Forests (Exploratory Permits)(Amendment) Act 1997 (Act No. 15 of 1997). País/Territorio Guyana Tipo de documento Legislación Fecha 1997 Fuente FAO, FAOLEX Fuente original Official publication, 9 pp. Título completoAn Act to amend the Forests Act to provide for the grant of exploratory permits and for matters connected therewith. Materia Bosques Palabra clave Bosques demaniales Inventarios EIA Corte y extracción/explotación forestal Infracciones/sanciones Autorización/permiso Ordenación forestal/conservación de montes Área geográphica Amazona, Americas, América Latina y el Caribe, Atlántico Norte, Pequeños estados insulares en desarrollo, América del Sur Resumen "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) Texto completo Inglés Referencias - Legislación Enmienda Forests Act. Legislación | Guyana | 1953 (1998) Palabra clave: Legislación básica, Bosques demaniales, Corte y extracción/explotación forestal, Madera, Incendios forestales, Infracciones/sanciones, Ordenación forestal/conservación de montes Fuente: FAO, FAOLEX Revocado por Forests Act 2009 (No. 6 of 2009). Legislación | Guyana | 2009 Palabra clave: Conservación del ecosistema, Ley marco, Legislación básica, Ordenación forestal/conservación de montes, Medidas de protección forestal, Bosques demaniales, Corte y extracción/explotación forestal, Zona protegida, Madera, Incendios forestales, Forestación/reforestación, Infracciones/sanciones, Uso sostenible, Biodiversidad Fuente: FAO, FAOLEX