The Government of The Bahamas

CHAPTER 260
CONSERVATION AND PROTECTION OF THE PHYSICAL LANDSCAPE OF THE BAHAMAS

ARRANGEMENT OF SUBSIDIARY LEGISLATION

SECTION 16

Conservation and Protection of the Physical Landscape of the Bahamas (Quarrying and Mining Zones) Order, 1997.

SECTION 20

Conservation and Protection of the Physical Landscape of the Bahamas (Declaration of Protected Trees) Order, 1997.

SECTION 27

Conservation and Protection of the Physical Landscape of The Bahamas Regulations, 1997.

CHAPTER 260

CONSERVATION AND PROTECTION OF THE PHYSICAL LANDSCAPE OF THE BAHAMAS

CONSERVATION AND PROTECTION OF THE PHYSICAL LANDSCAPE OF THE BAHAMAS (QUARRYING AND MINING ZONES) ORDER, 1997
	S.I. 50/1997 S.I. 77/1997
(SECTION 16)

[Commencement 26th May, 1997]


1. This Order may be cited as the Conservation and Protection of the Physical Landscape of the Bahamas (Quarrying and Mining Zones) Order, 1997.	Citation.
2. Quarrying and mining may be permitted after the 26th day of May 1997 in the areas specified in Part I of the Schedule.	Quarrying and mining areas.
3. Quarrying and mining shall not be permitted after the 26th day of May, 1997 in the areas specified in Part II of the Schedule.	No quarrying and mining.
SCHEDULE (Paragraphs 2 and 3)
PART I
(i) A scope of land situated on the western side of Rock Plant Road approximately one (1) mile south of the Windsor Field Road and immediately west of the Nassau International Airport in the Western District of the Island of New Providence as shown on Plan Number DPP/NP/CPL-1 on record at the Department of Physical Planning;
(ii) An area comprising approximately two hundred acres situated approximately one-half mile south of Harold Road and three-quarters of one mile east of Gladstone Road in Western District of the Island of New Providence as shown on Plan Number DPP/NP/CPL I on record at the Department of Physical Planning;
(iii) An area of land comprising approximately two (200) hundred acres situated about one mile east of Bonefish Pond and one-half mile south of Cowpen Road in the southern District of the Island of New Providence as shown on a Plan Number DPP/NP/CPL-1 on record at the Department of Physical Planning;
(iv) Hills in New Providence where remedial works may be required as determined by the Director of Physical Planning;
(v) An area containing one hundred and sixteen acres and eight hundred and nineteen thousandths of an acre situated immediately north of Bahamas Electricity Corporation (BEC) Way Leave and west of Sir Milo Butler Highway in the Western District of the Island of New Providence as shown on Plan Number 3180 N.P. on record at the Department of Lands and Surveys; and
(vi) An area containing one hundred and ninety acres and two thousandths of an area situated on the western side of Bahamas Electricity Corporation (BEC) Way Leave and approximately 1400 feet northerly from Fire Trail Road in the Island of New Providence as shown on Plan Number 3180 N.P. on record at the Department of Lands and Surveys.
PART II
(i) All beaches and sand dunes in and around The Abacos, Andros, Bimini, The Berries, Eleuthera, The Exumas, Grand Bahama, New Providence and San Salvador;
(ii) All hills in New Providence save and except denuded hills requiring remedial works as determined by the the Director of Physical Planning.

CONSERVATION AND PROTECTION OF THE PHYSICAL LANDSCAPE OF THE BAHAMAS (DECLARATION OF PROTECTED TREES) ORDER, 1997

S.I. 51/1997
S.I. 76/1997

(SECTION 20)

[Commencement 26th May, 1997]

1. This Order may be cited as the Conservation and Protection of the Physical Landscape of the Bahamas (Declaration of Protected Trees) Order, 1997.

Citation.

2. The trees specified in the Schedule are hereby declared to be protected trees-

Declaration of protected trees.

