Forest Act (7 of 1934 Chapter 46).

Subject

Forestry

Keyword

Basic legislation Forest management/forest conservation Forest service/forest officers Forestry protection measures Fuelwood Grazing/transhumance Marking/identification Protected area Protection forest Timber extraction/logging Forest fires Non-timber products Royalties/fees Timber Zoning Planting material/seeds

Geographical area

Asia, South-Eastern Asia

Abstract

The Act is divided in the following Parts: I Preliminary; II Reserved Forests, IIA Licence and Use Permit, IIB Forest Development Fund; III Penalties and Procedures; IV Rules. It provides for the protection of forests and their products. The Reserved Forests shall be zoned and restrictions applied in terms of felling trees, harvest fruit or honey, gather firewood or samplings, let cattle grazing, remove stones or minerals, all of those included in the concept of forest products.

Full text

English

Website

www.agc.gov.bn

References - Legislation

Implemented by

Forest Rules.

Legislation | Brunei Darussalam | 1956 (2002)

Keyword: Forest management/forest conservation, Forest service/forest officers, Marking/identification, Non-timber products, Royalties/fees, Timber, Timber extraction/logging, Zoning, Enforcement/compliance, Offences/penalties, Authorization/permit, Protection of species

Source: FAO, FAOLEX

Amended by

Emergency (Forest Act) (Amendment) Order, 2000.

Legislation | Brunei Darussalam | 2000

Keyword: Forest management/forest conservation, Forest service/forest officers, Royalties/fees, Offences/penalties

Source: FAO, FAOLEX

Forest Act [Amendment] Order, 2007.

Legislation | Brunei Darussalam | 2007

Keyword: Forest management/forest conservation, Forest service/forest officers, Forestry protection measures, Protected area, Protection forest, Institution, Authorization/permit

Source: FAO, FAOLEX