Forests
FORESTS ACT
CHAPTER 66:01
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Act
42 of 1915
Amended by
4 of 1922
29 of 1925
5 of 1933
37 of 1933
148/1955
23 of 1999
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Index of Subsidiary Legislation
Page
Forest (Prohibited Areas) Order (GN 125/1953)… … … … 21
Forest Officers Notification (GN 80/1963) … … … … 38
Conferment of Powers Notification (GN 27/1958) … … … 38
Declared Districts Order (G. 13.3.19) … … … … … 39
Removal of Timber (Permits) Rules (G. 18.4.18) … … … 40
Felling of Trees (Permits) (Private Land) Rules (LN 309/2000) … … 52
Note on Adaptation
1. Certain fees in this Chapter were increased by the Commission under paragraph 4 of the
Second Schedule to the Law Revision Act (Ch. 3:03). Where this occurs, a marginal reference
in the form normally indicating an amendment is made to LN 51/1980 (the Legal Notice by
which the President’s approval was signified).
2. Under paragraph 6 of the Second Schedule to the Law Revision Act (Ch. 3:03) the
Commission amended certain references to public officers in this Chapter. The Minister’s
approval of the amendments was signified by LN 52/1980 and 120/1980 but no marginal
reference is made to these Notices where any such amendment is made in the text.
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CHAPTER 66:01
FORESTS ACT
ARRANGEMENT OF SECTIONS
SECTION
1. Short title.
2. Interpretation.
3. Appointment of Forest Officers.
BALATA GUM
4. Balata gum from State lands.
Balata gum from private lands.
5. Permit for removal of gum.
Removing gum without permit.
6. Export of Balata gum.
REMOVAL OF TIMBER
7. Prohibition of the felling of trees.
7A. Removal Permit.
7B. Fine for false declaration.
7C. Validity of Permit.
7D. Grounds for refusal of permit.
7E. Fees for permit.
7F. Maximum allowance for Removal Permit.
7G. Load limits.
7H. Appeal to the Minister.
OFFENCES AND PROCEDURE
8. Forests offences.
9. Cattle trespassing.
10. Offences with intent to cause damage or wrongful gain.
11. Power to demand production of permit for Balata gum or timber.
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12. Power of arrest.
13. Power to seize produce, carts, etc., and condemn.
14. Compensation in addition to penalty.
15. Produce, carts, etc., liable to forfeiture.
Disposal of produce after trial.
16. Sale of perishable goods.
17. Recovery of penalties.
Right of Forest Officer to conduct case.
18. Prevention of offences.
Penalty for assaulting or obstructing Forest Officer.
19. Protection of persons acting under Act.
20. Presumption as to ownership of produce.
21. Compounding of forest offences.
22. Rewards.
23. Rules.
FIRST SCHEDULE.
SECOND SCHEDULE.
ARRANGEMENT OF SECTIONS—(Continued)
SECTION
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CHAPTER 66:01
FORESTS ACT
An Act relating to Forests and Forest Produce.
[15TH MAY 1916]
1. This Act may be cited as the Forests Act.
2. (1) In this Act—
“authorised officer” in relation to any of the purposes of this Act,
means a public officer designated in writing for the purpose
by the Minister;
“cattle” includes horses, mules, asses, goats and swine;
“classification mark” means a mark placed on timber that already
bears a property mark to denote its origin or the agency by
which it has been handled;
“forest offence” means any offence punishable under this Act or
under any rule made thereunder;
“Forest Officer” includes any person appointed to discharge
any function of a Forest Officer under this Act or any rule
made thereunder;
“forest produce” includes the following when found in or brought
from State land:
(a) trees and all parts or produce of such trees;
(b) plants not being trees, and all parts of produce of
such plants;
“Forest Reserve” means and includes a forest and every part of a
forest declared to be a Forest Reserve under the Land
Regulations for the time being in force;
“private land” means land other than State land;
“prohibited area” means a specified area, being part of a Forest
Reserve or State lands declared by the Minister by Order to
be a prohibited area;
1950 Ed.
Ch. 24 No. 1.
42 of 1915.
Commencement.
Short title.
Interpretation.
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“property mark” means a mark placed on timber to denote that
after all purchase money or royalties due to the Government
have been paid, the owner has or will have a right of property
in the timber;
“State land” includes—
(a) the waste or vacant land of the State within
Trinidad and Tobago; and
(b) all lands vested in the State, whether by forfeiture,
escheat, purchase or exchange, and not dedicated
to the public;
“timber” includes—
(a) all species of trees listed in the Second Schedule
whether standing, fallen, living or dead;
(b) lumber, bucked or peeled;
(c) logs; and
(d) all wood whether cut up or fashioned for a purpose
or not;
“tree” includes—
(a) all species of trees listed in the Second
Schedule; and
(b) bamboo, palms and brushwood found growing
on State lands.
(2) In this Act, and in any other written law, a reference
to the terms “Conservator” or “Conservator of Forests” shall be
read and construed as a reference to the term “Director” or “Director
of Forestry”.
3. (1) The Minister shall appoint such number of public
officers to be Forest Officers as may be necessary to carry out the
provisions of this Act, and may by Notification confer upon any
such officer power or authority either generally or in a specific
case, to do any act or grant any permission for which power or
authority is required under this Act.
