Agricultural Fires Regulations (Cap. 63:02). Country/Territory Trinidad and Tobago Document type Regulation Date 1968 (2009) Source FAO, FAOLEX Original source Laws of Trinidad and Tobago, Chapter 63; 02, pp. 15-19. Subject Forestry Keyword Forestry protection measures Forest fires Authorization/permit Offences/penalties Forest management/forest conservation Geographical area Americas, Caribbean, Latin America and the Caribbean, North Atlantic, Small Island Developing States Abstract These Regulations implement provisions of the Agricultural Fires Act. The Regulations specify qualifications for fire guardians to be appointed under section 7 of the Act, prescribe a form for the application for a fire permit and the form of a fire permit to be issued by County Fire Control Officers pursuant to section 18 of the Act, define duties of the holder of a fire permit and of persons cooking outside and prescribe penalties. A holder of a fire permit shall light fires only at a given distance from uncleared land, control the fire and have at the place of the fire appropriate fire-fighting equipment or staff (reg. 5). Full text English References - Legislation Implements Agricultural Fires (Cap. 63:02). Legislation | Trinidad and Tobago | 1965 (2013) Keyword: Forestry protection measures, Forest fires, Authorization/permit, Offences/penalties, Forest management/forest conservation Source: FAO, FAOLEX