Forests Act 1973 (Act No. 39)

THE FORESTS ACT, 1973 0~ AND R1tAIIONS The object. of th• Bill IIN> (a) to Npo•l and ropla.., tho Foreote Act (C..p. 311); M>d (b) to provide for (i) tho Mt&bli•hrnent &nd management of National Fot'eBtlf e.nd Local Foroeta; (ii) the conoervatlon and proteotlon of foreetAI &nd treee; (iii) the licen~ing o.nd RalA of fol"Mt produce; e..nd (iv) other matters connected with or Incidental to the foMgolng. N.A.B. 41, 1973 8l'd Augnot, 1973 1"JTZPA'l'IUOII'. CHUULA, Attor-n.ey-G(!Jtfflll ,,,,ma [No. of l 973 ;;.=:.:, ,,::.;.;,.; THE FORESTS ACT, 197:i A.!m.urO)')lSNT OJ 8EOTION8 PART I 'E'a!ILDITNABY Becrnm I. Short title and oommenoement 2. Interpretation PART II ADMil1111TllATIOII' 3. Ownership of troos &nd foreet produce •· Chief Coneervator of Foreote 5, Deputy Chief Coru,ervator of Fo1'0llte 6. Other foreot officers 7. Honorary foreot oftlcero PART Ill NATtONAL FoaFsTa 8. Establishment of National Fo""'t.a 9. Con&ultation with local authority 10. Aoquioitlon of land 11. Rights In National Fore&te U. Ptnt"'"" nf NatlnnAI FnlWWI 13. Control and management of National Forest.a U. Exercise of righte, eto. 13. Grant of right, title or lntereot In National Fornoto 16. Rel!triotion& In a N atlonal Foren PART IV LooAL FoaESTS 17. ~bllshment of Loaal Foreota 18. C.,neultatlon with local authority 19, Acquisition of land 20. Rights in a Loot.I Fore&t 21. Po, of Looa.l ]'on,st& 22. Control and management of LocaJ FOffi!b! 23. Grant of right, title or int,,r,,st In Loaal ll'oreo&e 24. Reotrictiono In Local Foreno N.A,B.-41, 1973 • &'lo, of 1973] FO'l'UU PART V PlloTBCTIID TuE!J8 StJl!tlot, 25. Declaration of p•otecW t. 28. Re&triotiona concerning protoowd treM PART VI MA.Jo" Fomt&T PlloDuoe 27. Purpoee of oonse"ing t,- on Fltat.e Landa, Trn,rt, Landa a.nd RetM,rvl!R 28. Restriction& on the manufacture of charooal 29, Rel!trictiOM In State L&nd1, Tru■t I.and• and Ret!I,"""' 30. Control and management PART VII Lt011Nol!8 81, Reatrictlon, on cutting otc,, foniot produoe 32. Feee and prioes 33. Delegation of authority to Chief Conaervator 84. laeue Of liCJeUOlffl 36. Damage and wast,, by lioou 36. Tran1fer of lloenoo 37. Suope1111ion of lloenoe 88. Appeal Afl•lnat BUBpeMion 39. Canoell&tion of lioonoe 40. Appee.l againat oanoollatlon of licenoo 41. Ownership of foreet produoo on oanoollation of lioenoe 42. E:ct.enoion of Uoonoe 43. No e:11:olulllve right uni- •tated and no right of oom• pe111ation 44, Limltationa of lloon ""· Prudu"" to which lloonaee ui entitled 46. Supply of Information ,·. Lleenoee'• reoordo and retun1• PART VIII RZMovA.t o• FoaDT Paoot:101 48. Produoo to be m .... ured and marked before removal 49. Time limit for remonl of foreet produoo 50. &.tri otlono on oharglng of fo,..t produce N.A.B, 4l, 1973 ForUI.• PART IX MAnK.XNo o• Tum.aa [No. "' 1973 II 51. Rctltriotiona oonoerning tiu,ber marking inatrument.e Rt. r .. ,,. 0£ Uoonoe £0, the mo.nufaature Md uoe o£ timber marking lmtrument.e 48. Government timber marking hammen 54. Alteration &nd dor..c.mont nf m .. ,1r. nn thnt- ,,. trM otuml"' PART X FoR.118'2' OrPJIN'oM. Ps1rA.L'ttlM A.lfD Foanr:r.rtTBJIIS 55. Otrenoeo and penaltieo 46. AddHlonal powero of the oourt 07. CIVIi remedy n,or,rved 48, Evldenoo 59, Exhibit.I PART XI Powna OP FoBJl!9T Ontclll\ll 60. Demanding pPOduot.ion of lioonco 61. l'revention of olfo.uces 62, Searoh without Wllrrant 89, Arre,,t without wn.rrant 64. Seizure of property 64. Restoration of aelted property BB. I.- of, or damage lio, ""1r.ed property 67. Calling for aulot&noo in elltlngut.hing b PART Xll Onn.u. 68, Power to make regula.tiOIII 69. Right.I under Mineo and Minera.lo Aot 70. Repeal and oavlngo N.A,8. 41, 1973 EnactmentEnactment Forull [No, of 1973 ::,. A BUJ, BNTITLBD All Act to repeal and replace the Foresta Act and to pro• vtde for the establishment and manaaement of nadonal forests and local forests, the conservatlon and protec tion of forest• ud tl'<><>e, the ll~enolu~ ond aalo of foreet produce and other matter• connected with or lnddentlll to the fore1toln1l, ENAOTED by tho PMli&mont of Zambia. PART I Pnm.u.rm.mv I, This Act m&y be oited &11 the Foreet.e Aoti, 1973, and 3 shall oome into 01,10ra.tion on such date M the Minmer may, by ot..t1ttory inotrumont, appoint. 2, In tlwl Act, unt ... the oontezt otherwillo reqtthM " Chief Co1111ervator " mea.ns the Chief Cowoern.tor of Forests appointed under seotion/Ollr and inoludes any 10 person for th~ time being llotlng &11, or performing the d~ ,ies of, the C},Jef Co118en'ator of Fo-is: •• uunvffl " mean.s to carry out the ptOOOIIIS of cor,.verbh1 wood into any kind of produot, and " oonversion shall be oonstrued aooordingly; 18 11 ooupe " m,ean• any aite or at'$& f'or the C.llins or talr:fns of forest produce, whether the boundaries thffl,o£ lll'9 demareated on the ground or not; "demarcated forest " includes National Forest and Loeo.l Forest; N.A.B. 41, lffl bamboos, forest e N...;o.;... .:.:of:....:.;197.:.:3:::.l ~ ;;.Foru!a N.A.B, 41, 1973 " divilioMI fo...,.t officer " mean• & pel'BOn for tho time being holding appcintment aa •uoh in the Fo""'t Department: " domeotlc animal " i11clud011 any ho,,.,, donkey, mule, oamol, row, sheep, pig, goat or dom..,tio fowl; II " flmwnod 11 , u.nlou other-wino doflnod on any lloenoe, means all woody parta of a tree which OMlllOt be oonver!A!d into tim',er or pol"" but can be out Into •hort length. for 1188 "" fuol ; " Foroet Department " moaru, the Fo""'t Department of 10 the Oovemmont; 0 rarest oft'enoe II means an offenoe under thi,, Aot; "f°""'t offloer" mean• the Chief Coruierv&tor of Fo,.,.to, the Deputy Chlef Conoervator of Foroot.., a Con 88rvator of Foro•ts, an Asai•tant Conservator of la Fol'MtA, a. F'lf"l!tlllt@r, a FoN11et Ranger or .Forcet Ouard, and any public officer appointed to be the director, mana.ger or foreman of any plantation, foreot, sawmill or depot under the oontrol of the Foreot Department, and l>l\,Y peroon dooignated or reoogntaed by the 20 Chief Conoervator "" a foreot officer for the purix of this Act; " forut prodn(le '' lncludoe bn.rk, beddtng, beoa: beeswax, bo&rd., oansa, 011terplllan,, charooal, chip,,, olimbel'II, oonM, oopplce, otmper!I, 211 earth, llbroe, Rowen,, fruit., fuelwood, fun!li, gille, gro.e.