Forest Act, 1927.

Country/Territory: Bangladesh
Document type: Legislation
Date: 1927 (2000)
Source: FAO, FAOLEX
Long title: An Act to consolidate the law relating to forests, the transit of forest-produce and the duty leviable on timber and other forest-produce.

Subject: Forestry
Keyword: Basic legislation Classification/declassification Private forest Public forest Timber extraction/logging Timber Forest management/forest conservation Forestry protection measures Non-timber products Planting material/seeds Community management
Geographical area: Asia, Least Developed Countries, Southern Asia

Abstract: This Act consists of 13 Chapters divided into 68 sections: Preliminary (I); Of Reserved Forests (II); Of Village Forests ans Social Forestry (III); Of Protected Forests (IV); Of the control over forests and lands not being the property of the Government (V); Of the duty on timber and other forest-produce (VI); Of the Control of Timber and other Forest-produce in transit (VII); Of the collection of drift and stranded timber (VIII); Penalties and procedure (IX); Cattle trespass (X); Of Forest Offi
Full text: English
Website: bdlaws.gov.bd

References - Legislation

Amended by

Private Forests Ordinance, 1959 (E.P. Ordinance No. XXXIV of 1959).

Legislation | Bangladesh | 1959 (1973)

Keyword: Basic legislation, Private forest, Afforestation/reforestation, Forest management/forest conservation, Policy/planning, Credit, Forestry protection measures, Offences/penalties

Source: FAO, FAOLEX