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Community Organizations Government of Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha
Government of Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha
Government of Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha
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Saint Helena

Saint Helena is a British Overseas Territory consisting of Saint Helena and Ascension Islands, and the island group of Tristan da Cunha.


Saint Helena: Uninhabited when first discovered by the Portuguese in 1502, Saint Helena was garrisoned by the British during the 17th century. It acquired fame as the place of Napoleon BONAPARTE's exile from 1815 until his death in 1821, but its importance as a port of call declined after the opening of the Suez Canal in 1869. During the Anglo-Boer War in South Africa, several thousand Boer prisoners were confined on the island between 1900 and 1903.


Ascension Island: This barren and uninhabited island was discovered and named by the Portuguese in 1503. The British garrisoned the island in 1815 to prevent a rescue of Napoleon from Saint Helena. It served as a provisioning station for the Royal Navy's West Africa Squadron on anti-slavery patrol. The island remained under Admiralty control until 1922, when it became a dependency of Saint Helena. During World War II, the UK permitted the US to construct an airfield on Ascension in support of transatlantic flights to Africa and anti-submarine operations in the South Atlantic. In the 1960s the island became an important space tracking station for the US. In 1982, Ascension was an essential staging area for British forces during the Falklands War. It remains a critical refueling point in the air-bridge from the UK to the South Atlantic. The island hosts one of four dedicated ground antennas (the others are on Diego Garcia (British Indian Ocean Territory), Kwajalein (Marshall Islands), and at Cape Canaveral, Florida (US)) that assist in the operation of the Global Positioning System (GPS) navigation system. NASA and the US Air Force also operate a Meter-Class Autonomous Telescope (MCAT) on Ascension as part of the deep space surveillance system for tracking orbital debris, which can be a hazard to spacecraft and astronauts.


Tristan da Cunha: The island group consists of Tristan da Cunha, Nightingale, Inaccessible, and Gough Islands. Tristan da Cunha is named after its Portuguese discoverer (1506); it was garrisoned by the British in 1816 to prevent any attempt to rescue Napoleon from Saint Helena. Gough and Inaccessible Islands have been designated World Heritage Sites. South Africa leases a site for a meteorological station on Gough Island.


Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha is an overseas territory of the UK.


Source: CIA World Factbook

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Land Acquisition Ordinance.

Legislation
Sainte-Hélène, Ascension et Tristan de Cunha
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This Ordinance defines conditions for and sets out the procedures for the acquisition of land for public purposes. “Public purpose” is defined by this Act but a purpose may be declared as such by the Governor in Council. Whenever any land has been declared in accordance with this Ordinance to be needed for a public purpose the Governor in Council shall direct the Attorney General to take proceedings for the acquisition of the land. The Act also provides for appeal against declaration of intended acquisition, temporary occupation of land and compensation.

Land Planning and Development Control Regulations, 2008.

Regulations
Sainte-Hélène, Ascension et Tristan de Cunha
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These Regulations implement provisions of the Land Planning and Development Control Ordinance, 2008 with respect to the granting of development permissions, classes of use and material change of use requiring development permission and control of advertisements. The Schedules set out prescribed forms and fees.

Implements: Land Planning and Development Control Ordinance, 2008. (2011-07-01)

Land Planning and Development Control Ordinance, 2008.

Legislation
Sainte-Hélène, Ascension et Tristan de Cunha
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This Ordinance provides rules for the development of land and land-use planning in general and provides for control on development. It establishes the Land Planning and Development Control Board and the Planning and Development Appeals Tribunal and requires the Governor to appoint a Planning Officer. The Planning Officer may, and if so required by the Governor in Council shall, submit proposals to the Governor in Council for the preparation of a development plan.