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Forestry Ordinance.

País/Territorio
Montserrat (RU)
Tipo de documento
Legislación
Fecha
1956 (1959)
Fuente
FAO, FAOLEX
Fuente original
Official publication, pp. 803-810.
Materia
Bosques
Palabra clave
Legislación básica Ordenación forestal/conservación de montes Zona protegida Servicio forestal/oficiales forestales Institución Infracciones/sanciones
Área geográphica
Americas, Caribe, América Latina y el Caribe, Pequeños estados insulares en desarrollo
Resumen

This Act makes provision for administration of forest resources, protection of forest areas, the prevention of deforestation, and prescribes offences and penalties. A Forestry Board is established by the Administrator under section 3. The Administrator may appoint forest officers under section 8. Upon the recommendation of the Board, the administrator may declare any lands to be Protected Forest. A payment of compensation shall take place if loss was incurred by persons through the declaration of a Protected Forest (sect. 12). Certain actions are prohibited in a protected forest (sect. 10). The Administrator in Council may declare any Protected Forest or any other area of land to be a Forest Reserve (sect. 13). Such land shall be acquired by the Crown. Section 15 prescribes offences in respect of any Forest Reserve. Forest reserves and Protected Forests shall be demarcated in accordance with section 16. Livestock straying in Protected Forests or Reserves may be impounded by forest officers or the police force (sect. 18). The remaining sections deal with other powers of the police force or forest officers. (24 sections)

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