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Section 2, The Forestry Regulations, 1989

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ln mese regulations, un1ess the context otherwise requires- •Act" means the Forestry Act No. 7 of 1988. "afforestation" means, establi9hment of a forest cover in non-forest orca; ~agrorore11try" means system of liuuJ~uSe management whlch com bines woody vegetation wi.\h qope, and or animals. "Chief Conactv.ntor~ hQtl the &Bmd rtl.Daning as in the Act; "Classified Forest• bas the same meaning as in the Act; "clearance licence" means a licence issued under Regulations 15 (2) to clear land in a classified forest for the purpose of road construction, prospecting, mining or to plant trees or agncult.ural crops thereon~ ~community forest" ha."> 1he same mcanins rui in the Act; "fuel wood~ means any part of woody plant used as a source of energy for purpo8CS such as cookin~ hea«ng or power produc• tion; "gr.utng 111.:ence" mciurn u !11,;,::nw imu.ictl 1.111UC1 Rc:tul,uiuu 16 (Z) Iv graze animals in a nationaJ forest; "liceru;lng officer" meal\8, in respect to any area or kind 0f liccnce, a for,:,'>l offic<'.r d"-"ign~1en by 111" Chi<>F f'.nns .. rvatnr tn Ix," licensing officer for such area or kind or licence, or, ir no such forestry officer has been designated the ChicrC011servator; "minor forest produce• means the prodllcc listed in the six sche- Jule, "minor forest produ.:e licence" means u licen.:e issued under Re- !!Uiation 17{2) to 1.ake minnr forest produce from a national i'nres1: ,;~-~-1l,resl;;ltiuu" u1e1-1m, tin: ,e-estul,lii;lrnu;;m uf furcs1 .,;u,c1, "sawn."timber" means any tree sawn to any dimensions wilh or wilhout want; •stumpage fee" n'lf:am; fee payable in rapeet of the value of umber <IS it slimll~ un..ut ill u furc~t; "timber iicencc " means a licence issued hnder Regulation 12 (2) to fell and extract timber in a national forest; "unclassified forest'' means forest that is not part of lhe govemmem estate ano i:s neithe1 u "'-'m1111111ity foicsl aoi: Ow.nc Sanctuary or declared area; "Vi II age Forest Association" means an association pf persons residentt in a forest area which has been formed:for purpqse of managing that fore.st 11rea as " ,:,ommnnity fnre.~t. , "Wood.fuel" means fuel wood, charcoal and crop residues or any olh<,r fom, of fuel derived from them; r,,K"f 11-rOREST ADMINISTRATION AND MANAGE- MENT

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