Ghana Forestry Commission Act (Act No. 405 of 1980). Country/Territory Ghana Document type Legislation Date 1980 Source FAO, FAOLEX Original source Official publication, 14 pp. Subject Forestry Keyword Institution Geographical area Africa, North Atlantic, Western Africa Abstract This Act provides for the establishment of the Ghana Forestry Commission as a body corporate. The functions of the Ghana Timber Marketing Board, the Forest Products Research Institute of the Council for Scientific and Industrial Research, the Forestry Department and the Department of Game and Wildlife shall be exercised under the supervision of the Commission. (29 sections) Full text English References - Legislation Amends Forest Act (Cap. 157). Legislation | Ghana | 1927 (1986) Keyword: Basic legislation, Forest management/forest conservation, Forestry protection measures, Protected area, Court/tribunal, Special fund, Private forest, Agro-forestry, Enforcement/compliance, Offences/penalties, Land tenure, Expropriation, Private land, Sustainable development, Water rights Source: FAO, FAOLEX 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Offences/penalties, Forest management/forest conservation, Management/conservation Source: FAO, FAOLEX Repealed by Forestry Commission Act, 1999 (Act No. 571 of 1999). Legislation | Ghana | 1999 Keyword: Institution, Forestry protection measures, Protected area, Forest management/forest conservation, Management/conservation Source: FAO, FAOLEX