&, gu.ml'f, hives, honcy1 honeycomb, humus, insect.a, leavc11, lichona, Utter, logs, moM, mushrooms, ntl1'88ry J,lants, peat, planks, plants, poleo, reedii, resin, roots, rubber, rushM, sap, 0&wduot, se&ntlinga, seed, 30 1ee1lllnga, •laba, ,turn po, thatch, thlnninga, tim her, trees, -n,getably-dorived oil•, vogctably-derived pitch, vegctably-derived tar, and wood spirits; ,t fot"Mt l"OVOttuc " me&us t,he appropriate ruvenue h~ad and subhead under which revenue reoelved in term• an of this Aot ia brought to 1<Coount, or, when 1-uthoriaed by the Minister of Finanoe, the approyriato expenditUl"II vote to whkh sueh revenue is credited in &id of •uoh votei forest .. ttloment offioer " means any public offloel' 40 appointed M euoh under section eleven 1 u honorary officer " moan& any pet'IIIOn appoint«! u ,mch under section aeven; 0 lioonce " nmuna a permit or authorisation in writing issued under thi• Act by " foreot officer or other 4& pereon generally or specially authorioed to do so by the Chief Con .. rvator of Foroet..: and " lioon- " shall be construed accordingly; means [No, of 1973 9 " local authority " moans a municipal council. towMhip council or rural council within the mop.ning of the Local Gov(lrttment Art: ('11.p. 480 u 1.ucul Foro11.t" 1ll\'il\.al!I n.ny ucn dr,,clarod to be a Lotial Fol"(\flt under AO(!tion A-tV~nteen; 1 ' major forest produoo II meanM any trco or port the-J't'Of other than leaVeM-, ftowen, fruits a.nd Bee(lAt "Nstional FotMt " mottn~ anv area doclarod to 00 a National Fon,1<1t undClr Aectfon tigh.t; 10 "pole ''i unlosA othorwii;o defined 011 any Jioenoo, meam ••II M>Ulld and row,onnbiy •traight partM of a tree which are ono point two metros (1.2 m) or more long and whiah a.m not mnm thnn t,hlrt,y Mnt,imAt,f'ffll (30.0 rom) ir1 nia.xirnum <liometer ovor bark; IS "proteotod troo" mer.n• any kind or category of troo doolnrod to be " protoct<>d tree under 1M>ction t,,,.n/y• jiv,; 11 provincial foro,,t ofl\oor •1 any pol'80n for the time heing holding appointnwnt •• ,uoh in the Foreot 10 llApt1,rt,m~nt.: " publiu road 1' mean" any road of a class described in Mect!on thre• of the Rondo and Ron.d Traffic Act; Cap, 7H " Re,,erv .. " hw, tho moanina; auhmecl thereto in Article 2 of tho Zambia (Sta to Lnntl• and &,..,., .. ) Ordert, 1928 A1>p. • 28 to 10114; 30 BG 0 river 1• includeR lllkM, Nt1-eam111 canals and other channel", whuthur natural or artUlcial i "State Lands" mean• nil land• in Zambia other th11,n Rc,mrvcs and Tru,t Lnnd,, oxcept National Fore.to "ml Local Fol'll8t. and land the freehold or h,a..,hnld of which i• VOl!ted in any peroon; " timber ", un!M• othorwi .. deflnlld. on any licenoo, mee.1\11 tho part ~f any foiled or fallen troe which has been out off. or ce.n be cut off', to provide wood whether mwn, •Plit, hown, sliced, veneered or othorwioe fashioned, which I• sound and r,,n11<>nably •traight, t,nd which \• one Point two metre• (1.2 m) or more lon11 and thirty oont1metro. (30.0 cm) or more in minimum diameter under bark: 1 • timh'"r ooneeMion " me&n8 a licence issued for a period of -.b lout one year t,o a. pofi'On to out «--nd take timbor from a de8ned area or are .. of forost or to cut a oertain number of tme,, or volume of timber; " tTOOM" inolud .. bu.he•. climbon,, coppice. pahn•. ro· •hooto, •apling,, ....,<llingo Rnd •hrub• of all al!"" &ml of all kintla and nn,v part theroof; 0 't'ruAt Lane\ '1 inoonA any n.roa of Trust. l..o.m\ co11atitutet.\ undel' tho Zambia (Trui,t J.,amJ) Ordenoi, 1947 to 1964, App. 4 N,A,B, 41, 1973 exceeding 10 Chlof c-rv.tot of P'ONll!lt.■ Deputy C'hi8f ~aervat.or or FOftlfl'ta Otht'l't forMt offlcun Honorary f.-t <>ffiOON No. of 1973] PART 11 AllXINtotRATION 3, For e.voide.noo of doubt, it is hereby declamd that the owner11hip of all t"""' standing on, a.nd all forest produoo dorived &om, the Stoto Lando, Reeorvco, Tnu,t L..nde, N .. tional a FoNl11ts e.nd Local Forest. •• vested In the President on behalf of the Republio, until lawfully transferred or aesigned under thla Aot or a.ny other written law. 4. (I) There shall be a ChleC Conservator of F""""8, who shall be a publio offloor and who &hall be reoponaible for the 10 carrying out of the provi&ions of thls Aot. (2) Subject to tho provisions of thla Aot a.nd to the general or speoial direotio118 of the Minister, the Chief Conservator may delegate any of his functions and dutieo under thla Aot to the Deputy Chief Conservator of Forests or to any other foreot 15 offioor. 5. '!'hem •hall hA a Jlepnt,y Chlof Conoervator of FoNOtR, who shall be a public officer and who shall exeroille ouoh powers and perform suoh dutie• 88 at'e d•legated to him by the Chief UonBOrve.tor a11d ,he.II be ..,.ponsible t-0 the Chlef Conservator 20 for tho exoreieo of euoh funotionn d.lld dutim. 6, (I) There shall be such num her of other foreot offloora (who shall be publio offloora) .. the Minister may determine: Provided that any peraon designated or reoognioed by the Chief Consorv•tor "" forest supervisor, forest patrolman, 25 forest watohman or timber oheoker need not be a publio officer. (2) A forest officer other than the Chief Oonservator and Deputy Chief Consorvator shall exeroise auoh powers and per form ouch duties as are oonferred or impooed upon hlm by nr under this Aot or are -igned to him by the Chlef ConSf'rvator. 30 7. (I) The Mlnioter may, by statutory Instrument, appoint n.ny portion t.Q be a.n honorary forent offioor Cor a. poriod of not three years, and on the expiry of each ouch period may, in like ma.nner and for like duration, renew ouch appoint ment. 15 (2) The Mln.i•ter may, at any time, by statutory instrument, revoke any appointment or renewed appointment made under •ubseetion (I). (3) The appointment of a.n honorary forest offloer may be (•) general, whereby the honorary fnNl11t offioer lo em- 40 powered to act as ouch in any part of the Republic including e.ny National Forest or Looal Foreot; or N,A.B. 41, 1973 subsection ofof Paruta [No, of 1973 (b) Umlt.ed, whereby t.ny bonor,.ry fo,..,.t oftloer ii • .,,. powered to ant ..., au•h in ouoh part of the Repu bllo or In ouch National Foreot, Loon.I Fol'Olt or other a.re,, BIi ii •peoifled in tho inotrumont oi hi• appointment. G (4) Subject to the proviBiolll! of thiB Aot t.nd to the term• of the in,trumeot of his appointme1>t. every honorary fon>1t otlloer llhaJI dioh&l'go tho functions and i,orform tho duti"" of• for,,et oJ!loer. 10 PART Ill N A'tlON AL FoR¥.8T8 8, Subjoot to tho prov!1ioll8 of 11eotion niM, the !