Forests (Workmen's Residences) Rules. Country/Territory Kenya Document type Regulation Date 1965 Source FAO, FAOLEX Subject Forestry Keyword Forestry protection measures Protected area Family farming Forest management/forest conservation Geographical area Africa, Eastern Africa Abstract These Rules shall apply to all Central Forests and forest areas. An authorized officer may grant a licence upon such terms and conditions as the Chief Conservator of Forests may from time to time approve, permitting a forest workman and his family, or a retired forest workman and his family, or the family of a deceased retired forest workman, to reside in a specified place and to cultivate a specified plot of land in a specified Central Forest or forest area, and to depasture stock in that Central Forest or forest area. (a) shall not exceed 12 months, where the forest workman or retired forest workman is not accompanied by his family; and (b)shall not exceed 24 months for a family of a deceased retired forest workman or where the forest, workman or retired forest workman is accompanied by his family. Full text English References - Legislation Implements Forest Act (Chapter 385). Legislation | Kenya | 1942 (1982) Keyword: Basic legislation, Protected area, Forest management/forest conservation, Institution, Timber extraction/logging, Marking/identification, Offences/penalties, Hunting/capture Source: FAO, FAOLEX