Chapter VII
SETTLEMENT OF DISPUTES OVER AND HANDLING OF LAW VIOLATIONS ON, FOREST PROTECTION AND DEVELOPMENT
Article 84.- Settlement of disputes
1. Disputes over the rights to use forests of all kinds and/or the ownership rights over planted production forests shall be settled by people’s courts. Disputes over forest land and/or afforestation land shall be settled according to the provisions of land legislation.
2. When settling disputes prescribed in Clause 1 of this Article, that relate to the right to use forest land, the people’s courts shall handle also the rights to use such land.
Article 85.- Handling of violations
1. Persons who destroy forests, burn forests or damage forest resources; illegally exploit forests; illegally hunt, catch, cage or slaughter forest animals; illegally purchase, sell, trade in or transport forest products or violate other law provisions on forest protection and development shall, depending on the nature and seriousness of their violations, be administratively handled or examined for penal liability according to law provisions.
2. Persons who abuse their positions and/or powers to violate law provisions on forest assignment, lease or recovery, the conversion of forest use purposes, permission of forest use or forest exploitation; who are irresponsible or abuse their powers and/or positions in enforcing the legislation on forest protection and development; who cover violators of the legislation on forest protection and development or who commit other acts of violating the provisions of this Law shall, depending on the nature and seriousness of their violations, be disciplined or examined for penal liabilities according to law provisions.
Article 86.- Compensation for damage
Persons who violate the legislation on forest protection and development, thus causing damage to the State, organizations, households or individuals shall, apart from being handled according to the provisions of Article 85 of this Law, have to pay compensations for such damage in accordance with law provisions.