-'l'Mldlllll may, by statutory ln•trument, declare ""Y are• of la.rid ,rithln the Republic to bP a National Fore,t and may iu like m&11Der i..,Jaro that any National ForOflt or part thereof 1haU - to IG be a National Foroot or that the boundarl .. of &11y N&tional Fo?Mt 1hall be altered or ext.ended. 9, Where any are& propo.ed to be declared a National FOffllt under 11ection right lie1 within the jurllldirtion of a loMI autho rity, It lhall not be declared to be a National Forest unl"'111 the 20 I001Ll authority h1111 been con1ulted: Provided thot ouoh oonoultatlon shall not be ne .... ary ln the caM of any area whioh w&1 immedit\tely before tho oommem,e• ment of this Act a Foreot Roserve 01 Prcteoted Foreet Are• under the Forests Aot. 23 10, The Prealdont may, by puroh11110 or by oompuloory aoqulBition under the Lt.nd• Acquisition Act, &oquire ~ hind. for the purpoee11 of a National Foro•t, if he oonoidem it ne.,..IJ&l'Y or desirable In i.he public interoot .., to do. 11. (I) The President may, if he iB Ml,i•fled that right., 30 eaoomenti, or profit. may re8IIOMbly oo clu.imoo over any area declared or pt'llpoood to be declared a National Foreot under 11eotion tlqht, appoint a public officer M a forest l!ettloment officer, or make such other arrangeme11t3 &1 he may deem flt, to enquire Into and determine tho oxiBtonoo, n&ture and e:rtent of 36 such right., -men ti or prollt,,. (2) A foreet settlement offioor or other per.on appointed under subttootlon (I) may, after proper enquiry, either oomlt In whole or In p,,rt, or N>jeot any •uoh claim M I• rofemd. to In (I)"" ... m• just to him b1 the olrcum•tances: 40 Provldod that for the purpo ... of thiB ,.,ction the practice ltblfting oultivation shall not be deemed to be 11, right, (3) Where it app,,n.n, to a fol'llllt AOttlement otlloor or other pemon appointed under oub11eotion (J) that it i• expedient or d01ir&ble to oommuto in whole or in part, any right, """"mont :t &loablhlh• mentor National F ....... Con•ulta, tlon w~t.h \ooa\ authority Cop, Ill AoquiollioA ., l.uld. c.p., .. Righ .. In NatiQftM 11'offtll+.a N.A,B, 41, 1973 the u No, of 1973] Fur,,,t, .., ; ; 1•... or N•tfonal Fo.•ta Cort.lrol Md .......... tMn\. of National Ji' Ol'\IOt ' or profit admitted under •ui-otion (2), he ohaJl - the amount of money payable to the hold•r of •uoh rigM, OAAement or profit fnr oommutatiou thereof: Provided that no "mount shall bo l"'yahle on aooount of •ny reotrictlonA or prohihltiono impo,,od in tho lntereot of fore.t 0 m&n&gAmAnt Oh. thA AXAMiM nr flllnjnymfmt nf any right, eue ment or profit relatbig to the oolleeting of foreot produce, hunt~1g. flohblg ""tting any trap, obstructing ar.y ri...,r, p.,.turin~ any dom08tic .i.nimal or lighting any fire. \ ~) Where ""'Y rlgh\AI, •-m•nl!I or profit• o-.er 1'1\Y """" IO luwe boon admitt.ed under suboootlon (2) and tho Chief C,n, oervator io of the opinion that suoh aroa oould be exoioed in whole or In part from the National Foreot or propot,ed National Forest without materially afl'eotblg the proi,er managoment of ouoh Foreot, the Proilidont may "° alter tho boundariM of the 1ft N ation"I Foreot or propooed N atlonal Foreot u to exclude therel'rum such r""a or part of ouch area. (~) Tho righto, eMOmente or proflto whloh have been ad mitted under ouboeotion (2) and have not bten oommuted under suboeotlon (3) ohall, uni- tho arn& on or in relation to 20 whloh 1u0h rlghto, ell8emonts or proflto ha..., been admitted hM been exoludod from the National Forcot under 1ubse0tlon (4), 1w tipeoiGIMl in A 1ta.tut-oey iruatrument: and H,\l'e fol' th"' righto, e...,mento or proflto 110 ,pociflod &nd the mining righto, no rlghto, """"mentA or prolll• ,hull he rooogni.oied on or In Ill relation to any lanrl oomprioed in " National Foreot. 12, Subjeot to the provisions of thl• Act and of any other wl'itte11 Jaw, all land oomprioed in a National Foreet olu,11 be 111,ed exolu•ively for the oonoervatlon and development of forests with a view to 1100uring •uppUeo of timber and other 30 forest produce, vrovlding protection agalru!t floodo, erooion &nd deolooation ,md maint&lnlng the flow of rivers: Provided that the Minioter may, whore In his opinion public intem!t oo demando, author!.., tho UIIO of any •J10Ciflod part of ouch land for any other purpooe. 35 13, Subject to the provioiono of thi• Act, the control and mo.no.gement of Nation&\ Fot'<lt!t& shall be the -i1(1Miblllty of Chief Con..,rvator, and •hall, oubject to the general and opecial dirootiono of the Mini•ter, be exeroiffll by, and In the name of, the Chief Conoervator. 40 14. Notwithstanding anythin~ to tho oont.rary oontai.ned in this Act, the Chief Con•ervator ohnll not prohibit or restrict the exerciso or enjoyment of any righto. eMemento or profit& which have been specifle<\ in a statutory inotrument m&de under subaectlon (6) of 11ootton eleven. 40 N,A.B, 41, 1973 of 1973 15, Nothing in thi• Act •hall bo so oonstnted .. to prevent or reotrict tho granting, undor any written law, for an~· plU')l(ll!<I not incon•istent with the provision• of thl• Act. of an)' ri~ht. title or intol'tltlt in or iu t't'la:i"n to any area of l•nd oompri""'1 Gin & Notional Fol'l'•t: Pro,vided tha.t tho M.ini8tor may im pol'ltl 1mch com.Utluna on the exercioe and enjoyment of an, •uch right, title or lnte,...t "" are not inconoi•tent with the nat,111'(, therrof. 16, No penon •hall without, • lironro do any of !,he following 10 acts in a National Fo""'t: (n.) feill, cut, fashion, bum, injuro 1 ttt,ko, C'Ollect or re-move any fore•t produoe; (b) 11qu:1t, camp, l'('Aide, build or excavate, or construct or UAA any encl01uro, or oone.truct, reopen or Ulffl a.ny 11 road other than a publio road, or 01'(,Ct or opeMte any plant, machinery or eqnipmont; (~) fl"-' MY tree, undorgro""-th, gr066 or forer,t, produoo, or 1tA1<ist in lighting any fire, or allow any fire lit by hlm..,!f or hi• employees or Rgt'nt• to ontor a National 10 Foreot; 30 33 (d) graze dom .. tio animal• or allow domestic animal• to treApMA; (e) clear, nultivat~ or break up IA.nd for cultivntion or other plll'p0All8, or grow ""'I"'; (/) enter or be In or upon any National Fureot in any manner or for -.ny purpoMO oontrn.ry to an order mndc by the Chiof Coll80rvator and published in th• Ga.,11,, uni- he I• a traveller on a publlo road; (o) oolleat Any ~. comb, honey or booe.wa.x, ur ha.ng or place on any t1'1le or elaewhere any beehive or 'lther receptacle for the purpooe of obtaining &ny oomb, honey or boeswax, or be in or upon any National Foroot for tho purpo,,e ur 1,ullootlng any booo, oomb, honey or beeswax ; (h) collect any caterpillum or enter or be in or upon anv Na.tionnl Fon,frii for the purpuPie of collecting nnY oaterpillaro; (i) remove or damage any boundary mark, boaoon, notice, fenoo or gate, or romov,., or dam~ ""Y mark placed on &ny tree by ur on the authority of a forest officer; (j) deposit or negligently allow to f&II over or on ouch National Forest any t"ubbiM or debri.8, 13 ONAt.of right,. ti.tie or jntel'fllltl iu N•Uonal J-'o;.