Forest Act (No. 4 of 2015)
ZambiaAct of Parliament2015No. No. 4 of 2015
The Forest Act (No. 4 of 2015) is an Act of the Parliament of Zambia enacted in 2015. It contains 119 sections. Read its sections below, or ask Levy any question about the Forest Act (No. 4 of 2015) and get an answer grounded in the Act with citations.
Sections of the Forest Act (No. 4 of 2015)
- S. 1Short title
- S. 2Interpretation
- S. 3Ownership of trees and forest produce
- S. 4Director of Forestry and other staff
- S. 5Functions of Department
- S. 6Honorary forest officers
- S. 7Immunity
- S. 8General principles of forest development and management
- S. 9Criteria for determination of sustainable forest management
- S. 10Establishment of National Forest
- S. 11Acquisition of land for National Forest
- S. 12Purpose of National Forest
- S. 13Rights in National Forest
- S. 14Control and management of National Forests
- S. 15Grants of right or interest in National Forest
- S. 16Restrictions in National Forest
- S. 17Establishment of Local Forest
- S. 18Acquisition of land for Local Forest
- S. 19Purpose of Local Forest
- S. 20Rights in Local Forest
- S. 21Control and management of Local Forest
- S. 22Grant of right or interest in Local Forest
- S. 23Restrictions in Local Forest
- S. 24Establishment of botanical reserve
- S. 25Prohibition of certain activities in botanical reserve
- S. 26Registration of private forest
- S. 27Entitlement of owner of registered private forest
- S. 28De-registration of private forest
- S. 29Community forest management group
- S. 30Recognition of group
- S. 31Community forestry agreements
- S. 32Rights and obligations of local community under community
- S. 33Assignment of rights under community forestry agreement
- S. 34Termination of community forestry agreement
- S. 35Register of community forestry agreements
- S. 36Declaration of Joint Forest Management Area
- S. 37Joint forest management committee
- S. 38Functions of joint forest management committee
- S. 39Benefit sharing and financial provisions regarding joint forest
- S. 40Preparation of forest management plans
- S. 41National and local inquiries
- S. 42Consultation with holders of rights, title or interest in forest
- S. 43Publication of forest management plan
- S. 44Registration of forest management plan
- S. 45Conservation orders
- S. 46Apportioning costs due on conservation order
- S. 47Declaration of protected flora
- S. 48Recovery plans for protected flora
- S. 49Purpose of conserving trees on State Land and customary
- S. 50Control and management of major forest produce on State
- S. 51Sale of forest produce
- S. 52Licences
- S. 53Permits
- S. 54Integrated decision making process and single licensing
- S. 55Terms and conditions of licences and permits
- S. 56Limitations of licences and permits
- S. 57Obligations of licensee and permit holder
- S. 58Removal of forest produce from forest area
- S. 59Variation of licence or permit
- S. 60Surrender of licence or permit
- S. 61Transfer of licence or permit
- S. 62Suspension or cancellation of licence or permit
- S. 63Renewal of licence or permit
- S. 64Regulations on import and export of forest produce
- S. 65Register of Licences and Permits
- S. 66Licence for manufacture and use of timber-marking hammer
- S. 67Prohibition of use of Department’s or other licensee’s timber
- S. 68Alteration and obliteration of marks on timber or tree stumps
- S. 69Marking of timber for export
- S. 70Establishment of Fund
- S. 71Administration and management of Fund
- S. 72Auditing of Fund
- S. 73Statement of income and expenditure
- S. 74Powers of authorised officer
- S. 75Power to carry out tests and take statistics
- S. 76Arrest without warrant
- S. 77Obstruction of authorised officer
- S. 78Demanding production of licence or permit
- S. 79Prevention of offences
- S. 80Search with warrant
- S. 81Prosecution by officers
- S. 82Seizure of property
- S. 83Forfeiture and restoration of property
- S. 84Assistance in extinguishing fire
- S. 85Offences by authorised officers
- S. 86Prohibition of removal, felling, cutting, collecting, etc. of major
- S. 87Restrictions on manufacture of charcoal
- S. 88Destruction of major forest produce
- S. 89Illegal possession of forest produce
- S. 90Import of forest produce
- S. 91Export of forest produce
- S. 92Mixing of marked forest produce with unmarked forest
- S. 93Defacing of mark on forest produce
- S. 94Removal, damage, etc, of boundary mark
- S. 95Illegal fixing of Departmental mark
- S. 96Failure to assist with extinguishing fire in forest area etc
- S. 97Malicious damage to infrastructure in forest area
- S. 98Unauthorised possession or use of uniform or identity of
- S. 99General penalty
- S. 100Payment of fine without appearing in court
- S. 101Additional powers of court
- S. 102Civil remedy reserved
- S. 103Evidence
- S. 104Exhibits
- S. 105Regulations
- S. 106Repeal of Act No. 7 of 1999
- S. 107Savings and transitional provisions
- S. IPRELIMINARY
- S. IIFORESTRY DEPARTMENT
- S. IIIFOREST MANAGEMENT AND DEVELOPMENT
- S. IVFOREST MANAGEMENT PLANS AND CONSERVATION ORDERS
- S. IXENFORCEMENT
- S. VPROTECTED FLORA
- S. VIREGULATION OF FOREST PRODUCE
- S. VIIMARKING OF TIMBER
- S. VIIITHE FOREST DEVELOPMENT FUND
- S. XOFFENCES AND PENALTIES
- S. XIGENERAL PROVISIONS
- S. XIIGENERAL PROVISIONS