Timber (Export) Act 1950 (Cap. 151). Country/Territory Uganda Document type Legislation Date 1950 (2000) Source FAO, FAOLEX Long titleAn Act to provide for control of the export of timber and its inspection, grading, marking and handling in transit. Subject Forestry Keyword Forestry protection measures Timber International trade Classification/declassification Marking/identification Inspection Offences/penalties Geographical area Africa, Eastern Africa, Landlocked Developing Nations, Least Developed Countries Abstract This Act provides rules for the exportation of timber, i.e. any wood of trees grown in East Africa whether unsawn, hewn, sawn or machined. The Minister may make Regulations for the exclusion of any kind of timber from the provisions of this Act and for the restriction or prohibition of the movement of any kind of timber from Uganda either by kind or by quantity. No person shall export any timber to which this Act applies without a valid certificate of grading and export. Export shall only take p Full text English Website www.ulii.org