This Act provides for the protection of timber resources in Ghana and related matters. No person shall harvest timber from any land to which section 4 of this Act applies unless that person holds timber rights in the form of a timber utilization contract entered into under this Act (sect. 3). Section 4 lists the lands in respect of which timber rights may be granted. These are lands that were previously subject to timber rights which have expired and are suitable for re-allocation, unallocated or stool land suitable for timber operations in timber production areas, or alienation holdings. A Timber Rights Evaluation Committee is established under section 5 and its functions are described in section 6. The Committee shall evaluate timber utilization contracts. The Minister shall grant such rights after a recommendation of the Committee. Section 8 outlines the terms of contract. Various other conditions are specified in sections 9 to 14. Section 14 makes provisions for the suspension or termination of contracts and section 16 for the transfer of timber rights. (22 sections)
Ghana · 1998-03-17