Saint Kitts y Nevis

This Act amends the St. Kitts (Planned Community) Act, 2008 in section 2 and in section 33 in relation with time-share projects in planned communities and the relationship with the Condominium Act.

Amends: St. Kitts Peninsula Resort District (Planned Community) Act, 2008 (No. 21 of 2008). (2008-07-11)

The South-East Peninsula Land Development and Conservation Board shall evaluate development schemes, make recommendations regarding allotment and reservation of land, control of pollution, implementation of environmental protection plans, monitor implementation of development schemes and carry out other functions set out in section 4.

This Act is a compendium of various matters related to conservation and environmental protection and management and preservation of historic sites. It empowers the Minister responsible for managing the environment to designate certain land or marine sites as "protected areas".

This Act aims at the creation, registration, development and operation of one or more planned communities in a specified area of St. Kitts and Nevis."Planned community" is a real estate under development that shall be subdivided into lots. The Act provides for the regulation of rights and obligations of owners of property within a Planned Community.

This Ordinance introduces a tax on the ownership of property including land. It also provides for the valuation of property, exemptions from taxation, recovery of taxes, appeals and the administration of provisions of the Ordinance.Conservation land and land designated as heritage property shall be exempted from taxation. The Chief Valuation Officer shall maintain a Valuation List of property.