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Notice of the list of protected tree species under the National Forests Act, 1998 (No. 536 of 2018).

Country/Territory
South Africa
Document type
Regulation
Date
2018
Source
FAO, FAOLEX
Original source
Government Gazette No. 41887 of 7 September 2018.
Subject
Forestry
Keyword
Forest management/forest conservation Forestry protection measures Offences/penalties Protection of species
Geographical area
Africa, South Atlantic, Southern Africa
Abstract

This Notice of the Minister of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries, made under section 15(3) of the National Forests Act, 1998, specifies in the Schedule protected trees belonging to a particular species under section 12(1)(d) of the Act. The effect of this Declaration is that in terms of section 15(1) of the Act, no person may cut, disturb, damage or destroy any such protected tree or possess, collect, remove, transport, export, purchase, sell, donate or in any other manner acquire or dispose of such protected tree or any forest product derived from a protected tree, except under a licence or exemption granted by the Minister and subject to such period and conditions as may be stipulated.

Full text
English
Website
www.gov.za

References - Legislation

Implements

National Forests Act.

Legislation | South Africa | 1998 (2005)

Keyword: Framework law, Forest management/forest conservation, Public forest, Timber extraction/logging, Forestry protection measures, Institution, Monitoring, Community management

Source: FAO, FAOLEX