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

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Turks and Caicos

Fisheries Protection Ordinance 1941

Legislative area:
Environmental Legislation

Number of the law:
5-1941

Date of enactment:
08/30/1941

Status:
In force

Topic:

Sea, oceans and fishing

Ecosystems, biodiversity and protected areas

Impacted economic sector:

Agriculture, forestry, livestock, fishing and food system
Turks and Caicos

Marine Pollution Ordinance 2010

Legislative area:
Environmental Legislation

Number of the law:
5-2010

Date of enactment:
06/01/2010

Status:
In force

Topic:

Sea, oceans and fishing
Turks and Caicos

Crown Land Ordinance 2012

Legislative area:
Environmental Legislation

Number of the law:
8-2012

Date of enactment:
04/01/2012

Status:
In force

Topic:

Land use and physical planning

Mining & quarrying

Impacted economic sector:

Housing and infrastructure

Mining & quarrying
Turks and Caicos

Wild Birds Protection Ordinance 1990

Legislative area:
Environmental Legislation

Number of the law:
22-1990

Date of enactment:
11/09/1990

Status:
In force

Topic:

Ecosystems, biodiversity and protected areas
Turks and Caicos

Plastic and Other Single Use Products (Use and Waste Management) Ordinance 2019

Legislative area:
Environmental Legislation

Number of the law:
12-2019

Date of enactment:
04/05/2019

Status:
In force

Topic:

Waste and circular economy

Impacted economic sector:

Waste
Turks and Caicos

Strata Titles Ordinance 1971

Legislative area:
Environmental Legislation

Number of the law:
6-1971

Date of enactment:
02/24/1975

Status:
In force

Topic:

Land use and physical planning

Impacted economic sector:

Housing and infrastructure
Turks and Caicos

Physical Planning (Building Height) (Validation) Ordinance 2015

Legislative area:
Environmental Legislation

Number of the law:
36-2015

Date of enactment:
12/18/2015

Status:
In force

Topic:

Housing and infrastructure

Impacted economic sector:

Housing and infrastructure
Turks and Caicos

Hurricane Relief Ordinance 1945

Legislative area:
Environmental Legislation

Number of the law:
7-1946

Date of enactment:
09/13/1945

Status:
In force

Topic:

Disaster management
Turks and Caicos

Physical Planning Ordinance 1990

Legislative area:
Environmental Legislation

Number of the law:
4-1990

Date of enactment:
01/12/1990

Status:
In force

Topic:

Housing and infrastructure

Impacted economic sector:

Housing and infrastructure
Turks and Caicos

Turks and Caicos Islands Red Cross Ordinance 2015

Legislative area:
Environmental Legislation

Number of the law:
35-2012

Date of enactment:
03/02/2015

Status:
In force

Topic:

Disaster management
Turks and Caicos

Physical Planning Appeal Tribunal Ordinance 2010

Legislative area:
Environmental Legislation

Number of the law:
27-2010

Date of enactment:
11/01/2010

Status:
In force

Topic:

Housing and infrastructure

Impacted economic sector:

Housing and infrastructure
Turks and Caicos

Disaster Management Ordinance 2015

Legislative area:
Environmental Legislation

Number of the law:
20-2015

Date of enactment:
06/13/2016

Status:
In force

Topic:

Disaster management
Turks and Caicos

National Parks Ordinance 1975

Legislative area:
Environmental Legislation

Number of the law:
11-1975

Date of enactment:
10/30/1975

Status:
In force

Topic:

Ecosystems, biodiversity and protected areas
Turks and Caicos

Land Aquisition Ordinance 1969

Legislative area:
Environmental Legislation

Number of the law:
1-1969

Date of enactment:
01/30/1971

Status:
In force

Topic:

Land use and physical planning

Impacted economic sector:

Housing and infrastructure
Turks and Caicos

Protection of Historic Wrecks Ordinance 1975

Legislative area:
Environmental Legislation

Number of the law:
15-1974

Date of enactment:
04/04/1975

Status:
In force

Topic:

Ecosystems, biodiversity and protected areas
Turks and Caicos

Registered Land Ordinance 1967

Legislative area:
Environmental Legislation

Number of the law:
11-1967

Date of enactment:
11/01/1968

Status:
In force

Topic:

Land use and physical planning

Impacted economic sector:

Housing and infrastructure
Turks and Caicos

Agriculture Ordinance 2012

Legislative area:
Environmental Legislation

Number of the law:
2-2012

Date of enactment:
03/16/2012

Status:
In force

Topic:

Agriculture, forestry, livestock and food system

Impacted economic sector:

Agriculture, forestry, livestock, fishing and food system
Turks and Caicos

Land Survey Ordinance 1967

Legislative area:
Environmental Legislation

Number of the law:
4-1967

Date of enactment:
10/14/1967

Status:
In force

Topic:

Land use and physical planning

Impacted economic sector:

Housing and infrastructure
Turks and Caicos

Coast Protection Ordinance 1970

Legislative area:
Environmental Legislation

Number of the law:
1-1970

Date of enactment:
06/03/1970

Status:
In force

Topic:

Sea, oceans and fishing

Ecosystems, biodiversity and protected areas
Turks and Caicos

National Trust Ordinance 1992

Legislative area:
Environmental Legislation

Number of the law:
11-1992

Date of enactment:
08/07/1992

Status:
In force

Topic:

Sea, oceans and fishing

Ecosystems, biodiversity and protected areas

Parlamentarians

Otis Chuck Morris

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Turks and Caicos

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 Protection Ordinance 1941

Marine Pollution Ordinance 2010

Crown Land Ordinance 2012

Wild Birds Protection Ordinance 1990

Plastic and Other Single Use Products (Use and Waste Management) Ordinance 2019

Strata Titles Ordinance 1971

Physical Planning (Building Height) (Validation) Ordinance 2015

Hurricane Relief Ordinance 1945

Physical Planning Ordinance 1990

Turks and Caicos Islands Red Cross Ordinance 2015

Physical Planning Appeal Tribunal Ordinance 2010

Disaster Management Ordinance 2015

National Parks Ordinance 1975

Land Aquisition Ordinance 1969

Protection of Historic Wrecks Ordinance 1975

Registered Land Ordinance 1967

Agriculture Ordinance 2012

Land Survey Ordinance 1967

Coast Protection Ordinance 1970

National Trust Ordinance 1992

Parlamentarians

Otis Chuck Morris

Dissemination resources

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

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