The Act makes provision for the establishment and operation of a co-ordinated legal aid system in Jamaica and establishes a Legal Aid Council to administer legal aid.
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Environmental Management Act (No. 3 of 2000)
13/03/2000 Rights: Information Participation Justice Topics: Environmental assessment Environmental education Trinidad and TobagoThis act aims to promote and encourage among all persons a better understanding and appreciation of the environment, encourage the integration of environmental concerns into private and public decisions and ensure the establishment of an integrated environmental management system in Trinidad and...
Constitución de la República Bolivariana de Venezuela
30/12/1999 Rights: Information Participation Justice Topics: Cities Environmental education Indigenous peoples VenezuelaLa Constitución de la República Bolivariana de Venezuela establece que toda persona tiene derecho individual y colectivamente a disfrutar de una vida y de un ambiente seguro, sano y ecológicamente equilibrado.
Freedom of Information Act (No. 26 of 1999)
05/11/1999 Rights: Information Justice Trinidad and TobagoThe object of the Freedom of Information Act is to extend the right of members of the public to access to information in the possession of public authorities by making available to the public information, and creating a general right of access to information in the possession of public...
National Disaster Management Act (No. 5 of 1998)
01/06/1999 Rights: Information Participation Justice Topics: Environmental education Saint Kitts & NevisThis Act provides for the effective management and control of disasters and related or incidental matters in Saint Kitts and Nevis.
Ley General del Ambiente (Ley No. 41)
01/07/1998 Rights: Information Participation Justice Topics: Biodiversity Environmental assessment Climate Change Environmental education Indigenous peoples PanamaLa ley establece los principios y normas básicas para la protección, (conservación y recuperación del ambiente, promoviendo el uso sostenible de los recursos naturales.
Ley del Medio Ambiente (Decreto No. 233)
04/05/1998 Rights: Information Participation Justice Topics: Biodiversity Climate Change Environmental assessment El SalvadorLa ley tiene por objeto desarrollar las disposiciones sobre protección, conservación y recuperación del medio ambiente; el uso sostenible de los recursos naturales; así como también, normar la gestión ambiental, pública y privada y la protección ambiental como obligación básica del Estado, los...
Environmental Health Services Act (No. 8 of 1997)
15/10/1997 Rights: Information Justice DominicaThis Acts provides for the conservation and maintenance of the environment in the interest of health generally and in relation to places frequented by the public in Dominica.
Ley General del Ambiente (Ley No. 81)
11/07/1997 Rights: Information Participation Justice Topics: Environmental education CubaLa ley tiene como objeto establecer los principios que rigen la política ambiental y las normas básicas para regular la gestión ambiental del Estado y las acciones de los ciudadanos y la sociedad en general, a fin de proteger el medio ambiente y contribuir a alcanzar los objetivos del desarrollo...
Environmental Protection Act (No. 11 of 1996)
05/06/1996 Rights: Information Participation Justice Topics: Environmental assessment Environmental education GuyanaThis Act provides for the management, conservation, protection and improvement of the environment, the prevention or control of pollution, the assessment of the impact of economic development on the environment, the sustainable use of natural resources and other related matters in Guyana.