Forest Protection (Amendment) Law, 1986 (R.N.D.C.L. 142). Country/Territory Ghana Document type Legislation Date 1986 Source FAO, FAOLEX Original source Official publication, 2 pp. Subject Forestry Keyword Marking/identification Offences/penalties Geographical area Africa, North Atlantic, Western Africa Abstract Section 1 defines forest offences. These are specified activities in a Forest Reserve carried out without the written consent of the competent authorities. Those activities include, felling of trees, cultivation, building of farms, obstructing of streams, fishing, grazing of cattle or hunting. Specific offences are prescribed with regard to counterfeiting or fraudulently using of timber marks. Full text English References - Legislation Amends Forest Protection Decree, 1974. Legislation | Ghana | 1974 Keyword: Forestry protection measures, Protected area, Timber extraction/logging, Offences/penalties, Forest management/forest conservation, Management/conservation Source: FAO, FAOLEX Repealed by Forest Protection (Amendment) Act, 2002 (No. 624 of 2002). Legislation | Ghana | 2002 Keyword: Marking/identification, Offences/penalties Source: FAO, FAOLEX