Seychelles
Lighting of Fires (Restriction) Act
Act 2 of 1940
- Commenced on 20 July 1940
- [This is the version of this document at 30 June 2012 and includes any amendments published up to 30 June 2014.]
1. Short title
This Act may be cited as the Lighting of Fires (Restriction) Act.2. Definition
In this Act unless the context otherwise requires—"Agricultural Appeals Tribunal" means the Agricultural Appeals Tribunal constituted and acting in accordance with section 9 of the Agriculture Act, and the regulations (if any) made thereunder which section and regulations shall, subject to the provisions of the Act and any regulations made thereunder, apply mutatis mutandis to an appeal under this Act;"tree" includes palms, timber, shrubs, brushwood, bushes of all kinds, seedlings, saplings and re‑shoots of all ages, all wood whether cut up or fashioned for any purpose or not, and any part of a tree, whether dead or alive;"protected area" means any area or any part thereof declared by proclamation to be a protected area.3. Declaration of protected area
The Minister if satisfied that it is necessary and expedient to regulate the lighting of fires in any area in Seychelles may by order declare that area to be a protected area for the purposes of this Act.4. Prohibition on lighting fires
No person shall light or cause or authorise to be lighted a fire or charcoal pit in any forest, plantation or field in a protected area for any purpose whatsoever unless he holds a written permit, hereinafter referred to as a burning permit, from the Chief Agricultural Officer or any person duly authorised by him in writing authorising him to do so.5. Removal and panting of trees in burnt area
In the event of a fire or charcoal kiln being lit in a protected area with or without a burning permit, which results in any tree being destroyed, no person shall without permission from the Chief Agricultural Officer or any person duly authorised by him in writing, remove or cause or authorise to be removed any tree from the burnt area, or replant the land except as authorised by the Chief Agricultural Officer or any person duly authorised by him in writing.6. Permit
7. Penalty
Any person found guilty of an offence under section 4 or 5 shall be liable on conviction to a fine not exceeding one thousand rupees and imprisonment not exceeding one year.History of this document
30 June 2012 this version
Consolidation
20 July 1940
Commenced