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Economic Plants Protection Act, 1979.

Country/Territory
Ghana
Document type
Legislation
Date
1979
Source
FAO, FAOLEX
Long title
An Act to provide for the prohibition of the destruction of specified plants of economic value and for related matters.
Subject
Forestry, Cultivated plants
Keyword
Timber extraction/logging Forest management/forest conservation Plant production Coffee/cocoa/tea
Geographical area
Africa, North Atlantic, Western Africa
Abstract

This Act prohibits the destruction of plants specified in the Schedule, for reasons other than horticultural husbandry. A Court may impose the obligation to pay compensation for plants destroyed under section 2. Such compensation shall be prescribed by the Commissioner responsible for matters relating to cocoa after consultation with the Commissioner for Lands and Natural Resources under section 3. Section 4 prohibits felling of timber trees on farms where specified plants are cultivated. Section 6 prescribes penalties. (7 sections)

Full text
English
Website
www.epa.gov.gh