ST CHRISTOPHER AND NEVIS CHAPTER 11.03  NATIONAL CONSERVATION AND ENVIRONMENT PROTECTION ACT AND SUBSIDIARY LEGISLATION

Revised Edition 

showing the law as at 31 December 2009 

This is a revised edition of the law, prepared by the Law Revision Commissioner under the authority of the Law Revision Act, Cap. 1.03 

This edition contains a consolidation of the following laws: 

• National Conservation and Environment Protection Act 
• Act 5 of 1987 in force 3rd July, 1989 
• Amended by Act 12 of 1996 
• Act 21 of 2001 
• Brimstone Hill Fortress National Park Regulations – S.24 – SRO 11/1991 
• Substances that Deplete the Ozone Layer (Control) Regulations- S. 63- SRO 6/2004 

AN ACT to provide for the better management and development of the natural and historic resources of Saint Christopher and Nevis for purposes of conservation; the establishment of national parks, historic and archaeological sites and other protected areas of natural or cultural importance including the Brimstone Hill Fortress National Park; the establishment of a Conservation Commission; and to provide for related or incidental matters. 

No. 14 of 2012 BIOSAFETY ACT, 2012 SAINT CHRISTOPHER AND NEVIS 

AN ACT to provide for the movement, transit, handling and use of genetically modified organisms resulting from modern biotechnology that may have adverse effects on conservation and sustainable use of biological diversity, taking also into account risks to human health; to provide for the establishment of a Biosafety Board; to implement the Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety; and to provide for related or incidental matters 

Published 18th May, 2012, Extra Ordinary Gazette No. 23 of 2012. 

To obtain a copy of these Acts please visit the Legal Department, Government Headquarters, Church Street, Basseterre, St. Kitts. Tel: 869-465-2521