Management of Protective Forests Regulations, 1968 (L. N. No. 347 of 1968)

LEGAL NOTICE No. 347 of 1968 Regulation Issued Pursuant to the Protective Forests Proclamation No. 227 of 1965. l. Issuing Authority The~e Regulations are issued by the Minister of Agricul.ture pursuant to authority vested in him by Article 8 (a) of the Protective Forest Proclamation No. 227 of 1965. 2. Short Title These Regulations May he cited as the "Management of Protective Forests Regulations. 1968". 2. IJefinitums In these Regulations unless the context otherwise requires, the words: "forests", "fore11,t tree", "forest pro duct," "Minister", "Ministry", "porson" and "wildlife" shall have the meaning as aet forth in Artide 3 o( the Protect;ve Forem Proclamation No. 227 of 1965. 4. Management Plan Utiliiation, conservation or afforestation 0£ a protec tive forest, regardless of ownership, area and type of vegetative cover, shall he in· conformity with II manage• ment plan officially approved and il!Sued by the Ministry ;n respect of 11Uch foreaL 5. Utilization ( 1) No pers!ln sJiall utilize any protective forest unless the method M utilization is moderate, sclectiv1: cutting in conformity with the inanagcmcnt plan approved and issued by the Ministry in respect of such forest in accordance with Article 4 above. ( 2) No tree in a protective forest for which a culling permit hes been issued shall he cut under the man agement plan unless previously market! by the Ministry. ( 3) No person shall cl(•ar stumps or root, in proleclivc foresls. ( 4) llaulfog of forest protlucts shall he in a manner which tines not lend to create waterhole; 1111<I cro$ion and shell conform to the nnn:ig~ment plnn. ( 5) No owner of a protective for,)~I shall utilize such forest without first obtainillJ! an exploitation permit in conformity with Article 7 of Explnitntion o( Priv1tle Forests Regulations No. 346 or l 'l6!L 6. /lforkerillg All vendors of forest products selling such products under an exploitation permit shall issutJ to the purchaser proper receipts which should intlicale the number of the exploitation permit and the kiml and amount of forest products sold. No person shall utilize, proces, or possei:~ forest products without a receipt which iudicntcs the numher of the exploitation permit. 7. A ff orestatio11 (I) Any land hearing li11le or no vegetalio•1 end classi fied as protective forest under Article I of the Pro tective Forests Proclamation No. 227 of 1965 shall be afforested in conformity with the management plan. (2) Afforestation expenses of Stale-owned protective forests shall be borne by the Imperial Ethiopian Government. Privately owned protective forests shall be afforested by the owner. 8. Pe11al Any person violating the provisions of the,ic Regula• tions or commits any offence under Articb 9 of the Protective Forest Proclamation No. 227 of 1965 shall be guilty of an offence and shall ·upon conviction he punished in accordance with Penal Code. 9. Effective Date These Regulations shall enter into force 011 the date of their publication in the Negaril Gazeta. Done at Addis Ababa this 30th day of Septemher 1968. DEJAZMATCH GIRMATCHEW IJIEKLE HAWARIAT Minuter of Agriculture