FOREST ACT 1998AN ACT to provide for the maintenance and development of the forest resources of The Gambia with a view to enhancing the contribution of Forestry to the socio-economic development of The Gambia and for matters connected therewith. ENACTED by the President and the National Assembly.Short title andcommencementInterpretationPart I. – PRELIMINARY1. This Act may be cited as the Forest Act 1998 and shall come into effect on such date as the Secretary of State may by Order publish in the Gazette appoint.2. In this Act unless the context otherwise requires:"agroforestry" means the combination of forestry and agricultural practices in an area with a view to increasing agricultural productivity;"Assistant Director" means the Assistant Director of Forestry in the Forestry Department;"by-laws" means a set of regulations prepared by a forest committee to administer the said committee and to regulate the management of its communi...