Forestry Regulations, 1989 (P.N. No. 17 of 1990).

Regulations to provide for the management and conservation of public and private forest resources in Sierra Leone and for the transport and sale of forest products.
The 46 regulations are divided into 14 Parts: Preliminary (I); Forest Administration and Management (II); Fees (IIII); General licensing provisions (IV); Timber license (V); Other licenses (VI); Woodfuel transport permits (VII); Sales (VIII); Concessions (IX); General utilization conditions (X); General protection (XI); Community forests (XII); Reforestation Fund (XIII); Offences and Penalties (XIV).
Regulation concerns management plans for the exploitation of private forests. An inventory of forest resources shall be made before exploitation (reg. 4). Regulation 23 concerns the sale of produce of national forests by the Chief Conservator. Exploitation of National Production Forests may be given in concession by way of tender pursuant to regulation 28. Village Forest Associations shall be the recognized rural institutions through which community forests may be developed (reg. 42). (completed by 19 Schedules)