Forests (Arabuko-Sokoki Forest) Rules (Chapter 176)
Made 1948 · Text as of 2026-10-01
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- Language
- English
- Kind
- Regulation
- Organisation
- African Union (AU)
- Country
- Kenya
- Subjects
- Forestry
- Keywords
- timber extraction/logging, forest management/forest conservation
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THE FORESTS (ARABUKO-SOKOKI FOREST) RULES 1. These Rules may be cited as the Forests (Arabuko-Sokoki Forest) Rules. 2. These Rules shall apply to the Arabuko-Sokoki Forest Area. 3. A member of the Mazrui tribe residing in the area declared by the Recorder of Titles to be the property of the Mazrui tribe and situated adjacent to the Arabuko-Sokoki Forest shall be entitled (a) to collect dead wood for firewood for his own use but not for sale or exchange; (b) to fell trees for his own purposes for domestic use or for building his own house, that is to say, a house to be inhabited by him or by his wife, but not for sale or exchange. 4. No tree shall be felled under these Rules unless and until such tree has been marked for felling by a forest officer. 5. The rights exercised under these Rules shall be so exercised free of charge. Cap. 176 (1948), Sub. Leg. **