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Order establishing the Morahela Forest under the Forest Conservation Ordinance (Chapter 451).

Country/Territory
Sri Lanka
Document type
Regulation
Date
2008
Source
FAO, FAOLEX
Original source
The Gazette of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka (Extraordinary) No. 1555/19, 26 June 2008, pp. 1A and 2A.
Subject
Forestry
Keyword
Forest management/forest conservation Public forest
Geographical area
Asia, Asia and the Pacific, Indian Ocean, South Asian Seas, Southern Asia
Abstract

By virtue of powers vested by Section 3 “A” of the forest Ordinance (Chapter 451) as amended by Act, No. 13 of 1966, Act, No. 56 of 1979, Act, No. 13 of 1982 Act, No. 84 of 1988 and Act, No. 23 of 1995, I Patali Champika Ranawaka, Minister of Environment and Natural Resources by this Order declares the Morahela Forest bounded by the limits set forth in the schedule which was declared by Gazette No. 5206 of 03rd day of March 1893 and amended by Gazette No. 5241 of 08th day of September, 1893 as Morahela Conservation Forest from 15th day of July, 2008.

Full text
English
Website
www.documents.gov.lk

References - Legislation

Implements

Forest Ordinance (No. 16 of 1907 - Chapter 283).

Legislation | Sri Lanka | 1908 (1979)

Keyword: Framework law, Forest management/forest conservation, Timber extraction/logging, Protected area, Classification/declassification, Transport/storage, Forest service/forest officers, Offences/penalties

Source: FAO, FAOLEX