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Montserrat

Animals (Diseases and Importation) Act 1954

Legislative area:
Environmental Legislation

Number of the law:
15-1954

Date of enactment:
04/01/1959

Status:
In force

Topic:

Agriculture, forestry, livestock and food system

Impacted economic sector:

Agriculture, forestry, livestock, fishing and food system
Montserrat

Merchant Shipping (Registration) Act 2013

Legislative area:
Environmental Legislation

Number of the law:
23-2013

Date of enactment:
01/06/2014

Status:
In force

Topic:

Sea, oceans and fishing

Transport

Impacted economic sector:

Transport
Montserrat

Registered Land Act 1978

Legislative area:
Environmental Legislation

Number of the law:
4-1978

Date of enactment:
09/01/1978

Status:
In force

Topic:

Land use and physical planning

Housing and infrastructure

Impacted economic sector:

Housing and infrastructure
Montserrat

Animals (Trespass and Pound) Act 1985

Legislative area:
Environmental Legislation

Number of the law:
12-1985

Date of enactment:
08/01/1985

Status:
In force

Topic:

Environmental framework law

Ecosystems, biodiversity and protected areas
Montserrat

Harbour Master Act 1907

Legislative area:
Environmental Legislation

Number of the law:
1-1907

Date of enactment:
03/04/1907

Status:
In force

Topic:

Sea, oceans and fishing

Transport

Impacted economic sector:

Transport
Montserrat

Radioactive Minerals Act 1948

Legislative area:
Environmental Legislation

Number of the law:
2-1948

Date of enactment:
08/16/1948

Status:
In force

Topic:

Hazardous substances
Montserrat

Convention of Migratory Species of Wild Animals Act 1985

Legislative area:
Environmental Legislation

Number of the law:
2-1985

Date of enactment:
05/31/1985

Status:
In force

Topic:

Ecosystems, biodiversity and protected areas
Montserrat

Minerals Vesting Act 1965

Legislative area:
Environmental Legislation

Number of the law:
16-1965

Date of enactment:
10/15/1965

Status:
In force

Topic:

Mining & quarrying

Impacted economic sector:

Mining & quarrying
Montserrat

Roads Act 1907

Legislative area:
Environmental Legislation

Number of the law:
7-1907

Date of enactment:
07/30/1907

Status:
In force

Topic:

Transport

Impacted economic sector:

Transport
Montserrat

Beach Protection Act 1970

Legislative area:
Environmental Legislation

Number of the law:
9-1970

Date of enactment:
04/13/1970

Status:
In force

Topic:

Sea, oceans and fishing

Ecosystems, biodiversity and protected areas
Montserrat

Land Adjudicaton Act 1978

Legislative area:
Environmental Legislation

Number of the law:
5-1978

Date of enactment:
09/01/1978

Status:
In force

Topic:

Land use and physical planning
Montserrat

Underground Water Act

Legislative area:
Environmental Legislation

Number of the law:
7-1967

Date of enactment:
04/03/1967

Status:
In force

Topic:

Water
Montserrat

Fisheries Act 2000

Legislative area:
Environmental Legislation

Number of the law:
11-2000

Date of enactment:
11/16/2000

Status:
In force

Topic:

Sea, oceans and fishing

Impacted economic sector:

Agriculture, forestry, livestock, fishing and food system
Montserrat

Montserrat Land Development Authority Act 1971

Legislative area:
Environmental Legislation

Number of the law:
9-1971

Date of enactment:
04/01/1972

Status:
In force

Topic:

Housing and infrastructure

Land use and physical planning

Impacted economic sector:

Housing and infrastructure
Montserrat

Turtles Act 1951

Legislative area:
Environmental Legislation

Number of the law:
6-1951

Date of enactment:
09/24/1951

Status:
In force

Topic:

Ecosystems, biodiversity and protected areas
Montserrat

Conservation and Environmental Management Act 2014

Legislative area:
Environmental Legislation

Number of the law:
17-2014

Date of enactment:
09/01/2014

Status:
In force

Topic:

Environmental framework law
Montserrat

Landholding Control Act 2015

Legislative area:
Environmental Legislation

Number of the law:
2-2015

Date of enactment:
04/01/2015

Status:
In force

Topic:

Land use and physical planning
Montserrat

Public Health (Amendment) Act 2021

Legislative area:
Environmental Legislation

Number of the law:
15-2021

Date of enactment:
06/30/2021

Status:
In force

Topic:

Health
Montserrat

Fumigation of Plants Act 1906

Legislative area:
Environmental Legislation

Number of the law:
1-1906

Date of enactment:
03/25/1906

Status:
In force

Topic:

Agriculture, forestry, livestock and food system

Impacted economic sector:

Agriculture, forestry, livestock, fishing and food system
Montserrat

Montserrat Volcano Observatory Act 1999

Legislative area:
Environmental Legislation

Number of the law:
4-1999

Date of enactment:
08/17/1999

Status:
In force

Topic:

Disaster management

Parlamentarians

Veronica Dorsette-Hector

Montserrat Legislative Assembly
- Deputy Premier and Minister of Infrastructure, Labour, Transportation, Energy and Ecclesiastical Affairs
- Parliament of Montserrat
Chair

Signature Joint Declaration of Latin American and Caribbean Parliamentarians at COP 26 - Glasgow, November 9, 2021; COP 27 - Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt, November 10, 2022; Parliamentary Summit on Climate Change and Just Transition in Latin America and the Caribbean - Santiago, Chile, 20 April 2023.

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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

Animals (Diseases and Importation) Act 1954

Merchant Shipping (Registration) Act 2013

Registered Land Act 1978

Animals (Trespass and Pound) Act 1985

Harbour Master Act 1907

Radioactive Minerals Act 1948

Convention of Migratory Species of Wild Animals Act 1985

Minerals Vesting Act 1965

Roads Act 1907

Beach Protection Act 1970

Land Adjudicaton Act 1978

Underground Water Act

Fisheries Act 2000

Montserrat Land Development Authority Act 1971

Turtles Act 1951

Conservation and Environmental Management Act 2014

Landholding Control Act 2015

Public Health (Amendment) Act 2021

Fumigation of Plants Act 1906

Montserrat Volcano Observatory Act 1999

Parlamentarians

Veronica Dorsette-Hector

Dissemination resources

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

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