Natural Resources Conservation Authority Act, 1991.

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This Act consists of 44 sections and 3 Schedules. The sections are divided into 5 Parts: Preliminary (without number); National Resources Conservation Authority-Establishment and Functions (I); Financial Provisions, Accounts and Reports (II); Staff (III); General (IV).The National Resources Conservation Authority is established under section 3. The functions of the Authority shall include: to take such steps necessary for the effective management of the environment in Jamaica; to manage national parks, marine parks, protected areas and public recreational facilities; to advise the Minister on environment conservation policy (sect. 4). Pursuant to section 5 the power to designate any area of land respectively water as national park, marine park or protected area is vested in the Minister. No person shall undertake any enterprise, construction or development of a prescribed description or category in areas prescribed by the Minister under section 9 without a permit issued by the Authority. The Authority may require an applicant for a permit under section 9 to furnish such information or documents as the Authority thinks fit or to submit, if it is of the opinion that an enterprise, construction or development may have an adverse impact on the environment, an environment impact assessment (sect. 10). The Authority may, under section 15, serve notices on occupiers of land, requiring them to abstain from certain polluting agricultural practices. Several other provisions of this Act deal with the pollution of water. The Minister may, on proposal of the Authority, direct the enforcement of environment protection measures for a part or the whole of Jamaica (sect. 32) and, on recommendation of the Authority, declare Environment Protection Areas (sect. 33). A Tribunal shall be established under section 34 for the purposes of this Act. Appeal against certain decisions of the Authority with the Minister is made possible under section 35. The Minister may make Regulations for the purpose of giving effect to the provisions of this Act, and in particular concerning matters specified in section 38. (3 Schedules: Constitution and Procedure of Authority (I); Constitution and Procedure of Tribunal (II); Amendments of other Laws (III))

Implemented by: Natural Resources (National Parks) Regulations, 1993. (2005)
Implemented by: Natural Resources Conservation (Permits and Licences) Regulations 1996. (2000)
Implemented by: Natural Resources (Prescribed Areas) (Prohibition of Categories of Enterprise, Construction and Development) Order, 1996. (2005)
Implemented by: Natural Resources Conservation Authority Appeals Tribunal Rules, 1997 (No. 141 of 1997). (1997-12-19)
Implemented by: Natural Resources (Marine Parks) Regulations, 1992. (2005)
Implemented by: Natural Resources Conservation Authority (Air Quality) Regulations, 2002. (2002)
Implemented by: Natural Resources Conservation (Ambient Air Quality Standards) Regulations, 1996. (2000)
Implemented by: Natural Resources (Hazardous Waste) (Control of Transboundary Movement) Regulations, 2002. (2003)
Implemented by: Natural Resources Conservation (Blue and John Crow Mountains National Park) (User Fees) Regulations, 2003. (2005)
Implemented by: Natural Resources Conservation (Blue and John Crow Mountains National Park) (Declaration) Order, 1993. (2000)
Implemented by: Natural Resources Conservation (Coral Spring -Mountain Spring Protected Area) Order, 1998. (2000)
Implemented by: Natural Resources (Montego Bay Marine Park) Order, 1992. (2000)
Implemented by: Natural Resources Conservation (Negril Environmental Protection Area) (Declaration) Order, 1997. (2000)
Implemented by: Natural Resources Conservation (Palisadoes-Port Royal Protected Area) Order, 1998 (No. 73 of 1998). (1998-09-18)
Implemented by: Natural Resources Conservation (Portland Bight Protected Area) Order 1999 (No. 60 of 1999). (1999-04-22)
Implemented by: Natural Resources (Ocho Rios Marine Park Protected Area) Order (No. 117 of 1999). (1999-08-16)
Implemented by: Natural Resources Conservation (Negril Marine Park) (Declaration) Order 1998 (S.I. No. 17 of 1998). (1998-03-04)
Implemented by: Natural Resources Conservation (Wastewater and Sludge) Regulations 2013 (S.I. No. 69A of 2013). (2013-04-24)
Amends: Watersheds Protection Act. (1993)
Amends: Wild life Protection Act. (2005)
Amends: Beach Control Act. (2005)