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Declaration by the Minister on National Forest No. P4 Monkey Fountain and Quarry Hill (Cap. 199)

Made 1944 · Text as of 2026-10-01

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Language
English
Kind
Regulation
Organisation
Zambezi Watercourse Commission (ZAMCOM)
Country
Zambia
Subjects
Forestry
Keywords
forest management/forest conservation, forestry protection measures, protected area, timber extraction/logging, grazing, fire management, agro-forestry, pastoralism, hazards

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  1. 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 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) firing any grass or undergrowth; (d) grazing livestock; (e) clearing, cultivating or breaking up land for cultivation or other purposes; (f) entering or being in or upon the said areas 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 O337, the point where the north-eastern boundary of Farm No. 413A "Ndola West" is intersected by the south-eastern boundary of the Zambia Railways (Luanshya Branch Line) 91.44 metres Strip Reserve, the boundary runs in a north-easterly direction along the south-eastern boundary of the said Railway Reserve to the point where it is intersected by the production of the eastern boundary of National Forest No. 38: Ndola; thence in a straight line northwards to the south-eastern corner of National Forest No. 38: Nodola on the north-western boundary of the said Railway Reserve; thence in a straight line northwards along the eastern boundary of National Forest No. 38: Ndola to the north-western corner beacon of Quarry Plot No. 10; thence in a straight line eastwards along the northern boundaries of Quarry Plots Nos. 10, 5, 6, 7 and 8 to the north-eastern corner beacon of Quarry Plot No. 8; thence in a straight line southwards along the eastern boundary of Quarry Plot No. 8 to its south-eastern corner beacon; thence in a straight line southwards through Beacon O344 on the northern boundary of the Zambia Railways (Luanshya Branch Line) 91.44 metres Strip Reserve to a point on the right bank of the Kafubu River; thence down the right bank of the Kafubu River to the point where it is intersected by the north-eastern boundary of Farm No. 413A "Ndola West"; thence in a straight line north-westwards along the boundary to Beacon O337, the point of starting. Included within the boundaries defined above but excluded from the National Forest: The portion of the Zambia Railways (Luanshya Branch Line) 91.44 metres Strip Reserve. The above described area is shown upon a plan deposited in the office of the Surveyor-General, numbered 435, dated 29th August, 1944, and thereon bordered green. LOCAL FOREST NO. P9: MUKALIZI Government Notice 281 of 1951 Statutory Instruments 66 of 1975 116 of 1980 The area described in the Schedule is hereby declared to be a Local 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 re-opening any saw-pit or road;

Declaration by the Minister on National Forest No. P4 Monkey Fountain and Quarry Hill (Cap. 199) · Nelum