(2) The Minister may, in consultation with the Minister
with responsibility for National Security, designate the required
Second
Schedule.
Second
Schedule.
Appointment of
Forest Officers.
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number of officers of the Coast Guard as Forest Officers, and may
by Notification published in the Gazette, authorise them to grant
any permission required under this Act, in relation to the removal
of forest produce along the coast of Trinidad or Tobago.
BALATA GUM
4. (1) No person shall extract gum from, or cut for the
purpose of extracting gum, any Balata trees growing on State lands.
(2) No person shall extract gum from, or cut for the
purpose of extracting gum, any Balata tree growing on private
land, without the licence in writing of the authorised officer of the
district in which such land is situated. Such licence shall be in
such form and subject to such conditions as the Minister may from
time to time determine.
(3) Any person who contravenes this section or any
condition contained in or endorsed on any licence issued to him is
liable to a fine of two thousand dollars.
5. (1) No person shall transport or remove Balata gum except
under a written permit from the authorised officer of the district.
Every such permit shall be in the form set out in the First Schedule
and shall only be granted on the authorised officer being satisfied
that the Balata gum in respect of which the permit is applied for
has been obtained from trees growing on private land with the
consent of the owner of such land, and such licence shall be valid
only for the period therein mentioned.
(2) Any person who contravenes this section is liable to a
fine of two thousand dollars.
6. (1) No person shall export from Trinidad and Tobago any
Balata gum unless, in the case of local produce, the shipping bill
presented to the Comptroller of Customs and Excise is accompanied
by an authorised officer’s permit under section 5 or, in the case of
imported gum, by a certificate of its landing signed by an officer
of Customs.
Balata gum
from State
lands.
Balata gum
from private
lands.
Permit for
removal of gum.
First Schedule.
Removing gum
without permit.
Export of
Balata gum.
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Unlawfully
exporting
Batata gum.
Prohibition
of the felling
of trees.
[23 of 1999].
Second
Schedule.
Second
Schedule.
Second
Schedule.
Removal
Permit.
[23 of 1999].
(2) Any person who exports or attempts to export from
Trinidad and Tobago any Balata gum in contravention of the
provisions of this section is liable to a fine of two thousand dollars.
REMOVAL OF TIMBER
7. (1) A person who fells any—
(a) tree listed in the Second Schedule; or
(b) tree on a slope of over thirty degrees, within a
minimum of one hectare of land,
without a Felling Permit granted in accordance with
subsection (2), commits an offence and is liable on summary
conviction to a fine of twenty thousand dollars.
(2) An owner or occupier of such land or a person
authorised by the owner or occupier of land who desires to fell
any tree listed in the Second Schedule shall apply to the
authorised officer of the district for a permit to do so, and
subject to section 7D, the authorised officer may grant such
permit on such terms and conditions as may be necessary in all
the circumstances.
(3) The Minister may by Order amend the
Second Schedule.
7A. (1) No person shall remove any timber from any land by
any means whatever, without a Removal Permit granted in
accordance with this section.
(2) An application for a permit shall be made by the owner
or occupier of such lands.
(3) Where an application is being made to remove timber
from private land and the applicant is the owner of such land, he
shall make a declaration of ownership in the prescribed form.
(4) An applicant who is not himself the owner, shall make
a declaration to the effect that the timber for which the permit is
required is bona fide private property which has come from private
land, with the consent of the owner of such land.
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Fine for false
declaration.
[23 of 1999].
Validity of
Permit.
[23 of 1999].
Grounds for
refusal of
permit.
[23 of 1999].
Fees for permit.
[23 of 1999].
Maximum
allowance for
Removal
Permit.
[23 of 1999].
(5) A person who contravenes subsection (1), commits
an offence and is liable on summary conviction to a fine of twenty
thousand dollars.
7B. Where an application is made under section 7A(3) or (4)
and the applicant makes a false declaration, he is liable on summary
conviction to a fine of fifty thousand dollars and imprisonment for
two years.
7C. (1) A permit to remove timber from private land shall be
valid for a period of thirty days.
(2) Where a permit has been granted under this Act the
holder of the permit may apply to the Director for an extension,
prior to the expiry of such permit.
(3) The Director shall grant an extension of the permit
for a period not exceeding two weeks and the fee payable shall be
ten dollars per week.
7D. The grounds for the refusal of a permit shall be—
(a) prior revocation of any permit granted under
this Act;
(b) conviction for a forest offence; or
(c) any other ground prescribed by the Minister from
time to time by way of Order.
7E. (1) A non-refundable/non-transferable fee of thirty
dollars, shall be charged for any permit issued under this Act, but
the fee for the Bulk Timber Removal Permit shall be fifty dollars.
(2) The Minister may by Order prescribe such fees for
the grant of the Bulk Timber Removal Permit in relation to the
quantity of timber to be removed as he may think fit.
7F. (1) Subject to this section, a maximum of fifteen cubic
metres (416 hoppers cubic feet) of timber shall be released on each
Removal Permit and a separate permit shall be required for every
additional ten cubic metres of timber or any part thereof.
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(2) A special Bulk Timber Removal Permit shall be
required only in respect of removal of State owned timber of a
single species.