~11UI .Re.triotlnnit , .. National F• N,A,B. 41, 1973 14 No. of 1973] FM,JII• ----- , Eot.obllah, ment. or Looal )'ont1t Ocnuiulta tlon with 1-1 authority Cap, 811 AaqUWtion oFIAnd, Cap.19'1 &'8:ht.. In • Looal For..t Purpooe of Loew F ...... Control and ...... ...,,or """"' F ...... O~nt of right.. title ot ln~rett in "°""' Fol'llllle PART IV LooAr, FoRgeTS 17, Sub1oct to the provi•iono of sootion eiglil,.,., the PNllli<lent mBy, by statutory lnotrument, declAl'tl any &!'ti& of land within the Repubiio to boa LoMl Fol'l"'t and may in liko 6 manner cloola.ru that any Local Fol"t'llt. or part, the-roof shall """"" to bo " Local Forest or that the boundarieo of any ■ueh fon,st shall be •ltered or extended. IS, Where any ~rea propo■ed to he declared a J..oeal Foffi!t under sootion ,.,,,m1,.,. lie• within tho jurisdiction of a looal 10 authority, it ohall not be deolamd to be a Local Fore.t uni""" the local a.uthority ha.■ been oon•ulted: Provided tb~t ouob oonaultation ohall n~t b, n•oeo•ary In the ca.■e of any ..,..,. which w&B immediately befol'tl the oommenoo ment of thio Act a Foroot Reoerve or Protected Fon,st Area 16 under the Fo....,to Act, 19, The Pt,,sident may, by pumhaao or by oompulaory a.r.q11h11itfon 1mrlnt" t.hA l..Ar,d• Arqui1dtion Al'.'lt, a..oqutN fl.ny hmd for the purpor.e of a l..ocal Forest, if he conllidera It n.,......ry or tloolrahle in tho public interest oo to do. 20 20. Tho provisions of 8l'"otion tlevtn l'lhall, mutatl.8 mutamU«, apply to any l..ocal Forest a•, the? npply to a Nationa.l FoNlllt, ;11, Subject to the provioiona of this Act and of any other written law, all land compri■ed in a Local Fon,ot shall be uood excluoivoly for the ooneorvation a.nd development of fol'&Ote sn with a view to securing supplieo of timber and affording protoc• tion to land and .vater eupplfo■ in the local arc&. 22, Subject to the provlaion• of thi• Act, the control and management of Local Foreota •hall be the ret1ponaibility of the Chief Conoervator .. nd eh .. 11, •ubjeot to the g,,n.....t e.nd opooi"l 80 direction• of the Minister, be exeroiood by and In the name of the Chief ConMrvator: P,,,vldod th•t the Mlnlater may, by ,tatutory l.ruitrument, a.■oi;in the control and management of any Local Foroot to any other peroon or authority •ubjoct to •uoh oonditiona u he may 36 think flt. 2,;, Nothing in thio Act shall be so construed u to pl'tlvent or rootrict the granting under any written law, for any purpooe not inoonsi.tcnt with thio Act, of any right, title or interoot in or relation to any area of land oomprioed In a Looal Fon,ot: 40 Provided that the Minioter may impoeo ouch oonditiona on the exerciee and enjoyment of any ouch right, title or Interest u are not incunaietont with the nature thereof, N,A,B, 41, 1973 ProvidedProvided [No, of 1973 24. The provi,iona of ••ction eir!P<n •hall "'""'"' mllhln,U, apply to a Local Foreot .. they apply t-0 a National Foreet, .. If a Local Forost were a National Fol'Cllt. Provided that the Preoident may, by atatut-Ory ln•trument, G permit in a Looal ~•orost tho doin~ of any of the act, prohibited under that 800tion. PART V l'ROTBOT~D TR!tl\8 l5. Whenover the Mir.istcr think• that any kind or category 10 of trees shoul<l for any re880n be ~nerally oon .. rved, he may, by &tatutory in&trument, declare •uch kind or category of tree t-0 be a protected troo in tho whole of Zambia or any part thereof, 26, No P,,l'!lon •hall without. a Uoonce fell, out, f1'!1hlon, bum, IG Injure, take or remove any protected tree, exoopt In or from any land veating in any pel'!lon AA froehold or le&Aehold. PART Vt M.uon Foa1tsT Paoouoe '¥/, Major forost produee In State Lando, Re......,. and Tru•t 20 Lando •h~ll be conserved for the u .. and benefit of the in• bablt&nts of •uch Land•: Provided that (i) treea mny be felled and land cleared by or for •uoh Inhabitants for the Plll'JlOl!"!I of a.grtonlturat and other 2G development,,; and (Ii) any major foreet produoe which, in the oplnl,m of the Chief CcmRAr"°'Atn't', irt nnt, Mqtiired to 00 oonlel"VOd or would be w...ted or deotroyed if left, may be disposed of under " licence. 30 28, SaTI! and in,ofar AA it la perml .. ible, under this Aet or any other written law so to do, no pen,on ,hall without a licence manufacture wood into oharooal or offer for sale, sell or remove charcoal in or from any State Land, Reserve or Tm.st Land. l9, (I) No pel'!IOn shall without a licenoo fell, out, work, 35 take, oolleot or romon any major foroBt produce in or from any State Lando, Reserves or Trust Landa: that wh•ro ru,y State X....d, 8-rro or Truot Land Ilea withlu the aroa of a local authority, the Inhabitant. of •11oh land• may, eubjeot t-0 the by-l&Wll of the local authority, 40 do any of the said Acts, exoopt removing major foreot produce from auoh Lando. (2) No pcl'!IOn ahali without a licence sell, offer for sale, barter or otherwise deal in any major foffilt produoe from any State Land, n..""" or Trn,t Land. 15 Dnctan.iion of ""°""""" · Roatriotlon1 ounoornlnc ,,.,,... .... PUl'f)ON or aonaerviug ....... St.ot<, Landa. Tru.!t Ltmd11 and Romictiou OD t.ho ..... -t.Uffl Of ohatoo&I Ins ..... Lando, Trim Landa and N . .