4GMonitoring and enforcement of Act and Forest Practices Code

### 4G Monitoring and enforcement of Act and Forest Practices Code > *\[Section 4G Inserted by No. 29 of 1994, s. 5 \]*[*\[Section 4G Substituted by No. 55 of 2004, s. 12, Applied:01 Jul 2005\]*](/view/html/inforce/2005-07-01/act-2004-055#GS12@EN) > > > (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)](#GS4G@Gs1@Hpb@EN) , 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](#GS47B@EN) , 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](#GS41@EN) ; > > > > > > > (d) take, or cause to be taken, any other enforcement measures that may be authorized by this or any other Act.