Forestry Act, 1946 (Part III) Regulations, 1959. Country/Territory Ireland Document type Regulation Date 1959 Source FAO, FAOLEX Subject Forestry, Land & soil Keyword Expropriation Private forest Transfer Geographical area Atlantic Ocean Islands, Europe, Europe and Central Asia, European Union Countries, North Atlantic, North-East Atlantic, Northern Europe Abstract These Regulations are designed to standardise applications for payment of compensation under the Forestry Acts. Their main purpose is to bring into operation those provisions of the Forestry Act, 1956, which empower the Minister for Lands, in certain circumstances, to acquire land for forestry purposes from (and to pay compensation to) a person who is unable to show full title to the land and also to pay compensation to any other person who may later show that he was entitled to an interest in the land and who, within six years of the date of the acquisition of the land by the Minister, applies for payment of compensation in respect of that interest. Full text English Website www.bailii.org References - Legislation Implements Forestry Act 1946. Legislation | Ireland | 1946 (2000) Keyword: Basic legislation, Forest management/forest conservation, Forestry protection measures, Institution, Afforestation/reforestation, Legal proceedings/administrative proceedings, Authorization/permit, Servitude, Expropriation Source: FAO, FAOLEX