(3) All timber to be removed under the Removal Permit
and the Bulk Timber Removal Permit shall be stamped by the
Conservator with the prescribed registered property and removal
mark prior to the grant of such permit.
(4) A person who contravenes this section is guilty of an
offence and is liable on summary conviction to a fine of ten
thousand dollars.
7G. Notwithstanding section 7F, a limit on the quantity of
logs that may be carried at any time, to be referred to as a load
limit, may be established by—
(a) the Conservator of Forests in the case of
access roads through a Forest Reserve and other
State lands;
(b) an officer designated by the Minister with
responsibility for agriculture, in the case of
agricultural access roads; or
(c) the relevant Regional Corporation in the case of
secondary roads.
7H. (1) Where an application for any permit is refused by
the Authorised Officer, the aggrieved applicant may appeal to
the Minister for a review of the decision, not later than one
month after the refusal of the application stating the grounds for
the appeal.
(2) The Minister shall consider an application for
review of the refusal, within a reasonable time after the receipt of
the application.
(3) Nothing in this section shall be construed as restricting
the right of an aggrieved person to apply to the High Court for
redress in accordance with section 14 of the Constitution.
Load limits.
[23 of 1999].
Appeal to
the Minister.
[23 of 1999].
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OFFENCES AND PROCEDURE
8. Any person who—
(a) pastures cattle or permits cattle to trespass;
(b) fells, cuts, girdles, marks, lops, taps or bleeds
any tree or injures by fire or otherwise any tree
or timber;
(c) causes any damage by negligence in felling any
tree or cutting or dragging any timber;
(d) kindles, keeps or carries any fire except at such
seasons and in such manner as the Minister may
from time to time notify;
(e) subjects to any manufacturing process or
transports or removes any forest produce; or
(f) enters a prohibited area,
is liable to a fine of twenty thousand dollars if the act was committed
in a Forest Reserve or State lands. Nothing contained in this section
shall subject any person to any penalty for any act done in
accordance with the rules made by the Minister or with permission
in writing given by a Forest Officer empowered or authorised to
grant such permission.
9. Any Forest Officer, or any person authorised by him and
any rural constable or police officer, may seize any cattle found
trespassing on a Forest Reserve and deal with the same under the
Pounds Act.
10. Any person who—
(a) knowingly counterfeits upon any tree or timber,
or has in his possession any implement for
counterfeiting, a mark used by Forest Officers to
indicate that such tree or timber is the property of
the Government, or of some person, or that it may
lawfully be felled or removed by some person;
(b) unlawfully or fraudulently affixes to any tree or
timber a mark used by Forest Officers; or
Forests
offences.
[23 of 1999].
Cattle
trespassing.
Ch. 67:03.
Offences with
intent to cause
damage or
wrongful gain.
[23 of 1999].
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(c) alters, defaces or obliterates any such mark placed
on any tree or timber by or under the authority of
a Forest Officer,
is liable on summary conviction to a fine of fifty thousand dollars
or to imprisonment for two years.
11. (1) Any Forest Officer, or any person authorised by him,
any rural constable, or police officer, may in any highway or place
stop any person transporting or removing, or whom he may have
cause to suspect is transporting or removing, Balata gum or timber,
the produce of Trinidad and Tobago, and may demand the
production of the permit for such removal or transporting, and if
such person is transporting or removing such Balata gum or timber
and fails to produce such permit or to account satisfactorily for its
absence, the Forest Officer, or person authorised by him, any rural
constable or police officer may arrest such person and take him
and such gum or timber before a Magistrate or Justice or the
police officer in charge of the nearest Police Station to be dealt
with according to law. In the case of timber, the powers conferred
by this section shall only be exercised in respect of timber as defined
in section 7 and within a declared district as also therein defined.
(2) In this section, the expression “timber” means timber
cut from trees mentioned in the Second Schedule.
12. (1) Any Forest Officer, rural constable or police officer
may, without a warrant, arrest any person reasonably suspected of
having been concerned in any forest offence if such person refuses
to give his name or residence, or gives a name or residence which
there is reason to believe to be false, or if there is reason to believe
that he will abscond.
(2) Every person making an arrest under this section
shall, without unnecessary delay, take or send the person arrested
before a Magistrate or Justice or the police officer in charge of the
nearest Police Station to be dealt with according to law.
13. (1) When there is reason to believe that a forest offence
has been committed in respect of any forest produce, such produce,
Power to
demand
production of
permit for
Balata gum
or timber.
Second
Schedule.
Power of arrest.
Power to seize
produce, carts,
etc., and
condemn.
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together with all tools, ropes, chains, boats, crafts, carriages, carts
and cattle used in the commission of the offence, may be seized by
any Forest Officer, or person authorised by him, or by any rural
constable or police officer.
(2) Every person seizing any property under this section
shall, as soon as may be, make a report of such seizure to a
Magistrate. When the forest produce with respect to which such
offence is believed to have been committed is the property of the
State and the offender is unknown, it shall be sufficient if the officer
makes, as soon as may be, a report of the circumstances to his
official superior.
