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Forestry Regulations (Cap. 147).

Country/Territory
Vanuatu
Document type
Regulation
Date
1984 (1985)
Source
FAO, FAOLEX
Original source
Official publication, 45 pp.
Subject
Forestry
Keyword
Forest management/forest conservation Timber extraction/logging Contract/agreement International trade Authorization/permit
Geographical area
Asia and the Pacific, Least Developed Countries, Melanesia, Oceania, Small Island Developing States, South Pacific
Abstract

These Regulations concern the use of timber, permits to carry out small-scale felling, and the exportation of logs. A timber licence shall be in the form of Schedule 3. An Agreement between an applicant for a licence and the owner of land shall be in the form as set in Schedule 2. Regulation 5 sets out conditions for the granting of a licence or attached to a licence. The licensee shall keep a separate felling register for each agreement. A condition for the granting of a licence is a bankers' guarantee of available financial resources of the applicant. Wood using plants shall be registered under regulation 12. Regulations 15 to 19 concern licences for the utilisation of coconut timer. (22 regulations completed by 17 Schedules)

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References - Legislation

Repealed by

Forestry Regulations (Cap. 276).

Legislation | Vanuatu | 2003 (2006)

Keyword: Forest management/forest conservation, Forestry protection measures, Timber extraction/logging, Contract/agreement, Traditional rights/customary rights, International trade, Institution, Non-timber products, Authorization/permit, Dispute settlement, Enforcement/compliance, Offences/penalties, Royalties/fees, Protected area, Ecosystem preservation, Protection of species

Source: FAO, FAOLEX