Felling of Trees (Permits) Private Land Rules (Cap. 66:01). Country/Territory Trinidad and Tobago Document type Regulation Date 2000 (2009) Source FAO, FAOLEX Original source Ministry of Legal Affairs. Subject Forestry Keyword Forest management/forest conservation Forestry protection measures Private forest Timber extraction/logging Afforestation/reforestation Mountain area Authorization/permit Geographical area Americas, Caribbean, Latin America and the Caribbean, North Atlantic, Small Island Developing States Abstract These Regulations provide for felling of trees on private land. They are made under section 23 of the Forest Act. A permit to fell any tree on private land shall be in the Form as set out in part B of the First Schedule to these Regulations. A permit for clearfell, i.e. felling of all trees over ten centimetres in diameter at a height of 1.3 metres on private lands shall be in the form as set out in the Second Schedule of these Regulations. Requirements for a felling permit are set out in regulation 6. In specified cases a Forest Management Plan is required. Regulations 8 and 9 concern bulk felling permits. Felling on slopes of more than thirty degrees shall be followed by planting of new trees within eight months. (13 regulations completed by 2 Schedules) Full text English Website www.legalaffairs.gov.tt References - Legislation Implements Forests Act (Cap. 66:01). Legislation | Trinidad and Tobago | 1916 (1999) Keyword: Forest management/forest conservation, Forestry protection measures, Timber extraction/logging, Transport/storage, Timber, Non-timber products, Protected area, Grazing, Public forest, Forest service/forest officers, Enforcement/compliance, Offences/penalties, Authorization/permit Source: FAO, FAOLEX