Economic Plants Protection Act, 1979. País/Territorio Ghana Tipo de documento Legislación Fecha 1979 Fuente FAO, FAOLEX Título completoAn Act to provide for the prohibition of the destruction of specified plants of economic value and for related matters. Materia Bosques, Cultivos Palabra clave Corte y extracción/explotación forestal Ordenación forestal/conservación de montes Producción vegetal Café/cacao/té Área geográphica Africa, Atlántico Norte, Africa Occidental Resumen This Act prohibits the destruction of plants specified in the Schedule, for reasons other than horticultural husbandry. A Court may impose the obligation to pay compensation for plants destroyed under section 2. Such compensation shall be prescribed by the Commissioner responsible for matters relating to cocoa after consultation with the Commissioner for Lands and Natural Resources under section 3. Section 4 prohibits felling of timber trees on farms where specified plants are cultivated. Section 6 prescribes penalties. (7 sections) Texto completo Inglés Página web www.epa.gov.gh