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