LEGISLATION TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO

Administrative / Public Law / Agriculture Law / Arbitration law / Banking law / Civil Law / Commercial Law / Communications and Media Law / Company law / Constitutional law / Criminal Law / Energy law / Environmental Law / Health law / Insurance Law / Intellectual Property Law / Labor Law / Law Sources / Litigation and court procedure / Mining Law / Tax law / Transport and Maritime Law / Treaties /

Constitutional law

1976 Constitution with reforms through 2000
Constitution of the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago
Constitution of the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago
THE CONSTITUTION AND PARLIAMENT Chap. 1 – 2
The Constitution (Amendment) Act, 2006
The Constitution (Amendment) Act, 2007

Litigation and court procedure

ADMINISTRATION OF JUSTICE, Chap. 4 – 6
The Caribbean Court of Justice Act, 2005
The Caribbean Court of Justice Headquarters Act, 2008
The International Criminal Court Act, 2006
The Judicial review Act 2000
The Land Tribunal Act. 2000
The Legal Profession (Amendment) Act, 2008
The Summary Courts (Amendment) Act, 2004

Administrative / Public Law

ADMINISTRATION: GENERAL, Chap. 19
ADMINISTRATION: REGULATION OF PARTICULAR MATTERS,Chap. 20 – 22
IMMIGRATION AND EMIGRATION, Chap. 18
LOCAL GOVERNMENT, Chap. 25 – 27
PUBLIC AUTHORITIES, Chap. 24
PUBLIC SERVICE, Chap. 23
Civil Service Act
Education Act
Immigration (Advance Passenger Information) Act, 2008
Immigration (Caribbean Community Skilled Nationals) (Amendment) Act, 2001
Immigration (Caribbean Community Skilled Nationals) (Amendment) Act, 2003
Immigration act
Metrology Act 2004
Metrology Act 2004
Ombudsman Act - ACT NO. 4 OF 1976
Retrenchment and Severance Benefits Act, 1985
The Citizenship of the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago (Amendment) Act, 2000
The Homes For Older Persons Act, 2000
The Municipal Corporations (Amendment) Act, 2007
The Municipal Corporations (Amendment) Act, 2008
The National Lotteries (Amendment) Act, 2006
The Presbyterian Church of Trinidad and Tobago (Incorporation) Act, 2007
The State Lands (Amendment) Act, 2003
Tourism Development Act 2000

Criminal Law

1996/24 - DANGEROUS DRUGS (AMENDMENT) ACT, 1994 (ACT NO. 27 OF 1994)
2001/43 - Mutual Assistance in Criminal Matters Act, 1997
2007/18 - The Proceeds of Crime Act, 2000
CRIMINAL LAW AND PROCEDURE, Chap. 10 – 13
Computer Misuse Act 2000
Dangerous Drugs (Amendment) Act, 1994 (Act No. 27 Of 1994)
Dangerous Drugs Act, 1991 (No. 38 Of 1991)
The Bail (Amendment) Act, 2005
The Bail (Amendment) Act, 2007
The Bail (Amendment) Act, 2008
The Bail (Amendment)(No.2) Act, 2007
The Bail (Amendment)(No.3) Act, 2007
The Computer Misuse Act, 2000
The Criminal Procedure (Amendment) Act, 2000
The Dangerous Drugs (Amendment) Act, 2000
The Domestic Violence Act, 1999
The Evidence (Amendment) Act, 1999
The Evidence (Amendment) Act, 2007
The Mutual Assistance in Criminal Matters (Amendment) Act, 2004
The Police Complaints Authority Act, 2006
The Police Service (Amendment) Act, 2007
The Police Service Act, 2006
The Prison Service (Amendment) Act, 2008
The Proceeds of Crime Act, 2000
The Proceeds of Crime (Amendment) Act, 2009
The Sexual Offences (Amendment) Act, 2000
The Sexual Offences (Amendment) Act, 2000

