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Order establishing the Ussettewa 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 Ussettewa Forest of 68.6814 Hectares bounded by the limit set forth in the schedules hereto as Ussettewa Reserved Forest from 31st day of December, 2012.

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