SCHEDULE (Paragraph 2)

Common Name	Botanical Name
Beefwood/Pigeon Berry/Narrow Leaved Blolly	Guapira discolor
Black Ebony/Bullwood	Pera bumeliifolia
Brasiletto	Caesalpinia vesicaria
Candlewood	Gochnatia ilicifolia
Caribbean Pine	Pinus caribaea var. bahamensis
Horseflesh	Lysiloma sabiau var. bahamensis
Lignum Vitae	Guaiacum sanctum
Mahogany (Madeira)	Swietenia mahagoni
Rauwolfia	Rauvolfia nitida
Red Cedar	Juniperus bermudiana
Silk Cotton	Ceiba pentandra

CONSERVATION AND PROTECTION OF THE PHYSICAL LANDSCAPE OF THE BAHAMAS REGULATIONS, 1997

S.I. 49/1997

(SECTION 27)

[Commencement 27th May, 1997]

PART I
PRELIMINARY

1. These regulations may be cited as the Conservation and Protection of the Physical Landscape of The Bahamas Regulations, 1997.

Citation.

PART II
APPLICATIONS

2. An application for the grant of a permit under section 7 of the Act in relation to any excavation or landfill operation, shall be made to the Director and shall contain all the relevant particulars required by Form 1 in the First Schedule.

Application for permit to carry out excavation or landfill operation.

3. An application for the grant of a licence under section 19 of the Act to quarry or mine, shall be made to the Director and shall contain all the relevant particulars required by Form 2 in the First Schedule.

Application for licence to quarry or mine.

4. An application for the grant of a permit under section 23 of the Act to harvest a protected tree, shall be made to the Director and shall contain all the relevant particulars required by Form 3 in the First Schedule.

Application for permit to harvest protected tree.

PART III
PERMITS AND LICENCES

5. A permit granted under section 7 of the Act in relation to any excavation or landfill operation, shall be in Form 4 in the First Schedule, and shall be valid for twelve months from the date of grant unless otherwise prescribed in the permit.

Excavation or landfill operation permit.

6. A licence granted under section 19 of the Act to quarry or mine, shall be in Form 5 in the First Schedule, and shall be valid for twelve months from the date of grant unless otherwise prescribed in the licence.

Licence to quarry or mine.

7. A permit granted under section 23 of the Act to harvest a protected tree, shall be in Form 6 in the First Schedule, and shall be valid for six months from the date of grant unless otherwise prescribed in the licence.

Permit to harvest protected tree.

8. Every holder of a licence shall at all reasonable times produce for the inspection of the Minister, the Director or any person authorised by the Director, or any police officer, any licence granted to him, and if he fails to produce such licence, he shall be liable to a fine of five hundred dollars or to imprisonment for a term of one month or to both such fine and imprisonment.

Production of licence.

9. Where a licensee has died or proposes to divest himself or has divested himself of his interest in the business in respect of which his licence was granted, the Director may, upon an application in that behalf made by any person claiming the right to succeed to such licensee as the person carrying on the business, and upon payment of the relevant fee, transfer the licence to that person subject to such terms and conditions as the Director may think fit to impose:

Transfer of licences.

Provided that before transferring any licence under this section the Director shall, where practicable, give to the licensee or, as the case may be, to his legal personal representatives a reasonable opportunity to make any representations that they may wish to make in relation to any such application, and shall take into account any representations so made by them or on their behalf.

10. The Director may at any time upon an application in that behalf made by a licensee vary any of the terms or conditions of a licence:

Variation of licences.

Provides that in varying any term or condition of a licence the Director shall take into account any representations made by the licensee or on his behalf and shall give to the licensee a reasonable opportunity to make such representations.

11. Any transfer of a licence or variation of any term or condition of a licence made by the Director under section 9 and 10 shall be endorsed on the licence together with the date when it was made by the Director and the date when it is to take effect.

Transfer or variation to be endorsed on licences.

12. In regulations 8 to 11, any reference to a licence includes a reference to a permit.

Interpretation.

