Order establishing the Padaviya Reserved Forest under the Forest Conservation Ordinance (Chapter 451). Country/Territory Sri Lanka Document type Regulation Date 2013 Source FAO, FAOLEX Subject Forestry Keyword Forest management/forest conservation Public forest Zoning Geographical area Asia, Southern Asia Abstract By virtue of powers vested by Section 3 of the Forest Conservation Ordinance (Chapter 451) as amended by Acts, No. 13 of 1966, No. 56 of 1979, No. 13 of 1982, No. 84 of 1988, No. 23 of 1995 and No. 65 of 2009, I, Anura Priyadarshana Yapa, Minister of Environment by this Order declares the Padaviya Forest of 48,151 Hectares bounded by the limit set forth in the schedules hereto as Padaviya Reserved Forest from 9 February 2013. Full text English Website www.documents.gov.lk References - Legislation Implements Forest Ordinance 1907 (No. 16 of 1907) as amended up to 2009. Legislation | Sri Lanka | 1908 (2009) Keyword: Basic legislation, Forest management/forest conservation, Timber extraction/logging, Protected area, Classification/declassification, Transport/storage, Forest service/forest officers, Offences/penalties Source: FAO, FAOLEX