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North-West Frontier Province Forest Ordinance, 2002.

Pays/Territoire
Pakistan
Sous-division territoriale
Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
Type du document
Législation
Date
2002
Source
FAO, FAOLEX
Sujet
Forêts, Eau
Mot clé
Loi-cadre Forêt de protection Aire protégée Gestion forestière/conservation des forêts Coupe de bois/exploitation forestière Forêt privée Institution Forêt publique Sous-produits forestiers Transport/dépôt Service forestier/agents forestiers Infractions/sanctions Gestion communautaire Utilisation durable
Aire géographique
Asie, Asie et Pacifique, Océan Indien, Mer de l'Asie du Sud-Est, Asie du Sud
Résumé

This Ordinance provides the protection, conservation, management and sustainable development of forests and natural resources in the North-West Frontier Province. The Ordinance consist of 121 articles divided into 13 Chapters: Preliminary (I); Reserved forests (II); Village forests (III); Protected forests (IV); Control of Guzara forests and wastelands (V); The control over mazri and mazri produce (VI); The duty and fees of timber and other forest produce (VII); The control of timber and other forest produce in transit (VIII); The collection of drift and stranded timber (IX); The sale and sawing of timber (X); The forest protection, penalties and procedure (XI); Forest management (XII); The forest officers, powers and obligations (XIII); Miscellaneous (XIV). The Ordinance establishes the procedure for the constitution of reserved forests by the Government on lands owned by the Government or over which it has proprietary rights. A Forest Settlement Board shall be appointed to enquire into all claims presented and shall publish a notification specifying the limits of the forest which shall be deemed a reserved forest. Article 26 lists the acts prohibited in reserved forests. The Government may assign reserved forests to any village community and may declare any forest land or waste land, which is not included in a reserved forest, a protected forest. The Government may establish protection measures, such as reserve trees, close forests, etc. as specified in article 30. Article 33 lists acts which are prohibited in protected forests. Land owners of the village whose boundaries include Guzara forests and wastelands, may use free of charge trees and forest produce but they may not sell any tree, timber or any other forest produce growing on such lands. The Government shall provide for better protection, preservation, propagation and control of mazri and mazri produce. The Government may impose duty on, regulate the transit, etc of all timber and other forest produce.

Texte intégral
Anglais

Références - Législation

Amende

Forest Act, 1927 (Act XVI of 1927).

Législation | Pakistan | 1927 (2016)

Mot clé: Loi-cadre, Forêt de protection, Aire protégée, Gestion forestière/conservation des forêts, Coupe de bois/exploitation forestière, Forêt privée, Institution, Forêt publique, Sous-produits forestiers, Transport/dépôt, Service forestier/agents forestiers, Infractions/sanctions, Partenariats public-privé (PPP), Gestion communautaire, Bois, Pollution des eaux douces, Droits d'utilisation de l'eau, Lutte contre la pollution

Source: FAO, FAOLEX

Abroge

Hazara Forest Act, 1936.

Législation | Pakistan | 1937 (1985)

Mot clé: Gestion forestière/conservation des forêts, Forêt de protection, Coupe de bois/exploitation forestière, Forêt publique, Transport/dépôt, Service forestier/agents forestiers, Bois, Conservation du sol/amélioration du sol, Infractions/sanctions, Bassin/captage/bassin versant, Zone de conservation des eaux, Eaux continentales

Source: FAO, FAOLEX