PART IV
APPEALS

13. (1) Any person who desires to appeal a decision of the Director to refuse to grant a permit or licence, to suspend, or refuse to remove the suspension of a permit or licence shall give notice of appeal in writing to the Minister within twenty-one days from the receipt of notification of the Director's decision.

Appeal.

(2) Every notice of appeal referred to in paragraph (1) shall be signed by the appellant or his counsel, if any, and such notice shall contain any general and specific grounds of appeal.

PART V
FEES

14. There shall be charged, collected and paid into the Treasury for the credit of the Consolidated Fund in respect of each of the matters set forth in the first column of the Second Schedule, the respective fees set forth opposite thereto in the second column of that Schedule.

Payment of fees.

PART VI
OFFENCES AND PENALTIES

15. (1) If any person, in giving any information, making any application or claims for the purposes of this Act, makes any statement which he knows to be false in a material particular, or recklessly makes any statement which he knows to be false in a material particular, that person shall be liable to a fine of ten thousand dollars or to imprisonment for a term of not less than three months or to both such fine and imprisonment.

Offences.

(2) Every person who commits an offence against these regulations for which no other penalty is provided is liable to a fine of not less than ten thousand dollars or to imprisonment for a term of not less than three months or to both such fine and imprisonment.

FIRST SCHEDULE

FORM 1 (Regulation 2)

APPLICATION FOR PERMIT TO CARRY OUT EXCAVATION OR LANDFILL OPERATION THE CONSERVATION AND PROTECTION OF THE PHYSICAL LANDSCAPE OF THE BAHAMAS ACT, 1997
1. ______________________________________________________________________ Name of Applicant
(a) Address:
	P. O. Box _______________________________________________ Island _______________________________________________ Telephone _______________________________________________ Fax _______________________________________________
(b) Property Owner:
(a)	Address: _______________________________________________ P. O. Box _______________________________________________ Island _______________________________________________ Telephone _______________________________________________ Fax _______________________________________________
2. Site Characteristics:
(a)	Location: _______________________________________________ _______________________________________________ _______________________________________________
(b) (i)	Size of site: _______________________________________________
(ii)	Portion of site subject of application ________________________________ ____________________________________________________________
(c)	Legal Description: ______________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________
(d)	Type of Land Ownership (Check one):
	i) Crown Land _____________
	ii) Government owned ____________
	iii) Private (a) Subdivision __________________________________
	(b) Other _______________________________________
	iv) Soil Type __________________________________________________ (e.g. sand, limestone)
	v) Hydrogeological features _____________________________________
	_____________________________________________________________ (e.g. height of water table, quality of water)
3. Site Description:
(a)	Vegetation: _______________________________________________ Pine ________________________________________________ Brush _________________________________________________ Wild flowers/bromeliads/airplants ______________________________ ___________________________________________________
(b)	Archeological and/or Historical sites ________________________________
	______________________________________________________________ (e.g. plantation ruins, walls, chimney, mounds)
(c)	Existing Buildings & Structures ____________________________________ __________________________________________________________ (state condition)
(d)	Topography ______________________________________________________ (e.g. hills, slope, valley, swamp)
(e)	Wildlife habitats ___________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________ (e.g. birds, lizards, wild boar, wild donkeys)
(f)	Road Access: Public Road ____________________________________ Private Road ____________________________________
(g)	Other features of site: ____________________________________ _______________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________
4.	Do any Restrictive Covenants or easements affect the land under consideration?
	Yes ( ) No ( )
	If yes, describe: ________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________
5. (a)	Description of Operation: (Tick as appropriate)
	Excavation ( )
	Sand Mining ( )
	Quarry mining ( )
	Land filling ( )
	Land clearing ( )
(b)	Materials to be derived from the activity: (Tick as appropriate)
	Quarry/Cracker dust ( )
	Top Soil ( )
	rock ( )
	sand ( )
(c)	Sand Mining:
	Total Volume to be excavated ( )
	Rate of extraction per annum ( )
	Quarrying:
	Total Volume to be excavated ( )
	Rate of extraction per annum ( )
	Land Clearing:
	Size of area ( )
	Number of Protected Trees. ( )
	Excavation for canals:
	surface area ( )
	depth ( )
	Landfill:
	Surface area ( )
	depth ( )
	Type of material ( )
	Source of Material ( )
6.	Method of Operation:
	i) Type of equipment to be used: _______________________ ____________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________
	ii) proposed method of excavation, land filling or land clearing: ____________________________________________________
	iii) phasing of the operation (e.g. duration and phasing of activity over entire site. Indicate whether adjacent lands are targeted for future similar activity: ____________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________
7.	Environmental Impact:
	Applicant is to indicate potential environmental impacts expected as a result of the proposed activity. NOTE: An Environmental Impact Study may be required for major sites. ____________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________
8.	Restoration and After-Use:
	Application to indicate planned restorative and reinstatement plans and future land use plans for the site. ___________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________
Signature of Applicant __________________ Co-Applicant __________________ DATE:
Please allow 7-14 days for processing of application.

