Forests (Exploratory Permits)(Amendment) Act 1997 (Act No. 15 of 1997). Country/Territory Guyana Document type Legislation Date 1997 Source FAO, FAOLEX Original source Official publication, 9 pp. Long titleAn Act to amend the Forests Act to provide for the grant of exploratory permits and for matters connected therewith. Subject Forestry Keyword Public forest Inventory EIA Timber extraction/logging Offences/penalties Authorization/permit Forest management/forest conservation Geographical area Amazonia, Americas, Latin America and the Caribbean, North Atlantic, Small Island Developing States, South America Abstract "Exploration of State forests" is defined in section 2 as "exploration for the purposes of discovering and evaluating forest produce and includes forest inventories, social and environmental impact assessments and topographic surveys". A new section 5(A) is added to the text of the principal Act in order to provide for the granting of permits by the Commissioner of Lands to any person to occupy an area of State forest for the purpose of exploratory operations. A permit does not imply an exclusive right to occupy, in whole or in part, such area. Conditions of granting a permit are outlined in commas (2) to (4) of section 5(A). The Commissioner may require an applicant for a permit to execute a bond for the performance and observance by the applicant of the conditions of permit (comma 9). Change in control over companies holding permits shall be subject to authorization of the Commission (not defined). Several sections of the principal Act are amended as a consequence of the new rules. (7 sections completed by a Schedule containing a form of application for a permit) Full text English References - Legislation Amends Forests Act. Legislation | Guyana | 1953 (1998) Keyword: Basic legislation, Public forest, Timber extraction/logging, Timber, Forest fires, Offences/penalties, Forest management/forest conservation Source: FAO, FAOLEX Repealed by Forests Act 2009 (No. 6 of 2009). Legislation | Guyana | 2009 Keyword: Ecosystem preservation, Framework law, Basic legislation, Forest management/forest conservation, Forestry protection measures, Public forest, Timber extraction/logging, Protected area, Timber, Forest fires, Afforestation/reforestation, Offences/penalties, Sustainable use, Biodiversity Source: FAO, FAOLEX