(3) All such property shall be forfeited to the State, and
shall be taken to be condemned, and may be sold by the Forest
Officer of the district in which the seizure took place, unless the
person from whom the same had been seized or the owner thereof
or some person authorised by him, within fourteen days of such
seizure, claims the same, and, within the said term of fourteen
days, or such further term as a Magistrate may allow, proves to the
satisfaction of such Magistrate that such forest produce was not
obtained from State land, or that such person had some sufficient
licence or authority in that behalf.
(4) In lieu of the forfeiture of any of the things other than
forest produce mentioned in this section, the Magistrate may order
the owner thereof to pay such penalty, not exceeding seven hundred
and fifty dollars, as the Magistrate thinks fit, and on payment of
such penalty such things shall be returned to the owner.
(5) Whoever seizes any forest produce or any property
under this section shall place on such forest produce or property,
or the receptacle, if any, in which it is contained, a mark indicating
that the same has been seized.
(6) Notwithstanding anything contained in this section, a
Forest Officer may direct at any time the immediate release of
any property seized under this section which is not the property of
the State, and the withdrawal of any charge made in respect of
such property.
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Compensation
in addition
to penalty.
[23 of 1999].
Produce, carts,
etc., liable to
forfeiture.
Disposal
of produce
after trial.
Sale of
perishable
goods.
Recovery of
penalties.
14. (1) When any person is convicted of, cutting, girding,
marking, lopping, tapping or bleeding trees or timber, or of injuring
them by fire or otherwise, in contravention of this Act, the
convicting Magistrate may, in addition to any other punishment
which he may award, order that person to pay to the State such
compensation, not exceeding five hundred dollars for each tree or
log of timber with respect to which the offence was committed, as
he considers just.
(2) If the person convicted of the offence committed is
the agent or servant of another person, the convicting Magistrate
may, unless, after hearing that other person, he is satisfied that the
commission of the offence was not a consequence of such other
person’s instigation or of any neglect or default on his part, order
him, instead of the person who committed the offence, to pay the
compensation referred to in this section.
15. (1) When any person is convicted of a forest offence, all
forest produce in respect of which such offence has been committed,
and all tools, ropes, chains, boats, crafts, carts, carriages and cattle
used in the commission of such offence, are liable by order of the
convicting Magistrate to be forfeited to the State or to be otherwise
dealt with as the Magistrate, in the particular circumstances of the
case, thinks just. Such forfeiture may be in addition to any other
penalty or compensation prescribed for such offence.
(2) Any thing or any cattle mentioned in this section shall,
if forfeited to the State, be taken possession of by a Forest Officer
empowered in this behalf, and in any other case may be disposed
of in such manner as the Magistrate may order.
16. The Magistrate may, notwithstanding anything contained
in this Act, direct the sale of any property seized under this Act
and subject to speedy or natural decay, and may deal with the
proceeds as he might have dealt with such property, if it had not
been sold.
17. (1) Any offence under this Act may be prosecuted and
any penalty incurred may be imposed or recovered, in the manner
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provided by the Summary Courts Act, on the complaint of a Forest
Officer or police officer.
(2) All such complaints may be made at any time within
two years from the time when such matter of complaint arose.
(3) Where any Forest Officer makes a complaint against
any person, any other Forest Officer may appear before the
Magistrate who is trying or enquiring into the matter of the said
complaint, and shall have the same privileges as to addressing the
said Magistrate and as to examining the witnesses adduced in the
said matter as the Forest Officer who made the complaint would
have had.
18. (1) Every Forest Officer, rural constable and police
officer is hereby authorised to prevent the commission of any
forest offence.
(2) Any person who assaults, obstructs or resists any
Forest Officer, or any person authorised by him, in the execution
of his duty, or aids or incites any other person so to assault, obstruct
or resist any Forest Officer, or any person authorised by him, or
any person aiding or assisting such Forest Officer, or any person
authorised by him, in the execution of his duty, is liable to a fine of
one hundred thousand dollars or to imprisonment for five years.
19. In any action brought against any person for anything
done or bona fide intended to be done in the exercise or supposed
exercise of the powers given by this Act or by any rules made
thereunder, it shall be expressly alleged that the defendant acted
maliciously and without reasonable and probable cause, and if at
the trial the plaintiff fails to prove such allegation, judgment shall
be given for the defendant.
20. When, in any proceedings taken under this Act, or in
consequence of anything done under this Act, a question arises as
to whether any forest produce is the property of the State, such
produce shall be presumed to be the property of the State until the
contrary is proved.
Ch. 4:20.
Right of Forest
Officer to
conduct case.
Prevention
of offences.
[23 of 1999].
Penalty for
assaulting or
obstructing
Forest Officer.
Protection of
persons acting
under Act.
Presumption as
to ownership
of produce.
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Compounding
of forest
offences.
[23 of 1999].
Rewards.
Rules.
21. (1) The Minister may, by writing under his hand, empower
the Director of Forestry—
(a) to accept from any person against whom a
reasonable suspicion exists that he has committed
any forest offence, other than an offence specified
in section 10, a sum of money not less than five
hundred dollars but not more than twenty-five
thousand dollars by way of compensation for the
offence which such person is suspected to have
committed; and
(b) when any property has been seized as liable to
confiscation, to release the same on payment of
the value thereof as estimated by such officer.
(2) On payment of such sum of money or such value, or
both, as the case may be, to such officer, the suspected person, if
in custody, shall be discharged, the property seized, if any, shall be
released, and no further proceedings shall be taken against such
person or property in respect of such suspected offence.
