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Forests (Amendment) Act, 1999 (No. 23 of 1999).

Country/Territory
Trinidad and Tobago
Document type
Legislation
Date
1999
Source
FAO, FAOLEX
Original source
Legal Supplement Part A to the Trinidad and Tobago Gazette, Vol. 38, No. 210 of 12 November 1999, pp. 229-238.
Long title
An Act to amend the Forests Act, Chap. 66:01.
Subject
Forestry
Keyword
Forest management/forest conservation Timber extraction/logging Transport/storage Timber Authorization/permit
Geographical area
Americas, Caribbean, Latin America and the Caribbean, North Atlantic, Small Island Developing States
Abstract

The following new sections are inserted in the Forests Act: section concerning the felling of trees is replaced; section 7a requires a removal of permit for the removal of any timber from any land; section 7B specifies a fine for false declarations; section 7c concerns the validity of permit; section 7D specifies the grounds for the refusal of a permit; section 7F specifies the maximum allowance of timber to be released for each permit.

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References - Legislation

Amends

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