Act to amend the Revised Forestry Code of the Philippines (No. 7161). Country/Territory Philippines Document type Legislation Date 1991 Source FAO, FAOLEX Long titleAn Act incorporating certain sections of the National Internal Revenue Code of 1977, as amended, to Presidential Decree no. 705, as amended, otherwise known as the "Revised Forestry Code of the Philippines", and providing amendments thereto by increasing the forest charges on timber and other forest products. Subject Forestry Keyword Timber extraction/logging Forest management/forest conservation Fuelwood Non-timber products Land clearing Legal proceedings/administrative proceedings Royalties/fees Geographical area Asia, Asia and the Pacific, East Asian Seas, North Pacific, South-Eastern Asia Abstract Parts of the National Internal Revenue Code of 1977 are hereby incorporated in the Revised Forestry Code, and as a consequence some sections of the Code are amended and other repealed. The amendments concern charges on timber cut in forest land (sect. 70), charges on firewood, branches and other recoverable wood wastes of timber (sect. 71), charges on minor forest products, effectivity and application of forest charges and determination of market price of forest products (sect. 73). Full text English References - Legislation Amends Forestry Reform Code of the Philippines (Presidential Decree No. 705). Legislation | Philippines | 1975 Keyword: Framework law, Forest management/forest conservation, Forestry protection measures, Institution, Timber extraction/logging, Protection forest, Public forest, Concession, Classification/declassification, Afforestation/reforestation, Timber, Agro-forestry, Grazing, Offences/penalties, Authorization/permit, Pastoralism, Lease Source: FAO, FAOLEX