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Act no. 326/2005 on forests.

Country/Territory
Slovakia
Document type
Legislation
Date
2005 (2022)
Source
FAO, FAOLEX
Original source
Collection of Laws No. 326 of 2005
Subject
Forestry
Keyword
Basic legislation Public forest Private forest Forestry protection measures Forest management/forest conservation Forest service/forest officers Offences/penalties
Geographical area
Eastern Europe, Europe, Europe and Central Asia, European Union Countries
Entry into force notes
This Act enters into force on 1 September 2005.
Abstract

The purpose of this Act is: (a) conservation, enhancement and protection of forests as a component of the environment and of the country's natural resources to fulfill their irreplaceable functions; (b) ensuring a differentiated, professional and sustainable management of forests; (c) reconciliation of the interests of the company and the owners of forests; (d) creating economic conditions for sustainable forest management; (e) implementation of a special regulation 1a ) in the area of the legal origin of timber harvested on forest land. The present Act regulates: (a) defininition of forest lands and their protection; (b) ownership of forest land and the use of forests; (c) professional management in forests; (d) promoting sustainable management of forests from public sources; (e) competence of the state forest management bodies and the state supervision of forests; (f) penalties for breaching of obligations laid down by this Act.

Full text
Slovak
Website
www.zakonypreludi.sk

References - Legislation

Repeals

Act No. 100/1977 on the management in forests and state administration of forestry.

Legislation | Slovakia | 1977 (1996)

Keyword: Forest management/forest conservation, Forestry protection measures, Forest service/forest officers, Timber extraction/logging, Authorization/permit, Offences/penalties

Source: FAO, FAOLEX

Act no. 61/1977 on forests.

Legislation | Slovakia | 1977 (1993)

Keyword: Basic legislation, Public forest, Private forest, Forestry protection measures, Forest management/forest conservation, Offences/penalties, Classification/declassification

Source: FAO, FAOLEX

Implemented by

Decree concerning exploitation of wood, marking removed wood and documentation on wood extraction.

Legislation | Slovakia | 2006

Keyword: Forestry protection measures, Forest management/forest conservation, Land clearing, Marking/identification, Authorization/permit

Source: FAO, FAOLEX

Decree on specialized forest farming.

Legislation | Slovakia | 2006

Keyword: Agro-forestry, Authorization/permit, Forest management/forest conservation

Source: FAO, FAOLEX

Decree on economic arrangement of forests and on forest protection.

Legislation | Slovakia | 2006

Keyword: Forest management/forest conservation, Classification/declassification, Forest fires, Forestry protection measures, Protected area, Protection forest

Source: FAO, FAOLEX

Decree laying down details on the specific qualifications required to perform public forest management.

Legislation | Slovakia | 2008

Keyword: Public forest, Forest management/forest conservation, Forest service/forest officers, Planting material/seeds

Source: FAO, FAOLEX

Decree on protection of forest land in the town-planning activity.

Legislation | Slovakia | 2009

Keyword: Authorization/permit, Forestry protection measures, Land clearing, Forest management/forest conservation

Source: FAO, FAOLEX

Decree amending the Decree concerning exploitation of wood, marking removed wood and documentation on wood extraction.

Legislation | Slovakia | 2011

Keyword: Forestry protection measures, Forest management/forest conservation, Land clearing, Marking/identification, Authorization/permit

Source: FAO, FAOLEX

Decree on forest management records.

Legislation | Slovakia | 2011

Keyword: Forest management/forest conservation, Data collection/reporting, Forest fires, Forestry protection measures, Timber extraction/logging

Source: FAO, FAOLEX

Decree amending the Decree on forest management records.

Legislation | Slovakia | 2020

Keyword: Forest management/forest conservation, Data collection/reporting, Forest fires, Forestry protection measures, Timber extraction/logging

Source: FAO, FAOLEX

Amended by

Act amending the Act on forests.

Legislation | Slovakia | 2007

Keyword: Forestry protection measures, Forest management/forest conservation, Planting material/seeds

Source: FAO, FAOLEX

Act amending the Act on forests.

Legislation | Slovakia | 2014

Keyword: Timber, Internal trade

Source: FAO, FAOLEX