Forest Act (Cap. 157). Pays/Territoire Ghana Type du document Législation Date 1927 (1986) Source FAO, FAOLEX Source d'origine Official publication, pp 696-686. Titre completAn Act for the protection of forests and for the constitution and protection of forest reserves and to provide for related matters. Sujet Forêts, Terre et sols, Eau Mot clé Législation de base Gestion forestière/conservation des forêts Mesures de protection des forêts Aire protégée Cour/tribunaux Fonds spécial Forêt privée Agro-foresterie Mise en application Infractions/sanctions Régime foncier Expropriation Terres privées Développement durable Droits d'utilisation de l'eau Aire géographique Afrique, Atlantique Nord, Afrique de l'Ouest Résumé 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). Texte intégral Anglais Site web www.clientearth.org Références - Législation Amendé par Ghana Forestry Commission Act (Act No. 405 of 1980). Législation | Ghana | 1980 Mot clé: Institution Source: FAO, FAOLEX Forest (Amendment) Ordinance, 1957 (No. 10 of 1957). Législation | Ghana | 1957 Mot clé: Aire protégée Source: FAO, FAOLEX Forest (Amendment) Ordinance, 1954 (No. 45 of 1954). Législation | Ghana | 1954 Mot clé: Aire protégée, Cour/tribunaux, Expropriation, Règlement des différends Source: FAO, FAOLEX