Declaration by the Minister on National Forest No. P3 Hippo Pool (Cap. 199)
Made 1947 · Text as of 2026-10-01
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- English
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- Regulation
- Organisation
- Zambezi Watercourse Commission (ZAMCOM)
- Country
- Zambia
- Subjects
- Forestry
- Keywords
- forest management/forest conservation, forestry protection measures, protected area, timber extraction/logging, grazing, agro-forestry, pastoralism
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to Beacon 10; thence on 41 degrees for a distance of 690 metres to Beacon 11; thence on 114 degrees for a distance of 835 metres to Beacon 12; thence on 139 degrees for a distance 880 metres to Beacon 13; thence on 29 degrees for a distance of 805 metres to Beacon 13A; thence on 118G degrees for a distance of 310 metres to Beacon 13B; thence on 209 degrees for a distance of 1,295 metres to Beacon 15; thence on 242G degrees for a distance of 290 metres to Beacon 16; thence on 252G degrees for a distance of 385 metres to Beacon 17; thence on 325G degrees for a distance of 330 metres to Beacon 18; thence on 294 degrees for a distance of 314 metres to Beacon 19; thence on 257 degrees for a distance of 560 metres to Beacon 20; thence on 274 degrees for a distance of 446 metres to Beacon 21; thence on 256 degrees for a distance of 83 metres to Beacon 1, the point of starting. All distances are approximate and all bearings are from true north. The above described area, in extent 47,783 hectares approximately, is shown bordered green on Plan No. FR22/2, deposited in the office of the Surveyor-General, signed by him and dated 15th January, 1980. NATIONAL FOREST NO. P3: HIPPO POOL Government Notice 12 of 1947 Statutory Instrument 158 of 1975 The area described in the Schedule is hereby declared to be a National Forest, and the following acts are hereby prohibited within the said area except under licence: (a) felling, cutting, taking, working, burning, injuring or removal of any forest produce; (b) squatting, residing, building any hut or livestock enclosure, constructing or reopening any saw-pit or road; (c) grazing livestock; (d) clearing, cultivating or breaking up land for cultivation or other purposes; (e) entering or being in or upon the said area in any manner or for any purpose contrary to any statutory order made by the Chief Forest Officer: Provided that, notwithstanding the foregoing prohibitions, any bona fide picnic party may without licence light fires for cooking purposes within the said area on condition that any fires so lighted shall be effectively prevented from spreading and shall be extinguished before being left by the person or persons who lighted them. SCHEDULE Starting at Beacon Y757 on the southern boundary of Kirila Bomwe C Special Grant, the boundary follows that of Kirila Bomwe C Special Grant in an easterly direction to Beacon M333, and proceeds along this same line produced for a distance of 4,267.2 metres approximately to meet the Chifawaolo Stream; thence down the Chifawaolo Stream to its confluence with the Kafue River; thence along the northern bank of the Kafue river downstream for 1,219.2 metres approximately to its intersection with a line RU197-RU198 produced; thence in a westerly direction in a straight line to RU198, the north-east corner beacon of Farm No. 1424 Kakosa East; thence along the northern boundary of this same farm to Beacon RU197; thence in a westerly direction along the northern boundary of Farm No. 928 Kakosa to Beacon Y758; thence in a northerly direction to Beacon Y757, the point of starting. The above area, in extent 550.392 hectares approximately, is shown bordered green on Plan No. FR27 deposited in the office of the Surveyor-General and dated 10th July, 1946. NATIONAL FOREST NO. P4: MONKEY FOUNTAIN AND QUARRY HILL Government Notice 261 of 1944 Statutory Instrument 158 of 1975