National Forests Act: Declaration of particular trees and particular groups of trees as "champion trees" (No. 1056 of 2015).

This Notice of the Minister of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries, made under 12(1)(a) and (b) of the National Forests Act, 1998, specifies in the Schedule (groups of) protected trees belonging to a particular species and adds them to the list of champion trees. The effect of this declaration is that no person may cut, disturb, damage or destroy any protected tree or possess, collect, remove, transport, export, purchase, sell, donate or in any other manner acquire or dispose of any protected tree or any forest product derived from a protected tree, except under a licence or exemption from this rule granted by the Minister.

Source of regulation

Department of Agriculture , Forestry and Fishery 

Publication of regulation

Government Gazette No. 39379 of 6 November 2015 

Date of implementation

06 November 2015 

Direct link to regulation

http://faolex.fao.org/docs/pdf/saf150696.pdf 

Regulation file