Economic Plants Protection Act, 1979. Country/Territory Ghana Document type Legislation Date 1979 Source FAO, FAOLEX Long titleAn 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