The Forestry Amendment Act, no. 4 of 2022 Country/Territory Sierra Leone Document type Legislation Date 2022 Source FAO, FAOLEX Original source Supplement to the Sierra Leone Gazette Vol. CXLXIII, No. 9 of 2022. Long titleAn Act to amend the Forestry Act, 1988 and to provide for other related matters. Subject Forestry Keyword Forest management/forest conservation Forest service/forest officers Forestry protection measures Grazing Institution Offences/penalties Plant protection Timber extraction/logging Forest fires Geographical area Africa, Least Developed Countries, North Atlantic, Western Africa Abstract This Act provides for amending the Forestry Act no. 7 of 1988. The amendments concern: replacement of definitions concerning responsible authorities and institutions; updating of offences and related penalties for illegal cutting, burning, damaging and destroying trees or vegetation, removal of timber or other forest products, animal grazing, cultivation of crops, obstructing forest officers. Full text English Website www.parliament.gov.sl References - Legislation Amends Forestry Act, 1988. Legislation | Sierra Leone | 1988 Keyword: Framework law, Institution, Classification/declassification, Timber extraction/logging, Protected area, Inspection, Concession, Policy/planning, Ecosystem preservation, Inventory, Offences/penalties, Royalties/fees, Community management, Protection forest, Forest management/forest conservation, Sustainable development Source: FAO, FAOLEX