2014 Annual Report

Annual Report of the Minister for the Public Service, Sustainable Development, Energy Science & Technology
Summary of Legislation and Regulations - continued
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Department Legislation Description Status
18 Forestry
Department
19 Forestry
Department
Invasive Species Bill and
Draft Strategy
CITES Regulations to be
developed
20 SDED Environment Management
Bill.
21 SLSWMA Basel Convention on the
Control of Trans boundary
Movements of Hazardous
Wastes and Their Disposal
Saint Lucia has ratified this
convention since 1993.
There is no legislation to
support its implementation.
22 Forestry
Department
23 Forestry
Department
Forest Bill
The outgoing Consultant will
be available to discuss IAS
and to indicate the urgency
to comply to have legislation
enacted.
-Regulations need to be
drafted for the Bill.
CITES Act already been
accepted, however neither
commencement date nor
regulations developed.
CITES secretariat promised
to assist the funding
of a drafter to develop
regulations. Forestry
Department will write the
CITES Secretariat to request
formally for the funding to
draft Regulations.
Currently being reviewed
by a Consultant. A report is
due shortly to chart the way
forward etc.
-Whilst the Waste
Management Act has some
provisions of the Basel
Convention, most of the
obligations can be governed
in a new piece of legislation
to cover the convention.
-The Waste Management
Act with its Amendment
(10/2007) do make some
provisions, however the draft
model legislation developed
for the parties shows
some inconsistencies and
deficiencies.
To be revised and
determined whether the
current Forest, Soil and
Water Conservation Act
should be revised.
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- Bill and Draft Strategy
have been submitted to the
Drafting Unit.
-Currently no funding
is available to draft
-Regulations pending
-Funding has been received
in principle from CITES.
Consultancy ongoing.
Way forward to be
determined
Pending Forestry
Department’s decision
Forest Policy (Draft) To be revised. Pending Forestry
Department’s decision.