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Forest Act (Cap. 157).

País/Territorio
Ghana
Tipo de documento
Legislación
Fecha
1927 (1986)
Fuente
FAO, FAOLEX
Fuente original
Official publication, pp 696-686.
Título completo
An Act for the protection of forests and for the constitution and protection of forest reserves and to provide for related matters.
Materia
Bosques, Tierra y suelos, Agua
Palabra clave
Legislación básica Ordenación forestal/conservación de montes Medidas de protección forestal Zona protegida Corte/tribunal Fondo especial Bosques privados Agroforestal Cumplimiento/aplicación Infracciones/sanciones Tenencia de tierras Expropiación Terrenos privados Desarrollo sostenible Derechos de agua
Área geográphica
Africa, Atlántico Norte, Africa Occidental
Resumen

This Act provides for the protection of forests and the creation and management of forest reserves. The President may, by executive instrument, constitute as a forest reserve - (a) lands which are the property of the Government; (b) stool lands, at the request of the relevant authority; (c) private lands, at the request of the owner; (d) lands that ought to be protected in order to (i) safeguard the water supply of the district, or (ii) assist the well-being of the forest and agricultural crops grown on those lands or in the vicinity of those lands, or (iii) secure the supply of forest produce to the inhabitants of villages situated on those lands or in the vicinity of those lands. The Act sets out the procedure for the creation of a forest reserve and establishes rules relative to rights in land affected by a notice to constitute a forest reserve (including a judgement by the Reserve Settlement Commissioner a related appeal).

Texto completo
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Referencias - Legislación

Enmendado porr

Ghana Forestry Commission Act (Act No. 405 of 1980).

Legislación | Ghana | 1980

Palabra clave: Institución

Fuente: FAO, FAOLEX

Forest (Amendment) Ordinance, 1957 (No. 10 of 1957).

Legislación | Ghana | 1957

Palabra clave: Zona protegida

Fuente: FAO, FAOLEX

Forest (Amendment) Ordinance, 1954 (No. 45 of 1954).

Legislación | Ghana | 1954

Palabra clave: Zona protegida, Corte/tribunal, Expropiación, Solución de controversias

Fuente: FAO, FAOLEX