Forests and Reserves Act 1983 (Act No. 41).
Country
Type of law
Legislation
Abstract
An Act to amend and consolidate the law relating to forests, reserves and related matters. The text of the Act consists of 20 sections: Short title (sect. 1); Interpretation (sect. 2); Nature Reserve Board (sect. 3); National Forest(sect. 4); Survey of Mountain Areas (sect. 5); Appeal Against Survey (sect. 6); Deposit of Survey and Plan (sect. 7); Removal of Trees and Brushwood (sect. 8); Planting of Reserves (sect. 9); Trees Bordering Roads (sect. 10); Destruction of trees in Unsurveyed Forests (sect. 11); Powers, Search,Seizure and Arrest (sect. 12); Certificate and authorized Officer (sect. 13); Offences (sect. 14); Penalties (sect. 15); Jurisdiction (sect. 16); Regulations (sect. 17); Repeal (sect. 18); Transitional Provisions (sect. 19); Commencement (sect. 20). (Completed by 4 Schedules)
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Date of text
Entry into force notes
On a date fixed by proclamation.
Notes
Repeals: a) The Forests and Mountain and Rivers Reserves Act; b) the Wood and Forests Act; c) The Rodrigues Bois Noir Timber Regulations 1939; d) The Rodrigues Forests Regulations 1882.
Repealed
No
Source language
English
Legislation Amendment
No
Amended by