ORDONNANCE N° 51/75 DU 22 JUIN 1953 RENDANT EXECUTOIRE AU RWANDA-URUNDI L’ORDONNANCE N° 52/175 DU 23 MAI 1953 REMPLACANT L’ORDONNANCE N° 148/AGRI, DU 25 DECEMBRE 1933 RELATIVE AUX INCENDIES DES HERBES ET DES VEGETAUX — Rwanda law | Esheria

ORDONNANCE N° 51/75 DU 22 JUIN 1953 RENDANT EXECUTOIRE AU RWANDA-URUNDI L’ORDONNANCE N° 52/175 DU 23 MAI 1953 REMPLACANT L’ORDONNANCE N° 148/AGRI, DU 25 DECEMBRE 1933 RELATIVE AUX INCENDIES DES HERBES ET DES VEGETAUX

Bush fires and similar fires are prohibited, except for preventive and early fires at the start of the dry season under local custom or regulation. The Territory Administrator must set the annual period when those fires may be carried out.

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Jurisdiction
Rwanda
Instrument
Decree law
Status
Not in force
Version
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Language
fr
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burning restrictions burning vegetation compliance dry season timing fire safety land use sanctions

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Bush fires and similar fires are prohibited, except for preventive and early fires at the start of the dry season under local custom or regulation. The Territory Administrator must set the annual period when those fires may be carried out. Outside the stated period, any person or indigenous authority may burn the bush only with written authorization from the Territory Administrator or delegate, and only on the places, dates, and conditions set in that authorization. People may burn standing crops or dead cover on land where they have legally recognized rights, unless the responsible authorities expressly forbid it. Les feux tardifs sont interdits sans informer d’abord les voisins et sans coupe-feu suffisant; les contre-feux restent permis pour lutter contre un incendie imminent menaçant un périmètre à protéger. Infractions to this provision are punishable by a fine of up to 2,000 francs, imprisonment of up to 2 months, or one of those penalties only.