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DENR Administrative Order No. 2003-24. Implementing Rules and Regulations of the Chainsaw Act of 2002 (RA No. 9175) Entitled "An Act Regulating the Ownership, Possession, Sale, Importation and Use of Chainsaws, Penalising Violations thereof and for Other Purposes".

Country/Territory
Philippines
Document type
Regulation
Date
2003
Source
FAO, FAOLEX
Subject
Forestry
Keyword
Forest management/forest conservation Timber Timber extraction/logging Registration Authorization/permit Offences/penalties Protection forest Forest service/forest officers Forestry protection measures
Geographical area
Asia, Asia and the Pacific, East Asian Seas, North Pacific, South-Eastern Asia
Entry into force notes
This Order shall take effect fifteen days after its complete publication in at least 2 national newspapers of general circulation and upon acknowledgement of the UP Law Center.
Abstract

This Regulation pursue the policy of the state to conserve, develop and protect the forest resources through sustainable forest management (SFM). This Order is promulgated to regulate the purchase, ownership, possession, sale, transfer, importation and/or use of chainsaws to prevent them from being used in illegal logging or unauthorised clearing of forest. The Regulation provides for persons authorised to purchase, transfer the ownership, import, manufacture, distribute, and sell, re-sell chainsaws. Registration of the chainsaws is required with the Community Environment and Natural Resources Office and it is required to get permit/authority for these actions. The regulation further establish penal provisions and judicial confiscation for any actions without permit, unlawful importation, manufacturing and use of chainsaw. The regulation consist of 20 Articles and 7 Chapter referring to: Basic Policy, Objectives and Definitions (I), Scope (II), General Provisions (III), Penal Provision (IV), Reward (V), Authority of the Secretary (VI), Final Provision (VII).

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References - Legislation

Implements

Republic Act No.9175. An Act Regulating the Ownership, Possession, Sale, Importation and Use of Chainsaws, Penalising Violations thereof and for other Purposes.

Legislation | Philippines | 2002

Keyword: Forest management/forest conservation, Timber, Timber extraction/logging, Registration, Authorization/permit, Offences/penalties, Protection forest, Forest service/forest officers, Forestry protection measures, Monitoring

Source: FAO, FAOLEX

Amended by

DENR Administrative Order No.2018-09 Amending Section 3 of DENR Administrative Order No.2003-24 Implementing Republic Act No.9175 Otherwise Known as Chainsaw Act of 2002.

Legislation | Philippines | 2018

Keyword: Collecting/harvesting, Ecofriendly products/ecofriendly processes, Forestry protection measures, Timber extraction/logging, Timber, Forest management/forest conservation

Source: FAO, FAOLEX