\,B, 41, 197:4 16 No. of 19731 Porul• ---- RMt.riotionJ1. Oil 1.'IUU.lng ebo,,ronat produ .. FNIII and p,; ... Delepiton ot •ut,hority lo Cblef Con1C1rvat,or 30, Subjool to tho provi•iow, of this Act, tho control and management or tho lioo11Sod foiling, cuttir.g, taking and removal of major forest produce on State Landa, Reeerves and Trw!t Lllnda shall vost In tho Chief Conservator and •hall, aubjoot to tho gen oral &11d specir.l dir.,ctions of the Minister, ho oxeroiso:16 by and in tho 11ame of the Chief ConRervator: l'l'Ovided that in the """" of any State L&nd, Re&ervo or Trt10, Land lying within tho aroa of a looaJ e.uthority, the Minioter me.y e.ssign the oontrol and management of lioo11118d follin~, outtint, takil\l( a11d removal or major forest produce !O in or from such Le.nrl to the loool aut.hority, •ubject to ouch oondition•, If any, M he mny think flt. l'ART Vil LtcRNCE8 31. So.ve H.A otherwise providod in thill Aat, any ])Cl'80J115 who out,, or takes or othorwiRO dea!A in MY forest produce or dOOI any other act tho doing of which require• a lloonoo, exoopt under, and in aooordn1100 with tho condition• of, a lioonoo, 11ha.ll 11(', guilty of n.n ofJ'r,noo. 32. The Mini•tor may by rogufo,tion• pro1,oribe the r ... to 20 be paid for the variou• kinda of Uoonooo and fix the prloos at whioh va.doue: kin.de of fot'ffl'lt produtx. 11h~l1 bo 110ld i a.ttd dlfl'c-rcnt. fees may be pro.oribeil anil di~orent prioos fixed In diflerent al'OOJI, 33. ( 1) Sul,Jt,cL to the regulutions made wider tl:tia Aot and 2ll to tho general or special direction• of the Minister, the Chlef ConRervator mby (a) ofl'or produoo for .. 1. and ••II by auction, t.nder or estimate; (b) negotiate" licence to out and take foreet produce or to 30 do &ny other aot requiring & lioonoo and after n"lll)tia• tion iRSue ouoh licence: (c) grant th• oxolusive right to out or take forest produce or to do 11ony other act requiring a licence; (d) grant the right to cut or take forest produce or to do 35 &ny other act requiring " lioonoo ~ or at a 1-..luoed fee. (21 The Chief ConRCrvator may delegate any authority given to him under eu boection (I) to any foreet officer of the rank of or above Fo"'8ter, •ubject to euoh oonditiono &11 he may .O think flt. 1.... of 34, (I) Su bjeot to the provieiona of this Act and the regula• 11 ... - tlon• made under this Act, tho Chier ConRCrvat.or and ar.y fn""'t oflloor rlnly authorised by him in that behalf may iM11e N.A.B. 41, 1973 satisfied [No, of 1973 any lioonoo, and any lioonoo may be m&de aubjeot to auoh oondition• u the Chief Conoervator .,,, &a the 0&1e may be, the foreet oflloor thinks flt to impo~. (2) \\'ithout prejudice to the gener..Uty of the powen oon• 5 talned In subsection (I), conditions att.ached to " llcenoo may N!lateto 10 (i) tho suspension, oanoollation, termination or os:tenlion of the lloenoo; (il) the payment off- ani penalties for non•p8J'mMt of feesi (Iii) the felling, cutting, ta.king, removal, oonvol'lllon, pro0088lng, transport or sa.le of foreot produce; (iv) the erection of buildings and the oon•truction of ro&da, tracks, tramways, waterway•, bridl!"", aawmlll.o, depote and water in•t&!l&tiona; (v) tho proveutiun and fighting of tlreo; 20 (vi) the keeping of reoorda and aubmiMion of retul'lll by pel'IIOn• engaged in the cutting, teklng, remo•&I, oonvenicn, rrot'lellaing, tra.neport, so.lo or- w,o ol foret1t produoo; (vii) the payment of compen1ation for d&mage to tree., growing oropo, ro&ds, tracks, patho, brl•• water waya a.nd other improvemem-~; (viii) the making good of any darn..g,, to land. 20 :!5, All fellhtg, outUng, taking, oon.-el'lion and other opera tions performed under a lloonoe shall be oarrled out in 1uoh manner as to oall"6 the least J!Ol'Oible waste of, or damage to, tree. and forest produce, and tho Jioonaoo shall be liable to l"'Y auob value of the troea or any forest produce damaged or W&Bted 80 as may be ""'"""'8d by the Chio£ Con!IM'Vator, 36. A lloenM or .. ny T'lght1 oonfornd thereby oha.11 not be tran.Cetred or &88igned by the lioen,ee to any other penon without the written consent of tho fomt oftloer who lamed the lioonoo or of a forest officer of equivalent or higher rank. 311 37, (I) The foreet offloor who iMued the licenoo or any foreet oflloor of or above the rank of Forest Guard may, if he i. that the llc,,naoe has failed to comply with any of the condition• of the licence, tllllpond tho licence until tho lil'O!l has oomplled with auch condition•: 40 Provided that a lloonoo for a timber conOOM!on ,hall not he suaponded by any officer other than the Chief Conservator a provincial forcot oflloor, a diwilion&I forest offloor or a for:...t oftloor apocl&lly empowered in that behalf by tho Chief Conaervator. 17 ~--1>)' =--= N.A,B. ,1, 1973 section being 18 of 1973] (2) Any foteRt officer whu •u•pendo a licence under oub• Aeotion (I) shall, uni""" the ou•ponsion i• withdrawn within ooven dayo, notify the licenoce in writing of •uoh ou,pension, •t•tinl( theroin thnt the licenoce hae a right to appeal ap:ainit the e.uspewdon under ::iirty~ight. lS 38. A licensee may, not IAb~r tha.n t,hiri.y d11ya aft~ hi■ being notified under oubBOOtion (2) of oootlon thirlg,.,.,.,. of the euspen•ion of hi• Iioonoe, appeal in writing ap:aln8t tho onler of H-mpcm,ion (a J where euch order W&R made by the Chief Conoervator, 10 to the Mini•ter; · (b) where such order WM made by a pmnncial forest offi0t:i.r 1 a divfa~ional foreet offi""r, or a fon.,15t officer specially empowered by the Chief Conoervater, to the Chief Conoorvator; 15 (~) in Any otl,~r ~MO to the divi1111ional foNf!lt offioor or the provinci&I foteRt officer; &nd the decloion of !,he appellate authority thereon shall be final, C-,.U.tion 39. (I) The forest officer who 1 .. ued the lioonco or any 20 or lioonoe forest oflioor of or above the rank of FoteRt Ranger may cancel tho lioonuo, if he b1 P.at.isfied thot t,ht'I lieoneoo hu failfld 'bo comply with any of the oonditione of tho licence and such non•compliance oannot be adequately dealt with by •uapenaion AJ>IIOl'I ag,w,at oaneellat.ion of, .. of the licence under section thirly-ffl"m: 25 Provided that a lioonce for a timber conoo..ion, •hall not be cancelled by ""Y officer ot,her than the Chief Conservator, " provincial forest officer or a divi•ional forest officer or a forest officer opoclally empowered In that behalf by the C.:h1ef Conoervator. 