(3) All moneys received under this section shall be paid
into public funds.
22. The Minister may order such rewards as he thinks fit to be
paid in respect of any seizure made under this Act to the person
making such seizure or through whose information or means
such seizure was made.
23. The Minister may, subject to affirmative resolution of
Parliament, make Rules—
(a) prescribing the form of permits and providing for
their issue, production and return;
(b) regulating the issue of property marks and
classification marks for timber and the
registration of such marks, and declaring the
circumstances in which the registration of any
property mark or classification mark may be
refused or cancelled; prescribing the time for
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which such registration shall hold good; limiting
the number of such marks that may be registered
by any one person, and providing for the levy
of fees for such registration;
(c) providing for the preservation of trees remarkable
for size, rarity or beauty, whether generally or in
individual cases, and for obtaining permission to
lop or fell the same.
FIRST SCHEDULE
THE FORESTS ACT
Permission is hereby granted to ..........................................to remove from
..................... to ......................... piece of Balata Gum weighing ............................
This permit shall hold good for the period of ....................................days from
the date thereof.
.....................................................
Forest Officer
Section 5.
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Section 7.
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SECOND SCHEDULE
SPECIES OF TREES
Common Name Botanical Name
1. Acacia Acacia mangium
2. Acoma Sideroxylon quadriloculare
3. Acurel Trichilia smithii
4. Angelin Andira inermis
5. Balata Manilkara bidentata
6. Balsam Copaifera officinalis
7. Blackheart Clathrotropis brachypetala
8. Black Mangrove Avicennia nitida
9. Bloodwood (a) Pterocarpus rohrii
(b) Croton gossypifolius
10. Bois d’orme Guazuma ulmifolia
11. Bois Lissette Mouriri marshalii
12. Bois mulatre Pentachlethra macroloba
13. Bosoo Zanthoxylum trinitense
14. Cajuca Virola surinamensis
15. Caribbean Pine Pinus caribaea
16. Cedar Cedrela odorata
17. Chenet Melicoccus bijugatus
18. Crappo Carapa guianensis
19. Cypre Cordia alliodora
20. Fustic Chlorophora tinctoria
21. Black Fiddlewood Vitex divaricata
22. White Fiddlewood Vitex capitata
23. Figuier Ficus yoponensis
24. Galba Calophyllum lucidum
25. Gommier (a) Protium insigne
(b) Tapirira guianensis
26. Guatecare Eschweilera subglandulosa
27. Hogplum Spondias mombin
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28. Mahogany (a) Swietenia macrophylla
(b) Swietenia mahogoni
29. Immortelle (a) Erythrina poeppigiana
(b) Erythrina glauca
30. Jereton Didymopanax morototoni
31. Jiggerwood Bravaisia integerrima
32. Juniper Genipa americana
33. Lagoon Cedar Licania sp.
34. Laurier Cannelle Aniba firmula
35. Laurier Cypre Ocotea oblonga
36. Laurier Mattack Ocotea eggersiana
37. Laurier Zaboca Ocotea glomerata
38. L’Epinet Zanthoxylum martinicense
39. Locust Hymenaea courbaril
40. Mahoe Sterculia caribaea
41. Marouba Simarouba amara
42. Milkwood Sapium glandulosum
43. Mora Mora excelsa
44. Moussara Brosimum alicastrum
45. Olivier Yellow Buchenavia capitata
(Yellow Sanders)
46. Olivier White Terminalia obovata
47. Pink Poui Tabebuia rosea
48. Pois doux (a) Inga laurina
(b) Inga venosa
49. Puni Pithecellobium jupunba
50. Purpleheart Peltogyne porphyrocardia
51. Red Mangrove Rhizophora mangle
52. Redwood Guarea guara
53. Roble Platymiscium trinitatis
54. Ryania Ryania speciosa
55. Samaan Samanea saman
56. Sandbox Hura crepitans
Common Name Botanical Name
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SPECIES OF TREES—Continued
Common Name Botanical Name
57. Sardine (a) Laetia procera
(b) Zuelania guidonia
58. Serrette Brysonima coriacea
59. Silk Cotton Ceiba pentandra
60. Tantakayo Albizzia caribaea
61. Tapana Hieronyma laxifolia
62. Teak Tectona grandis
63. Toporite Hernandia sonora
64. White Mangrove Languncularia racemosa
65. Yellow Mangue Symphonia globulifera
66. Yellow Poui Tabebuia serratifolia
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SUBSIDIARY LEGISLATION
FORESTS (PROHIBITED AREAS) ORDER
made under section 2
The following areas are declared prohibited areas:
(1) As from 16th July 1953—
All Forest Reserves and Estate Lands on that portion of the Mount
Hope Estate comprising 209 acres (approximately) and bounded
on the—
North—by Private Lands
South—by Mt. Hope Estate
East—by Woodbrook Estate
West—by Private Lands.
(2) As from 1st November 1954—
All those two areas of State Land forming part of the Caroni Swamp
comprising approximately 337 acres and 100 acres and hereunder
described as the Northern and Southern Areas respectively and
bounded as follows:
Northern Area
North—By the southern bank of the Blue River from the western
bank of No. 2 (North and South) drain to the western bank of
No. 4 (North and South) drain.
