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Displaying 7446 - 7450 of 15550Ministerial Decree No. 782 validating the Regulation on water supply and water discharge schemes.
This Ministerial Decree establishes the modalities of operation of water supply and effluent water discharge network in inhabited areas. The scope of elaboration of the aforesaid schemes shall be to ensure access of consumers to cold and hot water supply and to guarantee effluent waste water discharge, and also the development of centralized water supply and water discharge systems. Projected water supply and water discharge schemes shall be inserted in territorial land –use planning documentation.
Regional Law No. 303 "On protected areas".
This Regional Law shall be applicable to all categories of protected areas of regional significance constituted either with expropriation of land areas from land owners or without it. Conservation and management of protected areas shall be based upon the following principles: (a) priority of conservation of protected areas with regard to management thereof; (b) priority of management of protected areas for scientific research purposes; (c) prohibition of any economic activity incompatible with the regime of protected areas.
Forest, Soil and Water Conservation Act (Cap. 116).
This Act makes provision with respect to conservation of the forest, soil, water and other natural resources of Grenada. The Minister shall establish and maintain a Forestry Department within his or her Ministry, appoint forestry officers and generally promote the interests of forestry. The Forestry Department shall, for the purpose of implementing forest policy, plant, manage and use land vested in it or put at its disposal by the Minister.
Fraudulent Conveyances Act (Cap. 117).
This Act declares fraudulent feoffment, gift, grant, alienation, assignment and conveyance of any lands, tenements, hereditaments, goods or chattels, or of any lease, rent, profit, right, interest or charge of, in, to or out of any lands, tenements, hereditaments, goods or chattels, by writing or otherwise, and every bond, suit, judgement and execution to be null and void and of no effect against third persons and specifically heirs, successors, executors or administrators.
Crown Lands Forest Produce Rules (Cap. 116).
These Rules, made under the Forest, Soil and Water Conservation Act, provide with respect to management and protection of Crown lands, and in particular of forest resources on such land.