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Forestry (Restriction on the Felling of Sandalwood) (Repeal) Order 2006 (No. 25 of 2006).

Country/Territory
Vanuatu
Document type
Regulation
Date
2006
Source
FAO, FAOLEX
Subject
Forestry
Keyword
Forestry protection measures Timber extraction/logging Timber Offences/penalties
Geographical area
Least Developed Countries, Oceania, Small Island Developing States
Abstract

This Order repeals the Forestry (Restriction on the Felling of Sandalwood) Order No. 84 of 1999, which placed 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

Repeals

Forestry (Restriction on the Felling of Sandalwood) (Cap. 276).

Legislation | Vanuatu | 1999 (2006) | Repealed

Keyword: Forestry protection measures, Timber extraction/logging, Timber, Offences/penalties

Source: FAO, FAOLEX