30 (~) Any forest officer who oancela a licence under B11b"6Ction ( 1) shall, as soon as possible after cancelling the lieence, notify the Jioon- in writing of auoh cancellation, otating therein that the Jicenaee hao a right to appeal against the oaneeUation under oeotlon forty, 95 40. A lioonsoo may, not later than thirty dayo aft.er hie notified under eub"6Ction (2) of eeotion IAirly-tt!M of the oanoollation of hia Uoenoo, appeal in fflting age.in.et the order uC oancellstion (a) whero •uoh order was made by the Chief Con....,.ator, 40 to the Mini•tor: (b) in any other Cll.8e, to the Chief Conl!etY&tot; and the deci•ion of the appellate &uthority thereon ehab be final. N.A,B, 41, 1973 may Forut, [No. of 1973 41, On the ca.noellation ot' a lioenoo, any foNlOt produce belonging to the liooll8ae and lying within the lioouoe area shall become the property of the Republio, aubjeot, however, to the result of tho appeal, if any, made untl•r ocotion/orty. G 42. A forest offioor authoriocd to i88ue a lioenoe may on the expiry of the lloonoe fl'&nt o.n ext.An1don nf thie If.ft.me tor eu<,h period and on suoh oonditions"" he may think 6t. 43. A lioenoe shall not, uni .. • oontrary intention ia expresaly stated thereon, grant any oxolusive right, or confer on tho 10 licensee any right to oompeR88tion for any works or improve ment.I elfeoted by him, or for any to .. suffered by him "" a result of the suopenaion or oauoellation of the lioenoe, or for inability of thA H~naoo to tako away any produoo within the poriod of the validity of the lioenoe, or for any damage to, or IG 1088 o!, t1ny produoe before 118 removal from the lioenoe -.rea or coupe. 44, Unl088 oontrary intention is expre881y stated on tho lioenoo, rights under a lioenoe shall not extend to (a) any land dedioated aa a plaoe of burial; zo (b) any NAtional Park"" defined in the National Parks and Wildlife Aot; (c) any land within sixty metres of the centre line of any pubUo rol\d; (d) any land within sixty metres of the boundary of any 2G rail reocrve; (•) n.ny ln.nd with.in •ixty metros or tho bank or odgo or ""'Y river, dam or lake: (/) any way-leave registered by the CommlMloner of Lands. 30 45, All forest produoe derived from the operatio1111 of & lioensee, exoept the produoe whioh the lioenoce i• authoriocd by the lioenoe to take, •hall remain the property of the Republio. 46, A liaenaee shall, when so requested by & forest offloer, fumlah sueh information oonoernlng hia operatio1111, oonvenlon, 36 prooeMing, transport, sale, manufaoture, export or use of the ton,at produoe .,. the foreot vffloor may reasonably require. 47. A Uoensee shall keep ouoh reoords and submit euoh returns as be presoribed by regulations. PART VIII 40 R111111ov AL OP FoRBST l'llon,;01 19 OwneNhlp of r. produM on oanoe.llat,hm of ll('9floo Estomlonof u ...... Nf> •xoluaiw right uni,.. lli&&ed And no rich' ofeom• penn.tiOft Lln,lt.otl ... ofUOMON Cop. 118 PN,d,-t,o whloh licMmaee its ,mUt.t.d Rupply of infoimatlon "'-'• and ....... 48, No foreot produce out or taken under & 1ioenoe shall, Prod- t.o unlOB8 a forest offioer by endoraement on the licence or by :::di:;;;;t separate writing otherwi.., permits, be removed from any before coupe until the produce hue been meuured or ohecked by & removal N.A.B, 41, 1973 20 Time Umit for Nttnoval offo"'-t produ.,. Ro.trlot.ion.t on oharglng Qf forest produc. Reatrietion1 oonaerning timber marking Wt~i:,,t. lNUe of Uoence for ''"' ..... .,... ltlN!I nd UN or timber marking 1 ........... 1a O<m,mmeni timber mukhsg bonm,ero Al-ilon ... def'IIMIMDI of mark.I on timber or t.roe '""'"" No. of 1973) pel'l!On a.uthoriood by a foreet offioor a.nd hae been marked by ouoh peroon with tho Imprint of a Government timber mMklng hammer or instrument or any other merk. 49, All foroet produce cut or taken unuor a licence shall, unlMO a fore,,t officer by endorooment on the lloenoe or by 1J eepa.rate writing otherwioe permite, be removed from the ouupe before the date of tho expiry of the licence; and the foreot produce not removed before &uch date shall beoome the property of tha Ropublio: Provided where tho licence lo suboequentiy e:nended, tl'e 10 produce may, at the disoretion of the CWof Conservator, be restored to the licensee. 50, Unl088 the contrary lntentlon ii exp........i. on the lloenoe, any forost produce oovered by the licence shall not be mmoved from the iloonce &res. or sold, plodgod, charged or otherw!ee 1G diopoood of, unletl8 full fees payable in respeot 0£ the lioenoe have boon paid, and until then the forest produoe ahall remain the property of tho Republic. PART IX MilltINo oi, TrnnEB 20 51. No person shall without a. lloenoe manufa.oture, poeaes• or use any timber m&rklng hammer or instrument. 52, (I) Tho Chief Con .. rvator or any forest oftloer authorieed by him in writing in that behalf may, on the applioa.tlon of a.ny per-eo11 submitted in. 11Juub torrn and on payment of 11uoh fees, 11112,s ma.y be presoribed, lasue a. licence for the manuf...ture, pol• .... ion or uoe of a. private timber m&rking hammer or lnnru ment; and any suoh lioonoo shall be subject to such oonditiollll as may be speoiHod by tho Chief Conservator, or, ae the oaae may be, the fol'06t officer. 30 (2) Every Jioenoo IBSuod under ouboeotlon (1) ohall be registered in ouch register ae may be presoribed. .~. No peroon other than the Chief Coruiervator 11r a fomot officer authoriood by him in writin¥ in that behalf ahall pouea or uoe a Govemmcnt timber marking hammer or other 35 Government timber m&rklng inltrnment. 54. No mal'k made on a.ny timber or tree stump by a timber marking hammer or other instrument shall be altered, defaood, obliterated or removed without the oonoent of the owner of the tree or timber a.nd the oonourrenoe of a fo.reet 4,() officer. N,A.B, 41, 1973 authority of a 10 15 20 30 35 [No. of 1973 PART X FoaEBT OnEN0Ee, P11NAJ:.TI1te AND FoarxITURJte 55. A peroon •hall ho guilty of an offenoo, if he (a) oontraveneo any of the provi•ions ofthl• Act or regula tio111 or any order m&<le thriMundl..'!"' or a.ny oonditil)t\ of a Uoonoo; (b) in e><eroioing hui right. under this Aot through his emplo,- or agents, faila to !rive any 1110h employee or agent suoh instruoth1111 as would, if followed, avoid the commiMJon of • foreot offence, and auoh employee or agent, due to want of suoh instruotiona, oommit:A a forMt nfl'Anne: (o) knowingly receives or is In poMOMion of any fol'Otlt produce In re,,peot of wWoh & foreot offence Iulo been oommitted; (d) without being authorised under this Aot "" to do, ma.kee upon or ft~es to any fore,t produce a mark ....d by a foreet offioer to indicate that fore,t produce has been i11J1peoted or measured or to indicate that foreet produoo may lawfully be out or removed; (•) oounterfeite any timber marking h&mmer or Instru ment or oounterfeite any mark made by such h&mmer or instrument; (/) without a licence, manuf •. nt.,lre!I, I"""'""""" or u- a prlTate tiimbcr marking hammw· ur instrument or oontraveneo any oondition of a lioonoe to manufaotum, po ..... or use auoh a hammer or instrument; (g) without being •uthoriaed undor thlll Act oo to do, alten, defaoeo, obllt.eratea or removes any •tamp, mark or aign placed upon foreet produce or upon a tree stump by or under the authority of a foreot offlow; (II) being liable under section lll:rty.,. to render assls• tanoe in the oaae of a ftm, aooident or other danger in a Nation&l Forcsi; or Looo.l Fornti, rclu.