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Grass Fires Act (No. 44 of 1955).

Pays/Territoire
Eswatini
Type du document
Législation
Date
1955
Source
FAO, FAOLEX
Titre complet
An Act to consolidate the law relating to grass burning and grass fires.
Sujet
Forêts
Mot clé
Mesures de protection des forêts Feux de forêts Infractions/sanctions Gestion forestière/conservation des forêts
Aire géographique
Afrique, Nations en développement sans littoral, Afrique Méridionale
Résumé

This Act makes provision for the control of the intentional burning of grass and other wilful or negligent setting of fire to grass by: (a) defining offences of owners of land and other persons; (b) requiring a permit for the burning of grass to be issued by the Director of Agriculture; (c) requiring notification of burning for other reasons than cultivation or the creation of a fire break to public officers and of any burning of grass to owners or occupiers of adjoining lands; (d) requiring neighbours to render assistance in the creation of fire breaks; and (e) defining a general duty and powers to extinguish fires. The Act further, among other things, defines civil liability for purposes of the Act.

Texte intégral
Anglais