

Legislative area:
Environmental Legislation

Number of the law:
10-1997

Date of enactment:
08/11/1997

Status:
In force

Topic:

Housing and infrastructure

Land use and physical planning

Impacted economic sector:

Housing and infrastructure
Barbados

Plant Protection Act 2007

Legislative area:
Environmental Legislation

Number of the law:
53-2007

Date of enactment:
12/20/2007

Status:
In force

Topic:

Agriculture, forestry, livestock and food system

Impacted economic sector:

Agriculture, forestry, livestock, fishing and food system
Barbados

Shipping Act 1994

Legislative area:
Environmental Legislation

Number of the law:
15-1994

Date of enactment:
05/12/1994

Status:
In force

Topic:

Sea, oceans and fishing

Transport

Impacted economic sector:

Transport
Barbados

Wild Birds Protection Act 1907

Legislative area:
Environmental Legislation

Number of the law:
9-1907

Date of enactment:
06/18/1907

Status:
In force

Topic:

Ecosystems, biodiversity and protected areas
Barbados

Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Act 2000

Legislative area:
Environmental Legislation

Number of the law:
16-2000

Date of enactment:
08/28/2000

Status:
In force

Topic:

Agriculture, forestry, livestock and food system

Environmental framework law

Impacted economic sector:

Agriculture, forestry, livestock, fishing and food system
Barbados

Soil Conservation (Scotland District) Act 1959

Legislative area:
Environmental Legislation

Number of the law:
37-1958

Date of enactment:
02/01/1959

Status:
In force

Topic:

Disaster management

Ecosystems, biodiversity and protected areas
Barbados

Barbados Water Authority Act 1980

Legislative area:
Environmental Legislation

Number of the law:
42-1980

Date of enactment:
10/08/1980

Status:
In force

Topic:

Water
Barbados

Prevention of Floods Act 1951

Legislative area:
Environmental Legislation

Number of the law:
65-1951

Date of enactment:
11/12/1951

Status:
In force

Topic:

Disaster management
Barbados

Special Development Areas Act 1996

Legislative area:
Environmental Legislation

Number of the law:
21-1996

Date of enactment:
11/04/1996

Status:
In force

Topic:

Industry & manufacturing
Barbados

Electric Light and Power Act 2013

Legislative area:
Environmental Legislation

Number of the law:
21-2013

Date of enactment:
12/23/2013

Status:
In force

Topic:

Climate change

Energy

Impacted economic sector:

Energy

Dissemination resources

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11-03-2024

Exploring the notion of a Caribbean emissions trading scheme: financing the greening of Caribbean economies
Document
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30-04-2021

Greening small businesses in small States: the case of Barbados
Document
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03-01-2020

National energy efficiency monitoring report of Barbados

Barbados

Featured

Evolution of environmental laws in the region over time

Topics addressed by environmental legislation

Environmental legislation and its impact on economic sectors

List of environmental laws

Property Act 1980

Tourism Development Act 2002

Electric Light and Power (Amendment) Act 2015

Quarries Act 1963

Town and Country Planning Act 1968

Registered Sugar Factories Smoke Control Act 1962

Trees (Preservation) Act 1981

Sanitation Service Authority Act 1975

Underground Water Control Act 1953

Shipping (Oil Pollution) Act 1994

Urban Development Commission Act 1997

Plant Protection Act 2007

Shipping Act 1994

Wild Birds Protection Act 1907

Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Act 2000

Soil Conservation (Scotland District) Act 1959

Barbados Water Authority Act 1980

Prevention of Floods Act 1951

Special Development Areas Act 1996

Electric Light and Power Act 2013

Dissemination resources

Exploring the notion of a Caribbean emissions trading scheme: financing the greening of Caribbean economies

Greening small businesses in small States: the case of Barbados

National energy efficiency monitoring report of Barbados

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