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Forest Act [Chapter 19:05].

Country/Territory
Zimbabwe
Document type
Legislation
Date
1949 (2002)
Source
FAO, FAOLEX
Long title
An Act to establish a commission for the administration, control and management of State forests, to provide for the transfer of certain assets belonging to the Government to the said Commission; to provide for the setting aside of State forests and for the protection of private forests, trees and forest produce; to establish a Mining Timber Permit Board and to control the cutting and taking of timber for mining purposes; to provide for the conservation of timber resources and the compulsory afforestation of private land; to regulate and control trade in forest produce including the use of trade names and marks in connection with forest produce; to regulate and control the burning of vegetation; and for other purposes connected with the foregoing.
Subject
Forestry
Keyword
Framework law Institution Forest management/forest conservation Public forest Private forest Timber extraction/logging Protected area Forest fires Classification/declassification Timber International trade Afforestation/reforestation Forest service/forest officers Offences/penalties Authorization/permit
Geographical area
Africa, Eastern Africa, Landlocked Developing Nations
Abstract

The text of the Act consists of 91 sections completed by 3 Schedules. The sections are divided into 11 Parts: Preliminary (I); Forestry Commission (II); Forest estate and Forest Land (III); Demarcated Forests, Nature Reserves, Private Protected Forests, Reserved and Protected Trees (IV); Control of Mining Timber Rights: Mining Timber Permit Board (V); Conservation of Timber Resources (VI); Regulation of Trade in Forest Produce (VII); Control of Fires and Burning vegetation (VIII); Plantation on Mozambique Border (IX); Offences and Penalties (X); Miscellaneous (XI).

Full text
English
Website
www.parlzim.gov.zw

References - Legislation

Implemented by

Forest (Control of Firewood, Timber and Forest Produce) Regulations, 2012 (S.I. No. 116 of 2012).

Legislation | Zimbabwe | 2012

Keyword: Timber, Fuelwood, Internal trade, International trade, Authorization/permit, Registration, Plant production, Tobacco, Post-harvest treatment

Source: FAO, FAOLEX

The Forest (Control of Timber) (Export of Unprocessed and Primarily Processed Indigenous Hardwoods) Regulations, 2001 (S.I. 112 of 2001).

Legislation | Zimbabwe | 2001

Keyword: International trade, Processing/handling, Timber

Source: FAO, FAOLEX

Amended by

Environmental Management Act [Chapter 20:27].

Legislation | Zimbabwe | 2002 (2005)

Keyword: Air quality/air pollution, Emissions, Environmental standards, Pollution control, Standards, Protection of environment, Framework law, Basic legislation, Monitoring, Environmental audit, Court/tribunal, Registration, Access-to-information, Authorization/permit, Early warning system, Environmental fees/charges, Environmental planning, EIA, Hazards, Special fund, Enforcement/compliance, Offences/penalties, Cultural heritage, Policy/planning, Land-use planning, Soil conservation/soil improvement, Soil pollution/quality, Expropriation, Weeds, Alien species, Pesticides, Biodiversity, Waste management, Waste prevention, Hazardous substances, Hazardous waste, Freshwater pollution, Water quality standards, Wetlands, Basin/catchment/watershed, Ecosystem preservation, Ex-situ conservation, Protection of habitats, Genetic resources, Inland waters

Source: FAO, FAOLEX

Forest Amendment Act, 2021.

Legislation | Zimbabwe | 2021

Keyword: Afforestation/reforestation, Biodiversity, Climate change, Community management, Forest management/forest conservation, Gender, Internal trade, International trade, Non-timber products, Sustainable development, Traditional knowledge/indigenous knowledge

Source: FAO, FAOLEX