Forestry Act, 1946

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Number 13 of 1946.

FORESTRY ACT, 1946.

ARRANGEMENT OF SECTIONS

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.

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.

Extinguishment of Easements, Creation of Rights of Way and Compulsory Acquisition of Land.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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:—