FORM 2 (Regulation 3)

APPLICATION FOR A LICENCE TO QUARRY OR MINE
THE CONSERVATION AND PROTECTION OF THE PHYSICAL LANDSCAPE OF THE BAHAMAS ACT, 1997
1. ______________________________________________________________ Name of Applicant
(a) Address:
	P. O. Box ___________________________________________________
	Island ___________________________________________________
	Telephone ___________________________________________________
	Fax ___________________________________________________
(b) Property Owner
Address:
	P.O. Box ___________________________________________________
	Island ___________________________________________________
	Telephone ___________________________________________________
	Fax ___________________________________________________
2. Is site covered by a valid Permit for conduct of Excavation or Landfill?
	Yes ( ) No ( )
If yes, provide Permit No. _____________________________________________
If no, complete Form 1 and submit for consideration.
3. (a)	Description of Operation: (Tick as appropriate)
	excavation ( )
	sand or quarry mining ( )
	land filling ( )
	land clearing ( )
(b)	Materials to be derived from the activity (Tick as appropriate)
	quarry/cracker dust ( )
	top soil ( )
	rock ( )
	sand ( )
(c)	Sand Mining:
	Total Volume to be excavated _____________________________________ Rate of extraction per annum _____________________________________
	Quarrying:
	Total Volume to be excavated _____________________________________ Rate of extraction per annum _____________________________________
	Land Clearing:
	Size of Area __________________________________________________ Number of Protected Trees ______________________________________ Has Application been made for the Harvest of Protected Trees?
	Yes ( ) No ( )
	If no, complete and submit Form 3.
	Excavation for canals:
	Surface Area Depth
	Landfill:
	Surface Area Depth Type of material Source of Material
4.	Method of Operation:
	i) type of equipment to be used: _____________________________ ______________________________________________________ ii) proposed method of excavation, land filling or land clearing: _____________________________________________________
Signature of Applicant _______________________________
Co-Applicant ___________________________________
Date _________________________________________
Please allow 7-14 days for processing of application.

OFFICIAL USE
Date of Application:
Date of Public Notice if applicable:
Site Visit By:	Date:
Evaluation of Application By:	Date:
Comments:

Approved:

Refused:

FORM 3 (Regulation 4)

