No. 13/1946:

FORESTRY ACT, 1946

ARRANGEMENT OF SECTIONS

PART I PRELIMINARY AND GENERAL

1 Short title and commencement.

2 Definitions generally.

3 Service of certain documents.

4 Prosecution of offences.

5 Regulations.

6 Repeals.

7 Expenses.

8 Application of moneys received by the Minister.

PART II PROMOTION OF INTERESTS OF FORESTRY AND DEVELOPMENT OF AFFORESTATION, AND PRODUCTION AND SUPPLY OF TIMBER

9 General powers of the Minister.

10 Consultative Committee.

11 Inspection of land.

PART III EXTINGUISHMENT OF EASEMENTS, CREATION OF RIGHTS OF WAY AND COMPULSORY ACQUISITION, OF LAND

CHAPTER I PRELIMINARY AND GENERAL

12 Definitions for purposes of Part III.

13 Provisions in relation to applications and appeals under Part III.

14 Finality of decision of Appeal Tribunal on appeals under Part III.

15 Application of Acquisition of Land (Assessment of Compensation) Act, 1919.

16 Powers of Lay Commissioners and Appeal Tribunal to award costs in proceedings under Part III.

17 Payment of compensation under sections 19, 20, 21 and 30 of this Act.

18 Costs of deducing title to compensation under sections 19, 20, 21 or 30 of this Act.

CHAPTER II EXTINGUISHMENT OF EASEMENTS AND CREATION OF RIGHTS OF WAY

19 Extinguishment of easements.

20 Temporary rights of way for the transport of timber.

21 Creation of rights of way.

CHAPTER III COMPULSORY ACQUISITION OF LAND

22 Particulars of interests in land.

23 Authorisation to the Minister to acquire land compulsorily.

24 Assessment of value of interests in land the subject of an acquisition order.

25 Provisional apportionment of certain annual sums and assessment of value of part thereof.

26 Vesting orders.

27 Retrospective apportionment of State annuities in certain cases.

28 Taking possession of land acquired by the Minister.

29 Order for possession of land vested in the Minister.

30 Compensation.

31 Assessment of compensation in respect of interests.

32 Allocation of compensation in respect of mortgaged interests.

33 Fixing and payment of compensation in small cases.

34 Limited application of the Lands Clauses Acts.

PART IV RESTRICTIONS ON CUTTING DOWN AND INJURING TREES

35 Definitions for purposes of Part IV.

36 Exclusion of particular species of trees from operation of Part IV.

37 Notice of intention to uproot or cut down trees.

38 Provisions in relation to trees intended to be uprooted for transplantation.

39 Prohibition orders.

40 Limited felling licences.

41 Attachment of replanting conditions and preservation conditions to limited felling licences.

42 Attachment of contributing condition to limited felling licences.

43 Suspension or termination of authority conferred by a limited felling licence.

44 Refusal of limited felling licence in order to preserve amenities.

45 Restriction of use of exempted trees.

46 Utilisation (exempted trees) orders.

47 Restriction of use of certain trees the subject of a utilisation (exempted trees) order.

48 Felling licences granted under section 8 of the Act of 1928.

49 General felling licences.

50 Conditions attached to licences, etc, to be specified therein.

51 Penalty for injuring trees.

52 Replanting order.

53 Limitation on certain penalties.

54 Registration under the Registration of Title Act, 1891, of certain conditions and orders.

55 Panel of referees.

56 Reference of certain Matters to referee.

57 Transitory provisions.

PART V MISCELLANEOUS

58 Prevention of damage by rabbits and vermin.

59 Destruction of hares on lands held by the Minister for purposes of Act.

60 Other provisions in relation to destruction of hares.

61 Burning of vegetation.

62 Removal or destruction of vegetation on land adjoining woods.

63 Information from saw-millers.

64 Penalty for false statements, etc.

65 Transfer to the Minister for Agriculture of powers of Minister under Destructive Insects and Pests Acts, 1877 to 1929.

SCHEDULE

AN ACT TO MAKE FURTHER AND BETTER PROVISION IN RELATION TO FORESTRY.

[12th June, 1946.]

BE IT ENACTED BY THE OIREACHTAS AS FOLLOWS:—