South—By a line demarcated by stakes running from the
western bank of No. 4 (North and South) drain to the western
bank of No. 2 (North and South) drain.
East—By the western bank of No. 2 (North and South) drain.
West—By the western bank of No. 4 (North and South) drain.
Southern Area
North—By a cut line running westwards from the point on the
Madame Espagnol River, West of the north-western corner
of that parcel of land comprising 52 acres 3 roods 5 perches
owned by the Woodford Lodge Estates Limited to the sea.
South and East—By the Madame Espagnol River.
West—By the sea.
125/1953.
156/1954.
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(3) As from 1st September 1958—
North Sanctuary No. 2
All that area of State land forming part of the Caroni Swamp
comprising approximately 50 acres and hereunder described as
North Sanctuary No. 2 and bounded as follows:
West—By a line demarcated by a stake running South-West
for approximately 13 chains, from a point on the South bank of
a natural channel (located at a bearing and distance of
192˚00'—25 chains from the South-West corner of North
Sanctuary No. 1) South—By a line demarcated by stakes
running South-East for approximately 21 chains from the
Western Sanctuary.
East—By a line demarcated by stakes running North-East for
approximately 25 chains from the southern boundary to the
South bank of the channel.
North—By the South bank of the channel running North-West
to the western boundary.
(4) As from 8th October 1959—
North Sanctuary No. 3
All that area of State land forming part of the Caroni Swamp,
comprising approximately 72 acres and bounded as follows:
North—By the prohibited area described in Proclamation
No. 28 of 1954 (Government Notice No. 156 of 1954) as the
Northern Area and commonly known, and referred to in
Proclamation No. 17 of 1958 (Government Notice No. 145 of
1958), as North Sanctuary No. 1;
West—By a line demarcated by stakes running from the western
end of the southern boundary of North Sanctuary No. 1 to the
western end of the northern boundary of the prohibited area
known, and described in Proclamation No. 17 of 1958, as North
Sanctuary No. 2;
South—By North Sanctuary No. 2; and
East—By a line demarcated by stakes running due North from
the eastern end of the northern boundary of North Sanctuary
No. 2, to its junction with the southern boundary of North
Sanctuary No. 1.
145/1958.
136/1959.
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(5) As from 10th November 1960—
All that area of State land forming part of the Caroni Swamp
comprising approximately 35 acres, known or described as
North Sanctuary No. 4 and bounded as follows:
(i) on the South by a line demarcated by stakes
running eastwards from the south-eastern
corner of the area described as the Northern
Area (No. 1) in Government Notice No. 156
of 1954 (hereinafter called the Northern Area)
for a distance of approximately 1,000 feet; and
(ii) thence on the East by a line demarcated by
stakes running northwards for a distance of
approximately 800 feet; and
(iii) thence on the North by a line demarcated by stakes
running at a bearing of 326 degrees for a distance
of approximately 1,800 feet until it meets the
eastern boundary of the Northern Area; and
(iv) thence on the West by the eastern boundary of
the Northern Area running southwards to the
south-eastern corner of the Northern Area.
(6) As from 6th October 1966—
All that area of the Caroni Swamp Forest comprising approximately
two hundred and seven and one-half acres bounded as follows:
(i) on the East from a point on the western bank of
the main drainage canal opposite the entry of
No. 2 drain southwards along that bank for a
distance of approximately 411/2 chains; and
(ii) thence on the South by a cut and staked line
running westwards for a distance of
approximately 50 chains; and
(iii) thence on the West by a cut and staked line
running northwards for a distance of
approximately 411/2 chains; and
122/1960.
129/1966.
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66/1968.
113/1987.
141/1987.
155/1989.
First schedule.
28/1990.
(iv) thence on the North by a cut and staked line
running eastwards for a distance of approximately
50 chains to the point of starting.
(7) As from 9th April 1968—
Marble Island, London Bridge Rock and all the other adjacent
islets and rocks belonging to the State and comprising
St. Giles Islands.
(8) As from 15th June 1987—
All that area of Forest Reserve forming part of the Long Stretch
Forest Reserve comprising approximately 1800 hectares and
bounded as follows:
(i) on the North by Valencia River;
(ii) on the East by the Eastern Main Road;
(iii) on the South by the disused railway line; and
(iv) on the West by the Aripo River.
(9) As from 23rd July 1987—
All that area of State land forming part of the Caroni Swamp
comprising approximately 2,094 hectares and bounded as follows:
(i) on the North, by the No. 9 drain extending to the
Blue River;
(ii) on the East, by the Uriah Butler Highway,
excluding private lands West of the Highway;
(iii) on the South, by the Madam Espanol River;
(iv) on the West, by the Gulf of Paria.
(10) As from 27th September 1989—
The following game sanctuaries set out in the First Schedule to the
Conservation of Wild Life Act are hereby declared to be prohibited
areas:
(a) Northern Range Game Sanctuary;
(b) Trinity Hills Game Sanctuary;
(c) Bush Bush Wild Life Sanctuary.
(11) As from 12th Febraury 1990—
The Matura Beach and the Fishing Pond Beach described in the
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Schedule hereto are hereby declared prohibited areas every year
during the period 1st March to 31st August inclusive.
