Law No. 66-Z amending Forest Code (Law No. 420-Z).

Subject

Forestry

Keyword

Forest fires

Geographical area

CIS (Commonwealth of Independent States), Eastern Europe, Europe, Europe and Central Asia

Entry into force notes

The Law enters into force on the date of its official publication.

Abstract

Article 75 shall acquire a new wording: “Article 75. Aviation protection of forests. For timely identification of forest fires and extinguishing thereof aviation protection of forests shall be set up. It shall be the competence of the Ministry on Emergency Situations. Forest aviation protection area shall be defined by the authorized state forestry institution. Regulation on aviation protection of forests shall be validated by the Council of Ministers. Aviation protection of forests unit shall be provided with hydrometeorological information.”

Full text

Russian

Website

pravo.by

References - Legislation

Amends

Forest Code (Law No. 420-Z).

Legislation | Belarus | 2000 (2005)

Keyword: Basic legislation, Forest management/forest conservation, Forest service/forest officers, Timber extraction/logging, Non-timber products, Ecosystem preservation, National parks, Cultural heritage, Protected area, Biodiversity, Hunting/capture, Tourism

Source: FAO, FAOLEX