4GMonitoring and enforcement of Act and Forest Practices Code

4G Monitoring and enforcement of Act and Forest Practices Code

[Section 4G Inserted by No. 29 of 1994, s. 5 ][Section 4G Substituted by No. 55 of 2004, s. 12, Applied:01 Jul 2005]

(1)  The Authority is responsible for –

(a) monitoring the degree of compliance with this Act and the Forest Practices Code; and

(b) where it finds instances of non-compliance, causing appropriate enforcement action to be taken.

(2)  To discharge its responsibility under subsection (1)(b) , the Authority may do any of the following:

(a) through the chief forest practices officer and other persons who it authorizes for the purpose, cause complaints to be made in respect of offences under this Act;

(b) for the offences referred to in section 47B , exercise the Authority's powers under that section;

(c) have forest practices officers investigate instances of suspected non-compliance, with a view to having the officers exercise their powers under section 41 ;

(d) take, or cause to be taken, any other enforcement measures that may be authorized by this or any other Act.