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Legislation   

Click on the below list of Acts governed in Jamaica.

     1.    Beach Control Act

2.   The Forest Act

3.    Water Resources Act

4.    Plant (Quarantine) Act

5.    The Jamaica National Heritage Trust Act

6.    National Resources Conservation Authority Act

7.    The Fishing Industry Act

8.    The Animal (Disease and Importation) Act

9.    Watersheds Protection Act

10.  Wild Life Protection Act 

11.  Maritime Area Act

 

LEGISLATION RELATED TO BIODIVERSITY, ITS CONSERVATION AND MANAGEMENT


Jamaican Legislation

STATUTE COMMENT ADMINISTERING BODY
Endangered Species Protection, Conservation and Regulation of Trade Act, 2000   Natural Resources Conservation Authority
The Natural Resources Conservation Authority Act 1991   Natural Resources Conservation Authority
The Wildlife Protection Act 1945 Ammendment order of August 1998 Natural Resources Conservation Authority
The Watershed Protection Act 1963   Natural Resources Conservation Authority
The Beach Control Act 1956   Natural Resources Conservation Authority
The Forest Act 1996 Revised from 1937 Forestry Department
The Fishing Industry Act 1975 New Fishing Act is forthcoming Fisheries Division
Water Resources Act 1995   Water Resources Authority (replaced the Underground Water Authority)
Town & Country Planning Act 1958   Town Planning Department
Litter Act 1986   Parish Councils/ Ministry of Local Government
Public Health Act 1974   Environmental Control Division
Urban Development Act 1968   Urban Development Corporation
Plant Quarantine Act (1993) Ammended in 1997 to cover the importation of genetically modified organisms for experimental use only. Plant Quarantine Division, Ministry of Agriculture
Animal Disease & Importation Act  (1943) Ammended in 1961 Veterinary Division, Ministry of Agriculture
Jamaica National Heritage Trust Act (1985)   Jamaica National Heritage Trust Act

 

International Environmental Conventions & Treaties

 (Adopted from the Jamaica State of the Environment: The 1997 Report, Natural Resources Conservation Authority)

CONVENTION / TREATY

JAMAICA’S STATUS

Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) Accession.

Effective: 5 April, 1995

Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Flora & Fauna (CITES) Accession.

Effective: 22 June, 1997.

Convention of Wetlands of International Importance especially as Waterfowl Habitats (Ramsar Convention) Accession.  

Effective: 7 February 1998.

International Plant Protection Convention Accession: 24 November 1969.
United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS) Ratification:21 March, 1983
Convention on Fishing and Conservation of the Living Resources of the High Seas Succession: 16 April, 1964.  

Entry into Force: 20 March, 1966.

Convention for the Protection and Development of the Marine Environment of the Wider Caribbean Region (Cartagena Convention) Ratification: 1 May, 1987.
Protocol Concerning Specially Protected Areas and Wildlife to the Cartagena Convention Signatory: 18 January, 1990.
Convention on the Prevention of Marine Pollution by Dumping of Wastes and Other Matter (as amended) Ratification: 22 March, 1991
International Convention on the Prevention of Pollution from Ships Ratification: 13 June, 1991
Convention on the Prohibition of the Development, Production and Stockpiling of Bacteriological (Biological) and Toxin Weapons and on their Destruction Accession: 13 August, 1975
Treaty on the Prohibition of the Emplacement of Nuclear Weapons and other weapons of Mass Destruction on the Sea Bed and the Ocean Floor and the Subsoil thereof Ratification: 30 July, 1986
Treaty banning Nuclear Weapon Tests in the Atmosphere, in Outer Space and Underwater Ratification: 22 November, 1991
Convention concerning the Protection of the World Cultural and Natural Heritage Acceptance: 14 June, 1983
UN Convention to Combat Desertification Accession: 12 November, 1997
Convention on the Conservation of Migratory Species of Wild Animals, Bonn 1979 Signatory

Joint Website of the Biodiversity-Related Conventions
www.biodiv.org/rioconv/WEBSITES.HTML

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