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Removal of Timber (Permits) Rules (Cap. 66:01).

Country/Territory
Trinidad and Tobago
Document type
Regulation
Date
1918 (2009)
Source
FAO, FAOLEX
Original source
Ministry of Legal Affairs.
Subject
Forestry
Keyword
Forest management/forest conservation Timber extraction/logging Transport/storage Authorization/permit
Geographical area
Americas, Caribbean, Latin America and the Caribbean, North Atlantic, Small Island Developing States
Abstract

These Rules implement provisions of the Forests Act relating to removal of timber from specified areas. Timber may be removed from state or private land under a permit to convey or to move timber in the form and at such conditions as set out in the Schedule to these Rules. Such permits shall be issued by authorized officers and other persons appointed by the Director of Forestry. The authorized officer may refuse a permit unless he or she is satisfied that the timber originates from private land with the consent of the owner or from State land in accordance with a licence granted under the State Lands Forest Procedure Rules.

Full text
English
Website
www.legalaffairs.gov.tt

References - Legislation

Implements

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