Timber (Export) Act 1950 (Cap. 151). Country/Territory Uganda Document type Legislation Date 1950 (2000) Source FAO, FAOLEX Original source Laws of Uganda. 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 Forest management/forest conservation 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 place through such places or ports of exit as the Chief Conservator of Forests may, by Statutory Instrument, appoint. Grading and marking of timber shall be carried out by graders authorized by the Chief Conservator of Forests. Full text English Website www.ulii.org