&oe or fails to do "°• without reasonable exouse, when called upon by a fore,t officer or police officer; (i) without being authorioed undor th.ia Aot oo to do' removes, damages or defaoes &ny boundary mark bea,JOn, notice, fon"e or gat.e posted or erected by or on the !ore,t officer; U) int.entionally damages &ny plant, m&ohlnery, equip• met, road, traok, tramway, bridge, wat.er inotallation, power-line, t.elt,phone-llne, drain or other Improve ment in a National Foreot or Looe.1 Foroat; :u Oft'eMN ond penaltleo N,A,B. 41, 1973 Addllional .,........r the 001.Ui No. of 1973] Forut, (k) oountarfeita or i .. uos without duo authority &ny lioence; (I) wlthuut authority wears or is in ~•ion of any uniform or pa,rt of a uniform or any badgo, mark or identity dooument iosued by or on behalf of the Chief G Conservator to Ii<, worn or potl8Lllllled by a fnrMt offloer; and shall upon oon,iotion be liable (!) If the otfonoe was committed wit,hln, or ln oonnootlou with, a Nationa.I Forest, to lmpri80!lment for a term 10 not exoeeding two years or to a ftnu not exoeeding one thousand kwacha or t.o both ,uoh hnptloonm~nt and line; and (il) in all other owres, to imprisonment for a term not not exoeeding •ix months or to a One not exooodlng Ill two hundred kwaoha or to both such lmpri80!lmont and 11110. 116, (I) When & peroon hM boon convicted of a forest offence, the court may, in addition to any other penalty provided for ln this Act- 20 (a) order the cancellation of such person'• licence; (b) """°"" the amount of oompen8&tlon for &ny loes or damage oaused by such person In the couroe of tho olfenoe a.nd oause the same to be recovered from •uoh person, ao if it wore a fino imposed by the oourt; 28 (e) order the removal or demolition, within 111Jch tlm~ ao tho court. may fix, of any Ullauthorised 08t&blish• ments, buildingo, stn10tures, pl&nt, maohlnery, equip• mMt, crops and other works set up or grown by such person, and the restoration, as far as pouible, of n.1130 pl&COI! and thlngo to their former llt&to, &ltd if 8Uch remova.I, demolition and restoration ls not effected within the time Oxed as aforesaid, the Chll'lf' Con• 11ervator 1haIJ Mm11if!' the aame to k done and the con incurred thereon shall be recovered by the court from 311 the person oonvictod; (d) order the oonOocation of any foroot produm ln Mi!pecl; of which the offence wao oommltted and of any livestoek, toola, plant, machinery, equipment, vebloleo or other property 1l8od in the oommJ09ion of 111Jch (0 offence. (2) The amount of oompen•atlon r,,oovered under clauoe (b) of subeeotion (I) •hall be paid to the person who had suffered lOM or damage or, iftlum, il'I no l!IUCh person, into foteflt revenue, N.A.B. 41, 1973 (No, of 1973 (3) The Govornmontshall not be li•ble c~r &ny IOM or damage which may be eau""'1 to any building, structure, plaut, machi...lry, equipment, crop• &nd other work.!J ln the 00111'118 of such removal, domolitiou or rcotoration by the Chief Con• Osorvator 88 le m•ntlonocl lu clauee l<) of•ub...tiun (I). (4) Tl,e Chief C-0n..,rv&tor m~y ..-11 or otherwloe dlllpoee of any property oonll8C8too under eubeection (I) and handed over to the Chief Coneervator by nr<le1· of the .-ourt and any money,, received from the eale or dl•po,ol of ouch property •hall be 10 paid Into foreot revenue. 57, Nothing in thlo Act •hall bo oo con.trued u to t&ke away or lntorforo with tho right of tho Ropubllo or of a.ny penon to 11ue for and roco.-er at oommon law or otherwl.., oompenB&tlon for or Ju rospect of any damago or Injury eau8"d 16 by a foreet offence: Provided that in -•••Ing •uch compensation tho oourt •hall !Ake Into aeoount the amount of any oompenoatlon recovered under 8<lction fl/111-II,:. 23 58, Whenever In any prooeedingo under thhl Aet the Eridmoo 20 queotlon arises whether any foreot produce hi the property of tho Republio, lt •hall bo r""'umcd to be the properly of the Republic uni- the oontmry be proved. 59, Whore in any proooodin~ under thio Act It becomoo Emlhl1.1 neoeuary for a forest officer or police officer to produce In 2o ovidenro any forest produce and, in the o~lnion of ouoh officer, production of the whole of such produ,'<' would be impraotioable or involve unn~ey expon.t0 or unduo dolay, it' ehe.11 be sufficient for such officer to produce in the oourt any piece or B&mple of the foreot produce. 30 PART XI POWllll8 OF FOREST 0JJ'PtOBll8 60, A foreot officer or police officer may demand from any person engaged in doing or oauoing to be done anything for whioh a lloonoo lo required under thi• Aot to produoo the 83 licence, and, If auoh ponon fails to produce the licence, reotraln •uch person and hia employeoo and !\gents from doing 1uoh thing until the licence l,i produced. 61, A foreet officer or police officer m&y take ouch meaaUl'tlll and do ouoh act. for preventing the commiaoion of a foreot 40ofl'enoo 88 he may doom ncceooary, and in 80 doing use ma.eon• &ble force. Demanding produciUoo ot lioenoe N.A.B. 41, 1973 :u S....h without ........ without .,.., 8elmre or property :Rtw~f'lration or .,,-,ct property to..°'- tit damap to, ~·-properly No, of 1973] Foruta 62, Whenever any fo""'t officer or police oftfoer ouapoota that any person hM boon guilty of a foreot offence or i• in "°""'"'•ion of any fomet produce in Nlt!Jl('Ct of which ouch offence hM been committed, he may !leareh, without W&l'l'Ant, ""Y baggage, paokage, parcel, vehicle, Vet!Wl, t,,nt, building or S enclosure w1dor the control of ouch a poroon or his employee or aaent: l'rovided that no private dwelling hom., •h&!l be enwred a&ve in the pre•ence of tho occupier thereof or of a poroon over the ap,arent "!!" of eighteen yearo who Nlt!ideo therein M & member 10 of the occupier'• family. 63, (1) Any foreot officer or police officer may, without & wmTant, arreot any peroon reMonably ,.,opeotcd of having committed t. fofflet offence, if •nob peroon refuaee to give bla name and addre80 to ouch officer or gives a 11dome and addreM 111 which ouch officer hao reaoon to believe iii f&h!e, or if euoh officer hru,, N.mAOn tJ'.I beiiev" t.h-.t flt.uoh ponon will abaoond, (2) Every officer who nm,oto any Jl""IIOU undor tbla Act ohatl without unneoo.....