Forestry Commission Act, 1999 (Act No. 571 of 1999).
Country
Type of law
Legislation
Abstract
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)
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Long title of text
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.
Date of text
Notes
The following enactments are repealed: Forest Products Inspection Bureau Law 1985; Forestry Commission Act, 1993; Timber Export Development Board Law, 1985; Wild Animals Preservation (Amendment) Law, 1983.Sections 20 to 25 are missing from the text.
Repealed
No
Serial Imprint
Official publication, 18 pp.
Source language
English
Legislation Amendment
No