APPLICATION FOR A PERMIT TO HARVEST A PROTECTED TREE
THE CONSERVATION AND PROTECTION OF THE PHYSICAL LANDSCAPE OF THE BAHAMAS ACT, 1997
1. ____________________________________________________________________ Name of Applicant
(a) Address:
	P. O. Box __________________________________________________
	Island __________________________________________________
	Telephone __________________________________________________
	Fax __________________________________________________
(b) Property Owner (If different to 1(a) above.
(a) Address:
	P. O. Box __________________________________________________
	Island __________________________________________________
	Telephone __________________________________________________
	Fax __________________________________________________
2. (a) Location or site of the tree (s) in question: ______________________________ _______________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________
(b) Is site covered by a valid Permit for conduct of Excavation or Landfill?
Yes ( ) No ( )
If yes, provide Permit No.
If no, what is reason for the removal of the tree (s) ______________________ _______________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________
(e.g. Description of Operation: land clearing, construction, removal/transplant/destruction of a tree for construction purposes or to prevent damage to existing structures)
(c) Land Clearing:
	Size of area _____________________________________________________ Number of Protected Trees _________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________
	Age or size and/or height of tree (s) _________________________________ _______________________________________________________________
3. Restoration and after-use:
	Applicant to indicate planned restorative and reinstatement plans and future land use plans for the site.
Signature of Applicant _______________________________________
Co-Applicant ___________________________________________
Date ___________________________________________

OFFICIAL USE
Date of Application:
Date of Public Notice if applicable:
Site Visit By:	Date:
Evaluation of Application By:	Date:
Comments:

Approved

Refused

FORM 4 (Regulation 5)

PERMIT IN RELATION TO EXCAVATION OR LANDFILL ISSUED BY THE DIRECTOR OF PHYSICAL PLANNING

THE CONSERVATION AND PROTECTION OF THE PHYSICAL LANDSCAPE OF THE BAHAMAS ACT, 1997

PERMIT NO. ________________

A PERMIT is granted to ___________________________________________________

of _____________________________________________________________________

________________________________________________________________________

for the purpose of carrying out or permitting to be carried out excavation or landfill operations by persons duly licensed to conduct such operations under section 7 of the Conservation and Protection of the Physical Landscape of The Bahamas Act, 1997 at the following location/site:

Subject to the following conditions:

This permit is valid for a period of twelve months and is subject to renewal upon application to be made at least one calendar month prior to expiration. An updated Environment Impact Study may be required at the time of application for renewal.

_________________________
Director of Physical Planning

_________________________
Date

FORM 5 (Regulation 6)

LICENCE TO EXCAVATE OR LANDFILL ISSUED BY THE DIRECTOR OF PHYSICAL PLANNING

THE CONSERVATION AND PROTECTION OF THE PHYSICAL LANDSCAPE OF THE BAHAMAS ACT, 1997

Licence No. ___________________

A LICENCE is granted to ____________________________________________________

of _______________________________________________________________________

_________________________________________________________________________

for the purpose of carrying out excavation and/or landfill operations under the provisions of section 19 of the Conservation and Protection of the Physical Landscape of The Bahamas Act, 1997 at the following location/site:

Subject to the following conditions:

This Licence is valid for a period of 12 months and is subject to renewal upon application prior to expiration.

_________________________
Director of Physical Planning

_________________________
Date

FORM 6 (Regulation 7)

PERMIT TO HARVEST A PROTECTED TREE ISSUED BY THE DIRECTOR OF PHYSICAL PLANNING

THE CONSERVATION AND PROTECTION OF THE PHYSICAL ENVIRONMENT OF THE BAHAMAS ACT, 1997

Permit No. _________________

A permit is issued to _______________________________________________________

of _______________________________________________________________________

_________________________________________________________________________

for the harvest of the Protected Tree (s) named below, under the provisions of section 23 of the Conservation and Protection of the Physical Landscape of The Bahamas Act 1997,

subject to the following conditions:

This Permit is valid for six months and is not renewable.

_______________________
Director of Physical Planning

________________________
Date

SECOND SCHEDULE (Regulation 14)

FEES
THE CONSERVATION AND PROTECTION OF THE PHYSICAL LANDSCAPE OF THE BAHAMAS ACT, 1997
Application Fee for Licence to Quarry or Mine	$ 50.00
Permit in Relation to Excavation or Landfill:
Annual Fee	$300.00
Licence To Quarry or Mine:
Annual Fee	$300.00
Royalty	.50 (per cubic yard)
Application Fee for a Permit to Harvest a Protected Tree	$ 5.00
Permit to Harvest Protected Tree:
Single Tree	$ 10.00
Multiple Trees	$ 50.00


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