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Provincial Forest Ordinance.

Country/Territory
Sudan
Document type
Legislation
Date
1932
Source
FAO, FAOLEX
Original source
Official publication, pp. 165-172.
Subject
Forestry
Keyword
Protected area Forest management/forest conservation Timber extraction/logging Public forest Offences/penalties
Geographical area
Africa, Landlocked Developing Nations, Least Developed Countries, Near East and North Africa, Northern Africa, Red Sea & Gulf of Aden, Sahel
Abstract

An Ordinance to provide for the creation and management of provincial forest reserves. The 23 Sections are divided into 5 Parts completed by one Schedule, i.e. Preliminary (I); Provincial Forest Reserves (II); General Protection of Forests and Forest Produce Outside Reserves (III); Penalties and Procedure (IV); Supplemental (V). When an area is declared to be a Provincial Forest Reserve, the Governor or in his place a provincial administration has the duty to administer that area as such (sect. 3). The Governor may make further rules under provisions of Part III. No person shall cut a tree without a licence (sect. 8).

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References - Legislation

Repealed by

Forests Act No. 14 of 1989.

Legislation | Sudan | 1989

Keyword: Protected area, Forest management/forest conservation, Protection forest, Public forest, Private forest, Offences/penalties, Access right, Classification/declassification, Authorization/permit

Source: FAO, FAOLEX