Environmental Legislation | Parliamentary Observatory on Climate Change and Just Transition

Refers to any instrument with hierarchy of law at the national level issued by the legislative branch of a country and which has a direct and concrete link to environmental and climate issues.

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Topic

Turks and Caicos

Fishery Limits Ordinance 1969

Legislative area:
Environmental Legislation

Number of the law:
5-1969

Date of enactment:
12/31/1969

Status:
In force

Topic:

Sea, oceans and fishing

Impacted economic sector:

Agriculture, forestry, livestock, fishing and food system
Trinidad and Tobago

The Planning and Facilitation of Development Act 2014

Legislative area:
Environmental Legislation

Number of the law:
10-2014

Date of enactment:
10/16/2014

Status:
In force

Topic:

Land use and physical planning

Housing and infrastructure

Impacted economic sector:

Housing and infrastructure
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
Trinidad and Tobago

Consumer Protection and Safety Act 1986

Legislative area:
Environmental Legislation

Number of the law:
30-1985

Date of enactment:
10/20/1986

Status:
In force

Topic:

Industry & manufacturing

Agriculture, forestry, livestock and food system

Impacted economic sector:

Industry & manufacturing

Agriculture, forestry, livestock, fishing and food system
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
Costa Rica

Ley sobre el bienestar de los animales

Legislative area:
Environmental Legislation

Number of the law:
7451

Date of enactment:
11/16/1994

Status:
In force

Topic:

Environmental framework law
Turks and Caicos

Nuclear Safeguards Ordinance 1996

Legislative area:
Environmental Legislation

Number of the law:
5-1996

Date of enactment:
01/01/1996

Status:
In force

Topic:

Hazardous substances
Trinidad and Tobago

Municipal Corporations Act 1990

Legislative area:
Environmental Legislation

Number of the law:
21-1990

Date of enactment:
09/14/1990

Status:
In force

Topic:

Land use and physical planning

Housing and infrastructure

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
Trinidad and Tobago

Oil Pollution of Territorial Waters Act 1951

Legislative area:
Environmental Legislation

Number of the law:
25-1951

Date of enactment:
06/01/1951

Status:
In force

Topic:

Sea, oceans and fishing

Hazardous substances

Impacted economic sector:

Transport
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
Costa Rica

Ley de hidrocarburos

Legislative area:
Environmental Legislation

Number of the law:
7399

Date of enactment:
05/03/1994

Status:
In force

Topic:

Energy

Impacted economic sector:

Energy
Turks and Caicos

Tourism Ordinance 1990

Legislative area:
Environmental Legislation

Number of the law:
27-1990

Date of enactment:
12/28/1990

Status:
In force

Topic:

Tourism

Impacted economic sector:

Tourism
Trinidad and Tobago

Finance Act 2004

Legislative area:
Environmental Legislation

Number of the law:
5-2004

Date of enactment:
02/02/2004

Status:
In force

Topic:

Sustainable finance
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
Trinidad and Tobago

Fertilisers and Feeding Stuffs Act 1909

Legislative area:
Environmental Legislation

Number of the law:
1-1909

Date of enactment:
02/18/1909

Status:
In force

Topic:

Agriculture, forestry, livestock and food system

Impacted economic sector:

Agriculture, forestry, livestock, fishing and food system
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
Costa Rica

Ley de conservación de la vida silvestre

Legislative area:
Environmental Legislation

Number of the law:
7317

Date of enactment:
10/30/1992

Status:
In force

Topic:

Ecosystems, biodiversity and protected areas
Turks and Caicos

Minerals (Exploration and Exploitation) Ordinance

Legislative area:
Environmental Legislation

Number of the law:
1-1990

Date of enactment:
01/12/1990

Status:
In force

Topic:

Mining & quarrying

Impacted economic sector:

Mining & quarrying
Trinidad and Tobago

Petroleum Production Levy and Subsidy Act 1974

Legislative area:
Environmental Legislation

Number of the law:
14-1974

Date of enactment:
02/01/1974

Status:
In force

Topic:

Mining & quarrying

Energy

Impacted economic sector:

Mining & quarrying

Energy

Mexico

Featured

Environmental legislation in the region

Evolution of environmental legislation in the region over time

Topics addressed by environmental legislation in the region

Environmental legislation and its impact on economic sectors

List of environmental laws

Fishery Limits Ordinance 1969

The Planning and Facilitation of Development Act 2014

Wild Birds Protection Ordinance 1990

Consumer Protection and Safety Act 1986

Disaster Management Ordinance 2015

Ley sobre el bienestar de los animales

Nuclear Safeguards Ordinance 1996

Municipal Corporations Act 1990

Physical Planning (Building Height) (Validation) Ordinance 2015

Oil Pollution of Territorial Waters Act 1951

Land Aquisition Ordinance 1969

Ley de hidrocarburos

Tourism Ordinance 1990

Finance Act 2004

Physical Planning Ordinance 1990

Fertilisers and Feeding Stuffs Act 1909

Registered Land Ordinance 1967

Ley de conservación de la vida silvestre

Minerals (Exploration and Exploitation) Ordinance

Petroleum Production Levy and Subsidy Act 1974

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