Forest Law, Chapter 49, E.R.N. no. 41 of 1955.

This Law, divided into ten parts and consisting of 51 sections, provides for preservation and control of the forests of the Anambra State. The Law defines the following relevant terms: cattle; communal lands; community management; local government council; forest and forest reserves; forest officer; forest produce; timber; trees and other forest plants; lands at the disposal of the government; forest public property; protected forest and protected tree; logging activity. The law concerns the following matters: general provisions and appointment of officers; constitution of forest reserves and declaration of protected forests; restriction of rights on land to be reserved; administration of forest reserves and protected forests; elaboration of plans and programmes; local government controls; issuance of licences for the taking of forest produce in forest reserves; fees and royalties; power of the commission to make regulations and to prescribe penalties; offences and legal procedures.