THE FORESTRY ACT, I919. 1 3 



2. The Forestry Act, 1919. 



We print in full below the text of this Act. Copies of the original can he 

 obtained from II. M. Stationery Office, 23 Forth Street, Edinburgh, at a 

 cost of 2d. 



An Act for establishing a Forestry Commission for the United A.D. 1919, 

 Kingdom, and promoting afforestation and the production 

 and supply of timber therein, and for purposes in connexion 

 therewith. [19th August 1919.] 



Be it enacted by the King's most Excellent Majesty, by and 

 with the advice and consent of the Lords Spiritual and Temporal, 

 and Commons, in this present Parliament assembled, and by 

 the authority of the same, as follows : — 



1. — (1) For the purposes of this Act, it shall be lawful for Estabiish- 

 His Majesty by warrant under the sign manual to appoint eight Forestry 

 commissioners, to be styled the Forestry Commissioners, of 

 whom one, to be appointed by His Majesty, shall be chairman, 

 and of whom not less than two shall have special knowledge 

 and experience of forestry in Scotland, and one at least shall be 

 a person having scientific attainments and a technical knowledge 

 of forestry. 



(2) There shall be paid to not more than three of the Forestry 

 Commissioners, in this Act referred to as "the Commissioners," 

 such salaries in each year (not exceeding in the aggregate 

 four thousand five hundred pounds) as the Treasury may direct. 



(3) Subject to the provisions of this section, the term of office 

 of a Commissioner shall be five years. 



(4) On a casual vacancy occurring owing to the death, 

 resignation, or incapacity of a Commissioner, the person 

 appointed by His Majesty to fill the vacancy shall continue in 

 office until the date on which the Commissioner in whose place 

 he was appointed would have ceased to hold office. 



(5) A person who has vacated office as a Commissioner shall 

 be eligible for re-appointment. 



(6) One of the unpaid Commissioners shall be a member of 

 the Commons House of Parliament. 



2. — (1) The Commissioners may act by three of their number Proceeding?, 

 and notwithstanding a vacancy in their number, and may seaiofcom- 

 regulate their own procedure. 



(2) The Commissioners may, subject to the approval of the 

 Treasury as to number, appoint and employ such officers and 



