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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

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

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

Agriculture Act 1958

Legislative area:
Environmental Legislation

Number of the law:
13-1958

Date of enactment:
08/01/1958

Status:
In force

Topic:

Agriculture, forestry, livestock and food system

Impacted economic sector:

Agriculture, forestry, livestock, fishing and food system
Montserrat

Land Survey Act 1975

Legislative area:
Environmental Legislation

Number of the law:
13-1975

Date of enactment:
06/04/1975

Status:
In force

Topic:

Land use and physical planning

Impacted economic sector:

Housing and infrastructure
Montserrat

Land Acquisition Act 1958

Legislative area:
Environmental Legislation

Number of the law:
15-1958

Date of enactment:
12/15/1958

Status:
In force

Topic:

Land use and physical planning

Impacted economic sector:

Housing and infrastructure
Montserrat

Housing Act 2016

Legislative area:
Environmental Legislation

Number of the law:
12-2016

Date of enactment:
04/21/2017

Status:
In force

Topic:

Housing and infrastructure

Impacted economic sector:

Housing and infrastructure
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 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

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

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
Montserrat

Merchant Shipping (Agreements) Act 1888

Legislative area:
Environmental Legislation

Number of the law:
3-1888

Date of enactment:
12/31/1888

Status:
In force

Topic:

Sea, oceans and fishing

Transport
Montserrat

Plant Protection Act 1941

Legislative area:
Environmental Legislation

Number of the law:
11-1941

Date of enactment:
12/29/1941

Status:
In force

Topic:

Agriculture, forestry, livestock and food system

Impacted economic sector:

Agriculture, forestry, livestock, fishing and food system
Montserrat

Piers and Wharves Act 1907

Legislative area:
Environmental Legislation

Number of the law:
5-1936

Date of enactment:
04/14/1906

Status:
In force

Topic:

Sea, oceans and fishing

Transport
Montserrat

Petroleum Act 1892

Legislative area:
Environmental Legislation

Number of the law:
8-1892

Date of enactment:
06/29/1892

Status:
In force

Topic:

Energy

Impacted economic sector:

Energy
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
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

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

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

Roads Act 1907

Legislative area:
Environmental Legislation

Number of the law:
7-1907

Date of enactment:
07/30/1907

Status:
In force

Topic:

Transport

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

Fisheries Act 2000

Convention of Migratory Species of Wild Animals Act 1985

Animals (Diseases and Importation) Act 1954

Agriculture Act 1958

Land Survey Act 1975

Land Acquisition Act 1958

Housing Act 2016

Fumigation of Plants Act 1906

Montserrat Land Development Authority Act 1971

Minerals Vesting Act 1965

Merchant Shipping (Registration) Act 2013

Merchant Shipping (Agreements) Act 1888

Plant Protection Act 1941

Piers and Wharves Act 1907

Petroleum Act 1892

Montserrat Volcano Observatory Act 1999

Conservation and Environmental Management Act 2014

Turtles Act 1951

Beach Protection Act 1970

Roads Act 1907

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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