NATURAL RESOURCES CONSERVATION AUTHORITY 401 THE NATURAL RESOURCES CONSERVATION AUTHORITY ACT Onpes (ender section 9 (2)) ‘THE NaTurat RESOURCES (PRESCRIBED AREAS) (PROHIBITION OF CaTEGoRuES OF ENTERiRISE, CONSTRUCTION aNb DEVELOPMENT) OnpeR, 1996 (Made by the Minister on the 20:h day of December, 1996) ee sss Ust January, 19973 1, This Order may be cited as the Natural Resources (Prescribed Areas) (Prohibition of Categories of Enterprise, Construction and Devslopment) Order, 1996, 2.~(1) Subject to sub-paragraph (2), except under and in accordance ‘with a permit issued by the Authority, no person shall, from and after the Ist day of January, 1997, undertake any of the categories of enterprise, construction or development specified in Column A of the Schedule, withia the area specified in Column B thereof. she (2) Sub-paragraph (1) shall not apply to any category of enter prise, construction or development which was in existence before the date specified in that sub-paragraph,4.02 THE NATURAL RESOURCES (PRESCRIBED AREAS) (PROHIBITION OF CATEGORIES OF ENTERPRISE, CONSTRUCTION AND DEVELOPMENT) ORDER, 1996 Somoute (Paragraph 2) ‘Promuriow oF ENTERUMISE, CoNSTAUCTION aND DEVELOFMENT Columa A. Colume 8 Categories of Eterprise, Construction ‘and Bevcopment Preserved Area Power generation plants Electrical transmission lines snd substations 69 kv or greater Pipelines and conveyors, jacluding undereround ‘bles, conduits, tas lites and other such infra Siroctare with diametcr of 13 em or grewer Port and harbour developments Development projeets— subdivisions of 10 lors or more hotels or resort cottages consisting of 12 rooms imports, including runway expansions srester than 20% housing projects consisting of 10 houses or more {Ths Isla of Jamaica fice complexes of 000 square metres or | 274 he, Tesora! Sex steater Ecotourism projects Water treatment facies including ya‘er supp esatipation plants, sewage and Industrial ae Mining and miners! processing — vausite Peat sand minerals, including aggregate construction and Inds miele metallic non-metallic Metal processing— ferrous metals nonferzous metals ‘metal plating foundry operations The elas Wh paws & outarued by LN S008)THE NATURAL RESOURCES (PRESCRIBED AREAS) (PROHIBITION 4.03 (OF CATEGORIES OF ENTERPRISE, CONSTRUCTION AND DEVELOPMENT) ORDER, 1995 Scweouie, cond, Columa A Column B Categories of Enterprise, Consiruction snd Developnient Prescribed Area Iadustrial projects— sigma nt lp, paper, Wood processing betfoleum production, refiner, siorage and stock- ‘ling fa pnd mest ensessng plats ‘Sergent manttilirng inching mannfacturing of S089 manufacture of containers snd packaging mate Hal, ipeloding caas. tonlen, boxes. ant ear ‘ens Gsillery, brewing and fermenting facilities manufacturing of edible fais, ok sn associated ‘procenes ‘cement and lime production plants Paint manufaecure ‘anaerdes manufacture of pesticides or other hazardoes or Toxic substances boxing plants sitzus, coffee, cocoa, covonus, sugar cane prccess ing plants The Island of Jamaica imamafacture of textiles 8 the Terrto folar salt production of Jamaica Construction of new sichways aad arterial roads | ‘and major road improvement projects River basin development and improvement projests Irrigation or water management and improvement ‘projects ‘Land reclacration and drainage projects ‘Wutershed development and soil conservation ro ject "ber training, check dems aed retaining walls Modification, clesrance or reclamation of wellands Solid waste treatment snd disposal facies ‘Cemeteries and crematoria Introduction of species of fora, fauna ard genetic | Slaughterhouse and abbattoie {Tse islaon of is pape be ausored by EN SO)4.04 ‘THE NATURAL RESOURCES (PRESCRIBED AREAS) (PROHIBITION (OF CATEGORIES OF ENTERPRISE, CONSTRUCTION AND DEVELOPMENT) ORDER, 1996 ScuEDUL, contd Coma A Column Categories of Enterprise, Construction aad ‘Developeient Prosecibed Area Hasardous waste stomge, testment and diszoxal facilities aa Procesing of agrnultral waste sing of The Land of amatea i an the Territorial Sex Felling of tees and clearing of land of 10 hectares | 236th Tet ‘or more for agricltural developereat re ‘Clear cutting of forested areas of 3 hectares or more fon slopes greater than 25"