Land (Timber) Regulations. Country/Territory Tonga Document type Regulation Date 1943 (2005) Source FAO, FAOLEX Subject Forestry Keyword Timber extraction/logging Public forest Royalties/fees Wetlands Offences/penalties Forest management/forest conservation Geographical area Asia and the Pacific, Oceania, Polynesia, Small Island Developing States, South Pacific Abstract These Regulations grant powers to the Minister to issue to a person a permit to cut or remove timber from any Crown land and prohibits any removal of timber from Crown lands without a permit. The Regulations also prescribe the payment of a royalty to the Minister according to the quantity of timber cut or removed from Crown lands. The Regulations also prohibit cutting of timber within a specified range of the high water mark and prescribes penalties for illegal cutting or removal of timber. Full text English Website www.tonga-law.to