SCHEDULE
MATURA BEACH
All that area of beach 8.85 kilometres in length located on the East Coast of
Trinidad and bounded as follows:
(a) on the North by the Primera Pria River;
(b) on the East by the sea;
(c) on the South by the North Oropouche River; and
(d) on the West by the coastline.
FISHING POND BEACH
All that area of beach 10.46 kilometres in length located on the East Coast of
Trinidad and bounded as follows:
(a) on the North by the North Oropouche river;
(b) on the East by the sea;
(c) on the South by the Manzanilla Point; and
(d) on the West by the Manzanilla Wind Belt Reserve.
(12) As from 21st May 1993—
That part of the Nariva Swamp described in the Schedule and
delimited in the map in the Appendix with the exception of the
areas A and B is hereby declared a prohibited area.
SCHEDULE
In the NORTH at approximately the 38 mile mark on the Manzanilla-
Mayaro Road and continuing in a southerly direction for approximately 6650
metres along the boundary of the proposed Cocos Bay Scenic Landscape Park
to where the boundary of the Nariva Swamp begins. Continuing in an almost
southerly direction approximately 3400 metres along the boundary of the
proposed Nariva Swamp National Park.
In the WEST continuing along the boundary of the proposed Nariva
Swamp National Park in an easterly direction for approximately 1000 metres
78/1993.
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and continuing in a south-westerly direction for approximately 4200 metres to
the boundary of the Ortoire-Nariva Windbelt Reserve. Continuing from the
junction of the Reserve boundary line and the boundary of the proposed Nariva
Swamp National Park along the Ortoire-Nariva Windbelt Reserve in an anti-
clockwise direction to pillar No. 25 and still continuing in an anti-clockwise
direction to pillar No. 13 wher it meets with the boundary of the proposed Nariva
Swamp National Park. Continuing in a south-westerly direction for
approximately 2400 metres and continuing in a south-easterly direction for
approximately 3100 metres to the boundary of the Ortoire-Nariva
Windbelt Reserve.
In the SOUTH cotinuing from the junction of the Reserve boundary line
and the boundary of the proposed Nariva Swamp National Park and continuing
in an almost easterly direction along the boundary of the proposed Nariva Swamp
National Park to approximately the 47 1/2 mile mark on the Manzanilla-Mayaro
Road.
In the EAST from approximately the 47 1/2 mile mark on the Manzanilla-
Mayaro Road and continuing in an almost northerly direction along State land
boundaries, parallel to Manzanilla-Mayaro Road, to approximately 8500 metres
along the proposed Nariva Swamp National Park and continuing in the same
direction for approximately 6600 meteres along the boundary of the proposed
Cocos Bay Scenic Landscape Park to the 38 mile mark on the Manzanilla-
Mayaro Road.
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(13) As from 17th April 1997—
That part of Grande Riviere Beach, described in the Schedule is
hereby declared a prohibited area every year during the period 1st
March to 31st August, inclusive.
SCHEDULE
All that area of beach 1.5 kilometres in length located on the North Coast of
Trinidad and bounded as follows:
(a) on the North, by the sea;
(b) on the East, by the Grande Riviere River;
(c) on the South, by the coastline; and
(d) on the West, by the end of the beach which is 1.6 kilometres
from the Grande Riviere River.
(14) As from 19th April 1999—
The Game Sanctuaries referred to in the Schedule and delineated
in the respective plans at Appendices 1–9 are hereby declared
prohibited areas.
SCHEDULE
Valencia Game Sanctuary … … … … (Appendix 1)
Central Range Game Sanctuary … … … (Appendix 2)
Southern Watershed Game Sanctuary… … … (Appendix 3)
Little Tobago Game Sanctuary … … … (Appendix 4)
Saut d’Eau Game Sanctuary … … … … (Appendix 5)
Soldado Game Sanctuary … … … … (Appendix 6)
Kronstadt Game Sanctuary … … … … (Appendix 7)
Morne L’Enfer Game Sanctuary … … … (Appendix 8)
St. Giles Game Sanctuary … … … … (Appendix 9)
71/1997.
62/1999.
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Area: 104.4 Hectares
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FOREST OFFICERS NOTIFICATION
made under section 3
The persons for the time being holding the following offices are
appointed Forest Officers:
Conservator of Forests
Deputy Conservator of Forests
Assistant Conservator of Forests
Forest Supervisor
Forester
Forest Ranger
Temporary Forest Ranger
Game Warden II
Game Warden I
Statistical Assistant, Forest Department
Assistant Forest Surveyor
Utilisation Officer.
CONFERMENT OF POWERS NOTIFICATION
made under section 3
The powers referred to in sections 15(2) and 21 are conferred on
the following Forest Officers:
Conservator of Forests
Deputy Conservator of Forests
Assistant Conservator of Forests
Senior Forest Supervisors
Forest Supervisors
80/1963.
27/1958.
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DECLARED DISTRICTS ORDER
made under section 7
The following parts of Trinidad and Tobago are declared districts
to which the provisions of the Act with regard to the removal of
timber apply:
(1) the Counties of St. George, St. David, St. Andrew,
Victoria, St. Patrick, Nariva, Mayaro and the Wards of Chaguanas,
San Rafael and Montserrat in the County of Caroni.