-y delay ta.ke or 111111d 1uoh pen,on to be produced befo.., the court. 20 64. Where there i• reaoon to believe that & f0re1t offence bu been committed, any foNlt!t produce involved in the oft'enoe And 11.II livMWt1k, tnnLI, ln1d,M1m,-.ni.11,, pla.nt, mMhinery, •quip. ment, vehiolea and other proJl<'Tty euopeoted of having been uoed in the oommwion of the offence may be eeb:ed by any 25 foreot offieer or poliee officer and detained until an order of the oourt ""to the dlnpo""l ther<><>£ la made. 65, If any i,,,roon from wh011e Jl08""8llion any foreat produce or other property hao been oeized under eeotlon m:J11four ill fouud uut guilty, or tho proooed!D!I" againllt him ..,, withdrawn, 80 the Chief Coneervator ehall without unneceoeary delay reotoffl •uoh produoo or property to 1uoh peroon: Provided that the Chief Coneervator shall, If he ii satiafled that 1uoh person cannot be found or ls unwilling to reoolve back euoh produce or property, diopooe of 1110h produce or 85 property, and the moneys received from 1uoh dlspoaa1 ohall be paid into fo"'8t revenue, M, The RepubUo •h&ll not be liable for any Joa or d&mllf!e oauoed to any property in the eouroe of Ito eeizure or during Ito detention, and no fo"'8t officer or polioo officer ohal! be liable 4,0 for any •uoh loea or damage, unlea he llhail have oaused the same neglig<Jntly, maUoiouely or frandulently. C.llllng tor 67, (I) In the °""" of ffre, othor than any eontrotled /Ire :-'=.~ •tarted by or on the authority of a f0re1t officer, or in the °""" f'.,:"lnt! of other accident or emergency involving danger to t. Natloo&l 4,5 N.A.B. 41, 1973 ForeoJ, [No. of 1973 Fo-t or Looal Fo-t, every male person of not Jou than eighteen years of age normally reaidont within t6n kilometre,, of the bounda.ry of any •n~h forest ■hAll bo bound forthwith to 8'18ist any foreot offioor who reaoonably demaode hio aid In n erlinguishlng suoh " fire or averting •uoh a danger, o.nd the Chief Conservator may pay to ouoh peraon euoh oonaideratlon M ho me.y deem :8.t in reept,ot of any euch aid. (2) It ahall be a oondltlon of uvery lloonoe that, In the e\'ellt of an outbreak of fire through whatever oauoe In any National 10 Fon,et or to...l Fu....,, vr ill &11y other land In whloh lonlllt produoe la being out, oarrled or ,tom under lioenoe, the lloonoee ohall, woou t!iilled "pon to do eo by a foreot oflloor, forthwith provide all available employeee, tools, plant, mt.ohinery and eq11lpment which he m"y have In the vicinity or 111eh For..et 10 or land to &Mist in extinguishing ouch fire, and the lloenoee ohall be paid ouoh oon,;idorotion therefor ao the Chief Colll8l'• v&tor may, with the approval of the Minl•ter, doom adequ&te: Provided the fire WM not, in the opinion of the Chief Con• oervator, oooaeioned wilfully by, or through the oareleuneu or 20 negloot of the llMnAM or his omJ.lloy ... or "l!"nt.. PART XII G11:1<JIBAL 68, (1) The Minister may, by statutory lnetrument, make regulotione £or """'Ying the provioiona of thla Aot Into elfeot . 2n (2) In p&rtioular, and without prejudloe to the generality of the foregoing power, the Minloter may make regulotiolUI oon oernlna (a) the •urve:r and demarcation of National Fo-t.i and Looal Fore.to; 30 (b) the protection and mo.naeement of National Fo,..t., and Looal FoT011to; (o) the utilisation, 001118l'Vation and pli.nting of treee In State Lands, Trust Lando and ReNrveo; (d) the prohibition and regulotlon of the outting aud 33 taking of forest produoe; (•) the fees and prloeo to be paid ln reopeot or roreet produoo ,.nd othor a.ct. r;,qulring a llwnoo WJd "1e methodo of oaloulatlng or fixing suoh feeo and prloeo; (/) the withbo1.dlng, IMue, suepenaion, oanoellation, for feiture and extension of lioen""8, and the U1SUe or lioonoeo free or at a muood fee; (g) the collection and disposal or feeo paid ln rei,pect of foreot produce and of other act.a requiring a lieenoe; (h) the provision by a. lioe8- of a depollit, guarontee, l!I p....,to mako ....., ....... N.A.B. 41, 1973 16 No. of 19'73] Rlgbta Dndef MtMII and Minetala A.,, eap. as, aurot.y, 11eourity, liquidated damagee or sum of money to be drawn upon or oon6J,cated for non-fulfllmont or breach of tho eesnd.i.tloru, or a lioonoo or for th" commission of a forest offenoo; (i) tho extraction, conversion or prooouing of foreot 6 produoo: (j) the marking of ti~ber and forest produee, and the m,nufacture, po,ae,.ion and u11e of timber marking hammers; (k) the keeping of record,, e.nd •ubmi,,s\on of return• by lO poroono engaged in tho cutting, taking, ren,ovaJ, conversion, proOOMing, tra.m1port, en.le or w,e of fore11t produce: (I) the erection, oonotruction or uoe of buildings, ro&do, track•, tramways, waterways, bridge,, nwmillo, 16 depote and water inotallatlono, &nd the ereetion &nd operation or plu.nt, machinery and equipment; (111) the oeiiuro, detention and di•poeal of foreet produee felled o, t&ken In oontr&vention of thi.11 Aot or In l'P.R!'<'M. nf whioh an nffenoo hM been Mmmltt,ed: 20 (n) t1ie prevention &nd fighting of fire,, In National Forest& and Local Forest& &nd In llOUpeo in llt&te Landa, Trust Landt! and 8-rv .. ; (o) tho transport of forest produoo by rood, tramway or waterway, and tho prohibition of &ot8 which might 24 cauae obotruction of ro&da, tr&mW&ys or waterW&ya; (p) Um ~ru.iulng of pt,n,unH in fon,e,try and the quallilcationa for forcAt Gffioors and other foreotry otalf; (q) the formo to be uoed for the purpooeo of thi.11 Act; (r) any othor m0,ttom roqulrod to b<, preoor!bed h:, thla 30 Act. 69. Nothing in thi• Act oball affect the rights of tho bolder of a. proopeotlng llcenee, exploration licence or mining lieenoo to take foreet produce in acoordanoo with the provloiona of the Mineo a.nd Minerals Act. 3G 70. (I) The Fornoto Act Is hereby repe&led. (2) Notwithstanding the repeal of the Foroste Aot, any lloonoo !88ued under that Act which wao Immediately before the commencement of thio Act In force or capable of a.oquirlng force oball, &f'ter such oommo11cement and snbjeot to the'° provieiona of thiR Acli, reme.in in force, or, a.a the cue m11y be. capable of acquiring force, 88 If it were & licenoo Issued under thio Act. N.A.B, 41, 1973