Private Forests Act 1951 (No. 3 of 1951).

The Act draws a distinction between major and minor offences. Major offences are established in article 3 when a person: (a) without the authority of the owner of his agent in or on a private forest: (i) cuts, destroys or removes any tree, timber, other forest produce, or boundary mark or fence; or (ii) lights, rekindles, or adds fuel to any fire;