Private Forests (Conservation) Act. Country/Territory Belize Document type Legislation Date 1945 (1965) Source FAO, FAOLEX Original source Laws of Belize, Revised Edition 2000, Chapter 213. Subject Forestry Keyword Basic legislation Forest management/forest conservation Private forest Timber extraction/logging Geographical area Americas, Central America, Latin America and the Caribbean, Small Island Developing States Abstract This Act applies to all land other than Crown land. Notwithstanding anything contained in the Forests Act, no person shall fell, or cause to be felled, any tree on any land in Belize unless: (a) an application has been made to the Chief Forest Officer by the owner or by the person authorized by him to do the felling stating the type and location of the forest and the minimum girth of any tree to be felled; and (b) a permit authorizing the felling has been obtained from the Chief Forest Officer. No application or permission shall be necessary to fell trees under two feet girth measured at one foot above the buttresses during the clearance of land for agriculture but no tree so felled may be sold as timber without a permit from the Chief Forest Officer. The Chief Forest Officer or any forest officer, as defined in the Forests Act, or any person authorized in writing by the Chief Forest Officer may carry out prescribed enforcement measures. Any tree forfeited under this Act shall be sold or otherwise disposed of as the Minister may direct. (9 sections) Full text English Website www.belizelaw.org