Timber Operations (Government Participation) Act, 1972. Country/Territory Ghana Document type Legislation Date 1972 Source FAO, FAOLEX Long titleAn Act to provide for the Government's participation in certain companies and for related matters. Subject Forestry Keyword Timber extraction/logging Non-governmental entity Offences/penalties Forest management/forest conservation Geographical area Africa, North Atlantic, Western Africa Abstract This Act provides for the majority participation of the government of Ghana in companies that operate in the forestry sector. The Act also provides with respect to the managements of the companies involved and assigns to the Minister of Lands the responsibility for giving full effect to provisions of this Act. The Act also defines offences. Full text English Website www.epa.gov.gh