Forestry Act, 1946

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Number 13 of 1946.


FORESTRY ACT, 1946.


ARRANGEMENT OF SECTIONS

PART I.

Preliminary And General.

Section

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 orders.

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 a 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.


Acts Referred to

Registration of Title Act, 1942

No. 26 of 1942

Forestry Act, 1928

No. 34 of 1928

Land Act, 1933

No. 38 of 1933

Foreshore Act, 1933

No. 12 of 1933

Minerals Development Act, 1940

No. 31 of 1940

State Lands Act, 1924

No. 45 of 1924

Land Law (Commission) Act, 1923

No. 27 of 1923

Local Loans Fund Act, 1935

No. 16 of 1935

Enforcement of Court Orders Act, 1926

No. 18 of 1926

Court Officers Act, 1945

No. 25 of 1945

National Monuments Act, 1930

No. 2 of 1930

Local Government Act, 1925

No. 5 of 1925

Electricity Supply Act, 1927

No. 27 of 1927

Local Authorities (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act, 1936

No. 55 of 1936

Game Preservation Act, 1930

No. 11 of 1930

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Number 13 of 1946.


FORESTRY ACT, 1946.


AN ACT TO MAKE FURTHER AND BETTER PROVISION IN RELATION TO FORESTRY. [12th June, 1946.]

BE IT ENACTED BY THE OIREACHTAS AS FOLLOWS:—