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Forest legal framework

There is no single forest law but a range of legislation governs forestry. There is an on-going review process as part of the VPA implementation aimed at consolidating the laws. The Forestry Commission website contains several of the parent and subsidiary legislation that regulate forestry in Ghana. It is hoped that the review process will be completed in 2011. Apart from Legislative Instrument 1649 from 1998, the current Acts have not been amended since 2002.
There is a general knowledge of the forestry related laws among most stakeholders, even though hard copies of the laws are not readily available in the districts.
Title Act 547, Timber Resource Management Act, 1997 (amended by Act 617 2002)
Legislative Instrument 1649, 1998 (amended by LI 1721 (2002)
Timber Resource Management Act, 1998 (amended by Act 617 2002)
Legislative Instrument 1649, 1998 (amended by LI 1721 (2003).
Forest Protection Decree 1974 NRCD 243 As Amended by The Protection Amendment Act 2002, Act 624
Date Last amended 2002
Source www.fcghana.com/library.php?id=15
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