FOREST THE FOREST ACT ARRANGEMENT OF SECTIONS 1 PART I. Preliminwy 1. Short title. 2. Interpretation. PART II, Forest Administration 3. Establishment of Forestry Department. 4. Functions of the Department PART UI. Forest Management 5. Declaration of forest reserve. 6. Purpose of forest reserve. 7. Declaration of forest management areas. 8. Forest management plans. 9. Compulsory acquisition of land for forest reserve. 10. Notice of proposed declaration of forest reserve. 11. Interim protection measures for forest reserves and management 12. Appointment of local forest management committees. 13. Functions of forest management committee. 14. Determination of allowable annual cut 15. Inventory and classification of forests and forest lands. 16. National Forest Management and Conservation plan. 11. Revision and approval of draft plan. 18. Pericdic review of plan. 19. Development of forests. 20. 21. Public education programme. 22. Forest research. areas. Recreational facilities in certain fo...