Order on the Declaration of six forests within different Districts as Reserved and Conservation Forests, under the Forest Conservation Ordinance (Chapter 451).

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, Susil Premajayantha, Minister of Environment and Renewable Energy, by this Order declares the following Forest Areas: Dambukanda, Ulugala Minipura, Vakaneri, Toppigala, Unnichchei, Panichchankerni, of different extension Hectares bounded by the limit set forth in the Schedule as Reserved

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