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| Title: | A review of forestry laws and policy in Lesotho |
| Authors: | Kumar, Umesh Kulundu-Bitonye, W. |
| Year: | 1993 |
| Periodical: | Lesotho Law Journal: A Journal of Law and Development |
| Volume: | 9 |
| Issue: | 1 |
| Pages: | 107-148 |
| Language: | English |
| Geographic term: | Lesotho |
| Subject: | forestry |
| Abstract: | Lesotho's principal forestry law is the Forest Act, 1978, and Forest Regulations no. 36 of 1980. Customary and noncustomary exploitation of forest reserves including removing of forest produce is tightly controlled through a system of licensing. Several provisions in the act aim at protecting forest resources. Violations of the provisions of the act are punishable with fine and/or imprisonment. Collection of revenue appears to be a significant concern of the forest legislation. Next to the Forest Act, the Land Act, 1979 (as amended) is the most important legislation affecting forestry. Other relevant laws and legislation are the Land Husbandry Act, 1969, the Range Management and Grazing Control Regulations, 1980, the Managed Resources Areas Order, 1993, the Liremo Control Order, 1970, the Laws of Lerotholi, the Chieftainship Act, 1968, the Development Councils Order, 1991, the National Parks Act, 1975, and the Historical Monuments, Relics, Fauna and Flora Act, 1967. There are gaps in the existing laws. Most of the laws are coercive rather than facilitative. Communication of laws is also a serious problem, and implementing regulations are absent. New forestry legislation is badly needed but the absence of a clear, cabinet-approved national forestry policy makes it difficult to draft legislation appropriate to the country's needs. Notes, ref. |