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First colonized by the Spanish, the islands came under British control in the early 19th century. The islands' sugar industry was hurt by the emancipation of the slaves in 1834. Manpower was replaced with the importation of contract laborers from India between 1845 and 1917, which boosted sugar production as well as the cocoa industry. The discovery of oil on Trinidad in 1910 added another important export. Independence was attained in 1962. The country is one of the most prosperous in the Caribbean thanks largely to petroleum and natural gas production and processing. Tourism, mostly in Tobago, is targeted for expansion and is growing. The government is coping with a rise in violent crime.
Trinidad and Tobago is a parliamentary republic.
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Displaying 16 - 20 of 53Town and Country Planning (Use Classes) Order (Cap. 35:01).
This Order, made under section 8(2)(f) of the Town and Country Planning Act, specifies classes of use of buildings or land, which shall not be considered to involve development of the land for the purposes of the Act. It also provides that a use ordinarily incidental to and included in any use specified in the Schedule shall not be excluded from that use merely by reason of its being specified in the Schedule as a separate use. Use classes include: use as a warehouse, except for the storage of noxious or dangerous goods.
Town and Country Planning (Chaguaramas) Development Order (Cap. 35:01).
This Order, made under section 9(1) of the Town and Country Planning Act, concerns control of development in the North-western Peninsula of Trinidad as described in the Schedule to this Order. Where the Minister holds: (a) that development as indicated on the Chaguaramas Development Plan should not be undertaken in any case; or (b) that development should not be undertaken except express permission is granted by him or her in that behalf, s(he) may direct that the permission shall not apply to all or any development in any particular area specified in the direction.
Town and Country Planning (Miscellaneous Licences) Act (Cap. 35:04).
This Act provides that, where under any written law a licence is required to carry on any business or other activity on any land or in any building, a licence may not be granted, notwithstanding that the requirements of the written law have been met, unless the applicant satisfies the licensing authority: (a) that permission was obtained under the Town and Country Planning Act for the development of that land or the use of that building for the purposes contemplated in the application for the licence; or (b) that such permission is not required.
Real Property Limitation (Cap. 56:03).
This Act places limits and restrictions on actions related to real property rights and regarding in particular recovery of land and rent. The Act provides rules for the accrual of the right to make entry or distress and defines rights of tenants. It also concerns limitation of action by mortgagees, mortgagors and heirs.
Wills and Probate Act (Cap. 9:03).
This Act concerns, among other things, the making and execution of wills and probate of wills, and the administration of estates of deceased persons. It provides rules for legal proceedings regarding wills and the appointment of an administrator if a person dies intestate.