Forestry (Restriction on the Felling of Sandalwood) (Cap. 276). Country/Territory Vanuatu Document type Regulation Date 1999 (2006) Source FAO, FAOLEX Original source Vanuatu Consolidated Subsidiary Legislation. Long titleAn Order to restrict the felling of sandalwood (Santalum austro-caledonicum). Subject Forestry Keyword Forestry protection measures Timber extraction/logging Timber Offences/penalties Forest management/forest conservation Geographical area Asia and the Pacific, Least Developed Countries, Melanesia, Oceania, Small Island Developing States, South Pacific Abstract This Order places a ten-year ban on the felling of sandalwood on a specified Island and prohibits throughout Vanuatu the felling of a sandalwood tree for sale that is less than 15 centimetres diameter measured over bark on the main stem at a point 50 centimetres above the ground. Full text English Website www.paclii.org References - Legislation Implements Forestry Act (Cap. 276). Legislation | Vanuatu | 2001 (2006) Keyword: Framework law, Institution, Afforestation/reforestation, Forest fires, Forest management/forest conservation, Forestry protection measures, Protected area, Policy/planning, Timber extraction/logging, Contract/agreement, International trade, Offences/penalties, Traditional rights/customary rights Source: FAO, FAOLEX Repealed by Forestry (Restriction on the Felling of Sandalwood) (Repeal) Order 2006 (No. 25 of 2006). Legislation | Vanuatu | 2006 Keyword: Forestry protection measures, Timber extraction/logging, Timber, Offences/penalties, Forest management/forest conservation Source: FAO, FAOLEX