Article 18. Botanical gardens
On introducing amendment and additions to the law of the Republic of Uzbekistan “On the protection and use of flora” (LRU-409-son) · Date: 21.09.2016 · In force
Botanical gardens may be established for the purposes of conserving flora and its gene pool; studying, acclimatizing and reproducing, under artificially created conditions, species of wild-growing plants that are rare and endangered; conducting scientific, educational and instructional activities; and promoting knowledge on the protection and rational use of flora.
Botanical gardens shall be divided into botanical gardens of national importance and botanical gardens of local importance, which shall be established respectively by a decision of the Cabinet of Ministers of the Republic of Uzbekistan or by a decision of local public authorities.
Activities that are not consistent with the purposes for which botanical gardens are established and that threaten the conservation of flora shall be prohibited within botanical gardens.
