Forestry (Amendment) Act 1997 (No. 11 of 1997). Country/Territory Vanuatu Document type Legislation Date 1997 Source FAO, FAOLEX Original source Vanuatu Sessional Legislation 1997. Long titleAn Act to amend the Forestry Act [CAP. 147]. Subject Forestry Keyword Timber extraction/logging Contract/agreement Royalties/fees Processing/handling Authorization/permit Forest management/forest conservation Geographical area Asia and the Pacific, Least Developed Countries, Melanesia, Oceania, Small Island Developing States, South Pacific Abstract Amendments of the principal Act concern timber cutting operations, offences relating to timber cutting, utilisation operations agreements and interventions of the Minister, transfer of a timber licence, granting of a permit to the holder of a valid timber licence to cut trees on land which is currently subject to a utilisation operations agreement, a memorandum of agreement with the Minister specifying obligations of the licence holder and those of the government relating to the utilisation operations, registration of mobile saw-milling operations, suspension of utilisation operations in areas where serious dispute over land ownership exists, the power of minister to specify minimum log royalties, preparation by the Director of a Code of Logging Practice, introduction of a sandalwood management charge, and sandalwood operation licences. Full text English Website www.paclii.org References - Legislation Amends Forestry Act (Cap. 147). Legislation | Vanuatu | 1982 (1988) Keyword: Basic legislation, Authorization/permit, Afforestation/reforestation, Forest fires, Forest management/forest conservation, Forest service/forest officers, Forestry protection measures, Land clearing, Soil conservation/soil improvement, Timber, Timber extraction/logging, Royalties/fees Source: FAO, FAOLEX