Regional Act No. 13 on the protection of forests against fires. Country/Territory Italy Territorial subdivision Basilicata Document type Legislation Date 2005 Source FAO, FAOLEX Original source Bollettino Ufficiale della Regione Basilicata No. 14, 23 February 2005. Subject Forestry Keyword Forest fires Forestry protection measures Offences/penalties Forest management/forest conservation Geographical area Alps, Europe, Europe and Central Asia, European Union Countries, Mediterranean, Southern Europe Abstract In compliance with the principles and rules laid down under Act No. 353 of 2000, which establishes the national legislative framework relating to forest fires, the present Regional Act aims at the preservation of regional forests and their protection against fires. The regional authority shall set up the register of forests which have been affected by fires (art. 5) and shall submit it to the Ministry of the Environment. Particular prohibitions are laid down by article 7 to prevent forest fires. Penalties are set out by article 12. Full text Italian References - Legislation Implements Law 21 November 2000 No. 353 Framework law on forest fires. Legislation | Italy | 2000 Keyword: Framework law, Hazards, Forest fires, Forestry protection measures, Access-to-information, Offences/penalties, Forest management/forest conservation Source: FAO, FAOLEX Amends Regional Act No. 42 on forestry. Legislation | Italy | 1998 (2020) Keyword: Forest management/forest conservation, Afforestation/reforestation, Soil conservation/soil improvement, Mountain area, Processing/handling, Land clearing, Agro-forestry, Inventory, Policy/planning, Pastoralism, Soil pollution/quality Source: FAO, FAOLEX