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Section 2, The Forestry Regulations, 1989
Status not yet checkedThe Forestry Regulations, 1989, Sierra Leone
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;
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