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General Regulations under the Forest Act 1968 (No. R.1591).

Country/Territory
South Africa
Document type
Regulation
Date
1972
Source
FAO, FAOLEX
Original source
Government Gazette No. 3645, 8 September 1972, 14 pp.
Subject
Forestry
Keyword
Forest management/forest conservation Timber extraction/logging Afforestation/reforestation Internal trade Processing/handling Agro-forestry Forest fires Public forest
Geographical area
Africa, South Atlantic, Southern Africa
Abstract

These Regulations implement provisions of the Forest Act, 1968, as amended. The regulations carry, inter alia, the following titles: Servitudes Over a State Forest (reg. 4); Sale and Disposal of Forest Produce, Other Assets and Certain Rights in Respect of the Forest Estate (reg. 5); Felling, Converting, Processing and Removal of Forest Produce in a State Forest (reg. 6); Measures of Capacity and Mass for Forest produce (reg. 7); Grazing and Cultivation of State Forests (reg. 13); Miscellaneous Provisions (reg. 17).

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References - Legislation

Implements

Forest Act 1968.

Legislation | South Africa | 1968 (1979)

Keyword: Basic legislation, Forest management/forest conservation, Timber extraction/logging, Protection forest, Protected area, Forest fires, Private forest, Public forest, Afforestation/reforestation, Special fund, Offences/penalties

Source: FAO, FAOLEX