Section 2: In this Act unless the context otherwise requires:-

"Chief Conservator" means the officer in the nublic: service appointed to be the Chief Conservator of Forests or such other person as the Minister may appoint to perform the functions of the Chief Conservator unuer this ALt; "Classified forest" means a national production forest, national protection fore:;t or communit 1 forest; "Community forest" mt::ans an area of land constitt1teJ as a community fon,st under ,ection 18; "Concessionaire" means the holder of a forest utilization conces~ion or a forest plantation concession; "Con.firmed usage right" means a ri_£!ht to use land and to ta!<e forest produ,e therefrom which t•as been r~cogriizeo ard confirmed under sectio,, l O or 18, "forest management plan" me:i no a plan di rm n up in acco rdance with sectio1~ 8 for th::: management of any classified forest; "forest officer' means an officer in the Public Service appointed to serve in the Forestry Division; "forest plantatio::1 concession" means a grant of rights in 11 8 national forest pursuant to an agreement under section 16; "fore,t produce" means any tree or other vegetation growing; in, found in or reu::.oved from a classified forest; "Fore~try Division" means the Forestry Division of the Ministry of Agriculture, Naturnl Resources anc Forestry or such other unit of Governme.1t as tht; Minister may appoint to fulfil the functions of the Forestry Division under this Act; "Licensee" mi;:ans the ho!Jer of a licence issued under wc1ion 11 or22; ''Minist~" mean.s the Mini<ter for the tiwe being charged with responsibility ar.p matters relating to Agriculture, Natural Resources ar.d Forestry; "National forest" means an area of land constituted 1u a national forest under section 10; ··national proci:ctton forest" means a national forest oC which the management objective is production of fore~t proctuce; ee f forests: "national proteotion forest" rr.eans a national forest of v,hich the primary management objective is preservation of the forest environment and protection of soil, water, flora and fauna ··protected area" m~ans any land declared to be a protected area under section 21 ; "protected tree" means a tree declared to l)e a protected tree tinder section 22; "purchaser" means a purchaser of forest proc.uce under section l2; "tree'' means any woody ve_getation. PART II-ADMIN!STR1\TION :t Subjec\ to the direction of the Minister, the Chief Con- A<lministrnservator shall be responsible for the implementation of this Act and tio•. in particular, for- (a) the efficient management and rational utilization of the cot ntry's forest resources; (b) the preservation of the forest ~nvironment a.nd the environmental role of forest !and; (c) promoting and assisting the practiee of forestry in agricultural, pastoral and other areas of the country in order to ensure the continued local supply of forest products and the proicction of soil and water resources; (d) promoting and conducting forest research. education and l\tcn5iun; (e) conducting farest inventories and preparing forest ml\nag;ement and working plan~; (/)afforestation and silvicultural tteatrnent o (s) conducting sales and issuing licence• for the di.- position of forest produce; (h) negotiating concession agreements for the plantition and utilization of production forests and the processin.g of their products 11nd ensurin;- performances of such agreements: (i) performin2 s11ch other duties as may be assigned to him by the Minister or by arty other law or rer;u.lations. 4 No. Forestry Reforestation fund. Management of classified forests. ~ort:st invenwry. National Forest mana~ement plan. Area forest management plans.