Forests Act
ZambiaAct of Parliament
This Act has been repealed.It was replaced by Forest Act (No. 4 of 2015). Read this one for the law as it stood, not as it is now.
The Forests Act is an Act of the Parliament of Zambia. It contains 82 sections. Read its sections below, or ask Levy any question about the Forests Act and get an answer grounded in the Act with citations.
Sections of the Forests Act
- S. 1Section 1
- S. 2I nterpretation
- S. 3No person shall, without a licence, do any of the following acts in the said area: Prohibition of
- S. 4Section 4
- S. 5D eputy Chief Conservator of Forests
- S. 6O ther forest officers
- S. 7H onorary forest officers
- S. 8E stablishment of National Forests
- S. 9Where any area proposed to be declared a National Forest under section eight Consultation with local
- S. 10A cquisition of land
- S. 11R ights in National Forests
- S. 12Subject to the provisions of this Act and of any other written law, all land Purpose of National
- S. 13Subject to the provisions of this Act, the control and management of National Control and
- S. 14E xercise of rights, etc.
- S. 15G rant of right, title or interest in National Forests
- S. 16R estrictions in a National Forest
- S. 17E stablishment of Local Forests
- S. 18Where any area proposed to be declared a Local Forest under section Consultation with local
- S. 19A cquisition of land
- S. 20R ights in Local Forests
- S. 21P urpose of Local Forests
- S. 22Subject to the provisions of this Act, the control and management of Local Control and
- S. 23G rant of right, title or interest in Local Forests
- S. 24R estrictions in a Local Forest
- S. 25D eclaration of protected trees
- S. 26R estrictions concerning protected trees
- S. 27P urpose of conserving trees on State Lands, and Customary area
- S. 28R estrictions on the manufacture of charcoal
- S. 29R estrictions in State Lands, and Customary area
- S. 30Subject to the provisions of this Act, the control and management of the Control and
- S. 31R estrictions on cutting, etc., forest produce
- S. 32F ees and prices
- S. 33D elegation of authority to Chief Conservator
- S. 34I ssue of licences
- S. 35D amage and waste by licensee
- S. 36T ransfer of licence
- S. 37S uspension of licence
- S. 38A ppeal against suspension
- S. 39C ancellation of licence
- S. 40A ppeal against cancellation of licence
- S. 41O wnership of forest produce on cancellation of licence
- S. 42A forest officer authorised to issue a licence may, on the expiry of the licence, Extension of licence
- S. 43N o exclusive right unless stated and no right of compensation
- S. 44L imitations of licences
- S. 45All forest produce derived from the operations of a licensee, except the Produce to which
- S. 46S upply of information
- S. 47L icensee's records and returns
- S. 48P roduce to be measured and marked before removal
- S. 49T ime limit for removal of forest produce
- S. 50R estrictions on charging of forest produce
- S. 51R estrictions concerning timber marking instruments
- S. 52I ssue of licence for the manufacture and use of timber marking instruments
- S. 53No person other than the Chief Conservator or a forest officer authorised by Government timber
- S. 54A lteration and defacement of marks on timber or tree stumps
- S. 55O ffences and penalties
- S. 56A dditional powers of the court
- S. 57Nothing in this Act shall be so construed as to take away or interfere with the Civil remedy reserved
- S. 58E vidence
- S. 59E xhibits
- S. 60A forest officer or police officer may demand from any person engaged in doing Demanding production
- S. 61P revention of offences
- S. 62S earch without warrant
- S. 63A rrest without warrant
- S. 64S eizure of property
- S. 65If any person from whose possession any forest produce or other property has Restoration of seized
- S. 66L oss of, or damage to, seized property
- S. 67C alling for assistance in extinguishing fires
- S. 68R egulations
- S. 69R ights under Mines and Minerals Act
- S. 70(1) The Forest Act is hereby repealed. Repeal and saving
- S. IPRELIMINARY
- S. IIADMINISTRATION
- S. IIINATIONAL FORESTS
- S. IVLOCAL FORESTS
- S. IXMARKING OF TIMBER
- S. VPROTECTED TREES
- S. VIMAJOR FOREST PRODUCE
- S. VIILICENCES
- S. VIIIREMOVAL OF FOREST PRODUCE
- S. XFOREST OFFENCES, PENALTIES AND FORFEITURES
- S. XIPOWERS OF FOREST OFFICERS
- S. XIIGENERAL