Green Fund (Amendments) Regulations, 2011 (Chapter 77:01)

LEGAL NOTICE NO. 16 REPUBLIC OF TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO THE MISCELLANEOUS TAXES ACT, CHAP. 77:01 REGULATIONS MADE BY THE MINISTER OF FINANCE UNDER SECTION 69 OF THE MISCELLANEOUS TAXES ACT THE GREEN FUND (AMENDMENT) REGULATIONS, 2011 1. These Regulations may be cited as the Green Fund (Amendment) Regulations, 2011. 2. In these Regulations, “the Regulations” means the Green Fund Regulations, 2007. 3. Regulation 2 of the Regulations is amended by— (a) deleting the definition of “community group” and substituting the following definition: “ “Community group” means a group of individuals from a particular locality within Trinidad and Tobago which is engaged in activities relating to the remediation, reforestation and conservation of the environment in that locality;”; (b) inserting the following definition: “ “non-governmental organisation” means a non profit unincorporated body which is engaged in activities related to the remediation, reforestation and conservation of the environment;”; and (c) deleting the definition of “organisation” and substituting the following definition: “ “organisation” means a body incorporated by statute other than the Companies Act but including such non-profit company under section 308(2) of the Companies Act, which is engaged in activities related to the remediation reforestation and conservation of the environment;”. Legal Supplement Part B—Vol. 50, No. 13—17th February, 2011 47 Citation Interpretation L.N. No. 34 of 2007 Regulation 2 amended Chap. 81:01 4. The Regulations is amended by inserting after regulation 2, the following new regulation: 2A. (1) Any community group or non-governmental organisation that wishes to access the Green Fund, shall be registered either— (a) in Trinidad, with the Ministry with responsibility for community development as a community group or as a non governmental organisation; or (b) in Tobago, with the Tobago House of Assembly as a community group or as a non governmental organisation. (2) On applying to access the Green Fund, the community group or non-governmental organisation shall satisfy the Minister that it is registered in accordance with subregulation (1).”. Dated this 8th day of February, 2011. W. DOOKERAN Minister of Finance 48 Green Fund (Amendment) Regulations, 2011 PRINTED BY THE GOVERNMENT PRINTER, PORT-OF-SPAIN REPUBLIC OF TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO—2011 Section 2A inserted “Registration