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Bukoba Town Council (Regulations of Planting, Maintaining and Protecting Trees) By-laws, 1993 (G.N. No. 142 of 1994).

Country/Territory
United Republic of Tanzania
Document type
Regulation
Date
1993
Source
FAO, FAOLEX
Original source
Official Gazette, No. 15 of 22 April, 1994, Subsidiary Legislation Supplement, pp. 366-369.
Subject
Forestry
Keyword
Forest management/forest conservation Timber extraction/logging Royalties/fees
Geographical area
Africa, Eastern Africa, Least Developed Countries
Abstract

"Any tree growing in a specified area shall be property of the (District) Council (by-law 4). The Council may from time to time prescribe an area in which trees may be cut, provided that a "hazard area" shall not be prescribed for such purpose (by-law 5). By-law 6 provides for the duty of residents to plant trees. By-law 7 restricts the felling, cutting or uprooting of trees (12 by-laws and 2 Schedules: duty to plant trees (1); fees for felling of trees(2)).

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