CAP. 96]
Forestry.
CHAPTER 96.
FORESTRY.
11 of 1937.
6 of 1948.
Short title.
Interpretation.
To consolidate and amend the law relating to forests and plants.
[30th July, 1937.]
1. This Ordinance may be cited as the Forestry Ordinance.
2. In this Ordinance-
"forest" means any area of Crown land covered with self-grown trees;
"plantation" means any area of Crown land which has been planted with trees or shrubs or sown with the seeds of trees or shrubs;
C of 1948, s.2. "forest officer" includes the Forestry Officer, every supervisor, every forestry protection officer, every forestry inspector, every forest guard and every forester of the Forestry Department;
Power of Governor in Council to make regulations.
Forests etc. to be under control of Forestry Officer.
6 of 1948, s.3.
"prohibited area" means any area declared to be a prohibited area under this Ordinance.
3. The Governor in Council may make regulations with respect to any of the following matters or for any of the following purposes--
(a) for protecting trees, shrubs, and other plants from destruction, injury or removal;
(b) for preserving fire-barriers and forestry paths from destruction or injury;
(c) for any such other matters as may appear to the Governor in Council advisable for the protection of forests and plants.
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4. Every forest, plantation, prohibited area, nursery, fire-barrier and forestry path, shall be under the control of the Forestry Officer.
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