Civil Law

CIVIL LAW AND PROCEDURE, Chap. 7 – 8
The Births and Deaths (Amendment) Act, 2005
The Children (Amendment) Act, 2000
The Family Proceedings Act, 2004
The International Child Abduction Act, 2008
The Land Acquisition (Ammendment) Act, 2000
The Registration of Deeds - (Amendment) Act, 2000
The Registration of Titles to Land Act, 2000
The State Land (Regularisation of Tenure) Bill

Commercial Law

INDUSTRY, Chap. 85 – 87
Consumer Protection & Safety Act No. 30 1985
Foreign Investment Act No. 16 of 1990 Trinidad and Tobago
Free Zones Act 4 of 1997
Sale of Goods Act
TRADE AND COMMERCE, Chap. 81 – 84
Trade Descriptions Act 1984

Company law

Protection Against Unfair Competition Act 1996
Protection Against Unfair Competition Act, 1996
The Companies (Former-Act Companies)(Validation) Act, 2003
The Companies (Former-Act Companies)(Validation) Act, 2003
The Municipal Corporations (Amendment) Act, 2003

Labor Law

LABOUR, Chap. 88 – 89
PROFESSIONS, Chap. 90
The Maternity Protection Act 1998
The Minimum Wages (Amendment) Act, 2000
The Miscellaneous Provisions (Minimum Age for Admission to Employment) Act, 2007
The Occupational Safety and Health (Amendment) Act, 2006
The Occupational Safety and Health Act, 2004
The Pensions (Amendment) Act, 2008
The Pensions (Amendment)(No.2) Act, 2008
The Teachers' Pensions (Amendment) Act, 2008

Health law

PUBLIC HEALTH AND MEDICAL, Chap. 28 – 31
The Emergency Ambulance Services and Emergency Medical Personnel Act, 2009
The Food and Drugs (Amendment) Act, 2005
The Medical Board (Amendment) Act, 2009
The Mental Health (Amendment) Act, 1999

Mining Law

MINING, Chap. 61 – 62
The Minerals Act, 2000

Insurance Law

Mational Insurance amendment Act 2004
The Insurance (Amendment) Act, 2004
The Insurance (Amendment) Act, 2007
The Insurance (Amendment) Act, 2007
The Insurance (Amendment) Act, 2009
The Insurance Act
The Insurance Act 2007
The National Insurance (Amendment) Act, 2004

Tax law

REVENUE, Chap. 74 – 78
Fiscal Incentives Act
In-Aid of Industry Act
Income Tax and Corporation Tax Acts
Land & Buildings Taxes Act 2003
Petroleum Taxes Act
The Corporation Tax (Amendment) Act, 2000
The Customs (Amendment and Validation) Act, 2003
The Income Tax (Amendment) Act, 2003
The Income Tax (Amendment) Act, 2008
Value Added Tax Act
Value Added Tax Act Updated 2007

Banking law

ADMINISTRATION OF ESTATES, TRUSTS AND BANKRUPTCY, Chap. 9
BANKING, CURRENCY AND EXCHANGE, Chap. 79 – 80
Appropriation Act 2008
Securities Industry Act (1995)
The Accrediation Council of Trinidad and Tobago Act, 2004
The Bankruptcy and Insolvency Act 2007
The Bankruptcy and Insolvency Act, 2007
The Central Bank (Amendment) Act, 2009
The Central Bank (Amendment) Act, 2009
The Central Bank Act
The Finance (Supplementary Appropriation) Act 2007
The Finance (Supplementary Appropriation) Act, 2008
The Finance (Supplementary Appropriation)(2007) Act, 2008
The Finance (Supplementary Appropriation)(2008) Act, 2009
The Finance (Supplementation and Variation of Appropriation) Act, 2008
The Finance (Variation of Appropriation)(2004) Act, 2005
The Finance (Variation of Appropriation)(2006) Act, 2007
The Finance Act 2007
The Finance Act 2009
The Finance Act, 2006
The Financial Institutions Act
The Financial Institutions Act 2008
The Financial Institutions Act, 2008
The Financial Intelligence Unit of Trinidad and Tobago Act, 2009
The Heritage and Revenue Stabilization Fund
The Heritage and Stabilisation Fund Act. No. 6 - 2007
The Heritage and Stabilization Fund Act, 2007
The Home Mortgage Bank (Amendment) Act, 2007
The Securities Act 2007
The Securities Industry (Take-Over) By-Laws, 2005
The Securities Industry Act By-laws 1997
The Treasury Bonds Act, 2008

