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Certificate of Environmental Clearance (Designated Activities) (Amendment) Order, 2008 (L. N. No. 186)

Made 2008-11-21 · Text as of 2026-10-01

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Language
English
Kind
Regulation
Organisation
Caribbean Community (CARICOM)
Country
Trinidad & Tobago
Subjects
Environment, Forestry, Land and soil
Keywords
certification, environmental impact assessment (EIA), exploration, land-use planning, pollution control, protection of environment, soil pollution/quality, forest management/forest conservation, land clearing

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  1. PRINTED BY THE GOVERNMENT PRINTER, PORT-OF-SPAIN REPUBLIC OF TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO—2008 LEGAL NOTICE NO. 186 REPUBLIC OF TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO THE ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT ACT, CHAP. 35:05 ORDER MADE BY THE MINISTER UNDER SECTION 35(1) OF THE ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT ACT THE CERTIFICATE OF ENVIRONMENTAL CLEARANCE (DESIGNATED ACTIVITIES) (AMENDMENT) ORDER, 2008 1. This Order may be cited as the Certificate of Environmental Clearance (Designated Activities) (Amendment) Order, 2008. 2. The Schedule to the Environmental Clearance (Designated Activities) Order, 2001, is amended by deleting the definition of Activity 8 and substituting the following definition: “ Except for the purposes of mining, processing or storage of clay, andesite, porcellanite, limestone, oil sand, sand(s), gravel or other non-metallic minerals in respect of an area of less than one hundred and fifty acres— (a) the clearing, excavation, grading or land filling of an area of more than two hectares during a two-year period; (b) the clearing of more than one half a hectare of a forested area during a two-year period; or (c) the clearing, excavation, grading or land filling of any area with a gradient of 1:4 or more.”. Dated this 21st day of November, 2008. E. FORDE Minister of Planning, Housing and the Environment Laid in the House of Representatives this 1st day of December, 2008. J. SAMPSON Clerk of the House Laid in the Senate this 2nd day of December, 2008. Legal Supplement Part B—Vol. 47, No. 165—8th December, 2008 505 Citation Schedule amended L.N. No. 65 of 2001

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