Sabah Forestry Development Authority Enactment 1981. Country/Territory Malaysia Territorial subdivision Sabah Document type Legislation Date 1981 Source FAO, FAOLEX Original source Photocopy, 20 pp. Long titleAn Enactment to repeal and re-enact the law relating to the establishment of a Sabah Forestry Developmwent Authority and provide for matters incidental thereto and connected therewith so as to make better provisions respecting the constitution, administration, procedure, functions and finance of the Sabah Forestry Development Authority. Subject Forestry Keyword Institution Forest management/forest conservation Afforestation/reforestation Forestry protection measures Legal proceedings/administrative proceedings Geographical area Asia, Asia and the Pacific, East Asian Seas, South-Eastern Asia Abstract This Enactment makes provision for the constitution, administration, procedure, functions and finance of the Sabah Forestry Development Authority. It consists of the following Parts: Preliminary (I); Establishment and Constitution of Authority (II); Procedure of Authority (III); Administration (IV); Functions of the Authority (V); Financial Provision (VI); General (VII). The functions of the Authority shall be: (a) to encourage, promote, stimulate, improve, co-ordinate, regulate and control forest products and forest product activities; and (b) in relation to forest, forest products and forest product activities (1) to gather, study, analyse and distribute information; (2) to arrange and provide technical advisory assistance; (3) to make recommendations to Government on methods, measures and policies. Article 24 lists the powers that the Authority may exercise for the purpose of implementing said functions (e.g. appointment of technical advisers, vocational training of personnel, performance of surveys and investigations, prescription of schemes for the processing and marketing of forest products including timber, formation of companies either wholly owned or as joint ventures, etc.). Financial provisions contained in Part VI concern inter alia the establishment of the "Sabah Forestry Development Authority Fund", for the financial management of the Authority. Full text English References - Legislation Amended by Sabah Forestry Development Authority (Amendment) Enactment 1996 (No. 12 of 1996). Legislation | Malaysia | 1996 Keyword: Institution, Forest management/forest conservation Source: FAO, FAOLEX Sabah Forestry Development Authority (Amendment) Enactment 1991. Legislation | Malaysia | 1991 Keyword: Institution, Afforestation/reforestation, Forest management/forest conservation, Timber extraction/logging Source: FAO, FAOLEX