Communications and Media Law

LAND, AIR AND SEA COMMUNICATIONS, Chap. 48 – 53
POST AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS, Chap. 47
The Freedom of Information (Amendment) Act, 1999
The Freedom of Information (Amendment) Act, 2003
The National Library and Information System (Amendment) Act, 2007
The Telecommunications Act, 2001
The Telecommunications Act, 2001

Transport and Maritime Law

The Airports Authority of Trinidad and Tobago (Amendment) Act, 2007
The Civil Aviation (Amendment) Act, 2003
The Motor Vehicles and Road Traffic (Amendment) Act, 2007

Environmental Law

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AND DEVELOPMENT, Chap. 35 – 38
Anti-Dumping and Countervailing Duties (Subsidies) Regulations 1996.
Anti-Dumping and Countervailing Duties Regulations 1996
Chaguaramas Development Authority Act
Conservation of Wildlife Act
Environmental Management Act 2000
Environmental Management Act, 2000
Environmentally Sensitive Areas Rules, 2001
Environmentally Sensitive Species Rules, 2001
Environmentally Sensitive Species Rules, 2001
Fisheries Act
Forests Act
Marine Areas (Preservation and enhancement) Act
The Forest (Amendment) Act, 1999
The Forests (Amendment) Act, 1999
The Forests (Amendment) Act, 1999
The Noise Pollution Control Rules 2001
The Tourism Development Act, 2001
The Tourism Development Act, 2001
The Water Pollution Rules 2001 as amended by the Water Pollution (Amendment) Rules 2006

Intellectual Property Law

Copyright Act 1997
Geographical Indications Act 1996
Geographical Indications Act, 1996
Industrial Designs Act 1996
Industrial Designs Act, 1996
Industrial Designs Act, 1996
Layout-Designs (Topographies) of Integrated Circuits Act 1996
Layout-Designs (Topographies) of Integrated Circuits Act, 1996
Layout-Designs (Topographies) of Integrated Circuits Act, 1996
Protection of New Plant Varieties Act (1997)
Protection of New Plant Varieties Regulations (2000)
The Copyright (Amendment) Act, 2008
The Copyright Act, 1997
The Patents (Amendment) Act, 2000
The Plant Protection (Amendment) Act, 2001

Arbitration law

The Mediation Act, 2004

Energy law

The Petroleum (Amendment) Act, 2000

Treaties

Double Taxation Treaties Documents

Agriculture Law

AGRICULTURE AND FORESTRY, Chap. 63 – 66
Agricultural Fires Act
Leases of State Lands (Validation) Act, 2003
Livestock and Livestock Products Board Act, 1997
Plant Protection (Amendment) Act, 2001
Sawmills Act
Squatters Regularization Act
The Agricultural Development Bank (Amendment) Act, 1995
The Land Adjudication Act, 2000
The Plant Protection (Amendment)Act, 2001
The Praedial Larceny Prevention Act - Revised Edition
The State Lands (Amendment) Act, 2003
The Sugar Industry Control Board (Repeal) Act, 1995

Law Sources

Biodiversity Clearing House
Central Bank of Trinidad and Tobago
Environment Management Authority
Government
Inland Revenue Division
Ministry of Agriculture , Land and Marine Resources
Ministry of Education
Ministry of Energy and Energy Industries
Ministry of Finance
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Ministry of Housing
Ministry of Legal Affairs Laws of Trinidad and Tobago
Ministry of National Security
Ministry of Trade and Industry
Ministry of labour
National Insurance Board
National Library and Information System Authority of Trinidad and Tobago (NALIS)
Office of the Ombudsman
Parliament of Trinidad and Tobago
Parliament of the republic of Trindad and Tobago
Securities and Exchange Commission
Trinidad and Tobago Legislation CommonLII

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Document Created at August 20, 1996
Last Update october 24 2009