Regional Decree No. 18/98/M establishing protecting measures to combat forest fires. Country/Territory Madeira Islands (Portugal) Document type Regulation Date 1998 Source FAO, FAOLEX Original source Diário da República No. 189/98 (I-A), 18 August 1998, pp. 4066-4069. Subject Forestry Keyword Forest fires Offences/penalties Entry into force notes This Regional Decree enters into force on the day after its publication. Abstract This Regional Decree establishes protecting measures to combat forest fires. It consists of 4 chapters establishing protecting measures in order to avoid forest fires to be applied within the territory of the Autonomous Region of Madeira. Forest land management, controls to be carried out and sanctions to be paid for illegal activity are specified in the text, divided as follows: General provisions (chap. 1); Fires prevention (chap. 2); Sanctions (chap. 3); Final provisions (chap. 4). Full text Portuguese