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Forestry Commission Act, 1999 (Act No. 571 of 1999).

Pays/Territoire
Ghana
Type du document
Législation
Date
1999
Source
FAO, FAOLEX
Source d'origine
Official publication, 18 pp.
Titre complet
An Act to establish a Forestry Commission in order to bring under the Commission the main public bodies and agencies implementing the functions of protection, development, management, and regulation of forests and wildlife resources and to provide for related matters.
Sujet
Forêts, Espèces sauvages et écosystèmes
Mot clé
Institution Mesures de protection des forêts Aire protégée Gestion forestière/conservation des forêts Gestion/conservation
Aire géographique
Afrique, Atlantique Nord, Afrique de l'Ouest
Résumé

The Forestry Commission is established under section 1 as a body corporate. The Minister responsible for forestry shall have ministerial responsibility for the Commission. Objects and functions of the Commission are outlined in section 2. They include regulation of the utilization of forest and timber resources of Ghana, management of the nation’s forest reserves and protected areas, assistance to the private sector and other bodies in relation with implementation of forest and wildlife policies, the development of forest plantations, restoration of degraded forests, and afforestation for industrial purposes. The Commission shall be divided into four Divisions: Forest Services Division; Forest Products Division; Timber Export Development Division; Wildlife Division. The Commission shall be at liberty to re-organise the Divisions established by this Act. (32 sections)

Texte intégral
Anglais

Références - Législation

Amende

Wild Animals Preservation Act, 1961.

Législation | Ghana | 1961

Mot clé: Gestion/conservation, Autorisation/permis de chasse, Équipement de chasse/méthodes de chasse, Chasse/capture, Faune sauvage, Périodes, Produits de la chasse, Infractions/sanctions, Protection des espèces

Source: FAO, FAOLEX

Timber Resource Management Act, 1997 - Act 547

Législation | Ghana | 1998 (2002)

Mot clé: Législation de base, Coupe de bois/exploitation forestière, Institution, Contrat/accord, Infractions/sanctions, Autorisation/permis, Gestion forestière/conservation des forêts

Source: FAO, FAOLEX

Abroge

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

Législation | Ghana | 1980

Mot clé: Institution

Source: FAO, FAOLEX

Amendé par

Timber Resources Management (Amendment) Act, 2002 (No. 617 of 2002).

Législation | Ghana | 2002

Mot clé: Coupe de bois/exploitation forestière, Infractions/sanctions, Autorisation/permis, Gestion forestière/conservation des forêts, Subvention/incitation

Source: FAO, FAOLEX