(2) the Ward of Tobago.
Proc. 15 of
1919.
(G. 13/3/19).
Proc. 56 of
1919.
(G. 30/10/19).
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REMOVAL OF TIMBER (PERMITS) RULES
ARRANGEMENT OF RULES
RULE
1. Citation.
1A. Interpretation.
2. Form of permit.
3. Authority to issue permit.
4. Pre-conditions of issue.
5. Surrender of permit.
FIRST SCHEDULE.
SECOND SCHEDULE.
THIRD SCHEDULE.
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REMOVAL OF TIMBER (PERMITS) RULES
made under section 23
1. These Rules may be cited as the Removal of Timber
(Permits) Rules.
1A. In these Rules—
“dimensional stock” means any lumber resulting from subjecting
timber to a manufacturing process;
“Timber Sales Agreement” means an agreement between the
State and the purchaser for the sale of State-owned timber
in bulk.
2. A permit to convey or move timber—
(a) from State land, shall be in the Form as set out in
the First Schedule to these Rules;
(b) in bulk from State land or Private land, shall be
in the Form as set out in Parts A and B respectively
of the Second Schedule to these Rules; and
(c) from Private land, shall be in the Form as set out
in the Third Schedule to these Rules.
3. Such permits shall be issued by the authorised officers
and by such persons as the Director of Forestry may from time to
time by writing under his hand authorise to issue them.
4. Any authorised officer or other authorised person may
refuse to issue such permit until he has been satisfied that the
“timber” to be conveyed or moved is bona fide private property
and has come from “Private Land” with the consent of the owner
of such land, or has been brought from State Land under a licence
granted under the State Lands Forest Produce Rules for the time
being in force.
G. 18.4.18.
[13.3.19
30.10.19
310/2000].
Citation.
Interpretation.
Form of permit.
[310/2000].
First Schedule.
Second
Schedule.
Third Schedule.
Authority to
issue permit.
[310/2000].
Pre-conditions
of issue.
[310/2000].
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5. (1) Every permit, save a permit to convey or move timber
in bulk from State land, shall be surrendered to an authorised
representative of the sawmill responsible for the receipt of
such timber.
(2) Notwithstanding subrule (1), a permit to convey or
move timber from State land which forms an attachment to a permit
to convey or move timber in bulk from State land, shall be
surrendered to an authorised representative of the sawmill
responsible for the receipt of such timber.
(3) Every permit to convey or move timber in bulk
from State land, shall be surrendered to the person issuing same
upon the expiration of the Timber Sales Agreement to which the
Permit applies.
Surrender
of permit.
[310/2000].
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FIRST SCHEDULE
REMOVAL PERMIT
(State Land)
RANGE............................................ DATE..........................................
PERMISSION is hereby granted to....................................................................
of..........................................................................................................................
to remove from................................................ to................................................
the following forest produce which, in the case of timber has been stamped
with Government.
Sale marketing Die No ..........................................
(Section 7A).
DETAILS OF FOREST PRODUCE
(In case of Timber, Serial Number of
Trees, Species, Girth, Dimensions and
Cubic Contents)
LICENCE No. ......................DATE OF ISSUE.................DATE OF EXPIRY...............
Licensee’s marks in case of timber
removed in log form; or royalty on
which is paid by the cubic foot.
...........................................................................
Signature of Officer authorised to
issue Permit
DETAILS OF FOREST PRODUCE
(In case of Timber, Serial Number of
Trees, Species, Girth, Dimensions and
Cubic Contents)
Cubic
feet
Cubic
feet
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SECOND SCHEDULE
PART A
SPECIAL BULK TIMBER REMOVAL PERMIT
(State Land)
Date .............................................
Permit No. ...................................
Permission is hereby granted to.......................................................................of
.............................................................................................................to remove
the following teak/pine from State lands located at..............................Plantation
to...........................................................................................................................
[Section
7F(2)].
Receipt No. ...........................................................
Date of Payment ..................................................
Date of Issue ........................................................
Date of Expiry .....................................................
No. Vol.Species Dimension
...................................................
Director of Forestry
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SPECIAL BULK REMOVAL PERMIT
CONDITIONS
1. The permit shall be valid for a period stated on the Timber Sales
Agreement.
2. The Forestry Division must be informed of any changes in destination,
prior to the transportation of the logs. This change must be endorsed on the
permit by the Forestry Division.
3. The dimensions of logs to be transported shall be stated on the
accompanying removal permit(s) which shall form attachments to this Special
Bulk Removal Permit.
4. When logs reach the destined sawmills, the relevant Special Bulk
Removal Permit and Removal Permits will form part of the sawmill records.
5. A non-refundable/non-transferable fee of $50.00 shall be charged for
a Special Bulk Removal Permit.
6. Breach of any of the conditions set out above will result in the
cancellation of the Special Bulk Removal Permit.
N.B.—Load limits may be established for access roads through Forest Reserves,
State Lands, Agricultural Access Roads and Secondary Roads by the
Forestry Division, Ministry of Agriculture, Land and Marine Resources
or Ministry of Local Government.
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PART B
BULK TIMBER REMOVAL PERMIT
(Private Land)
Date .............................................
Permit No. ...................................
Permission is hereby granted to.......................................................................of
.............................................................................................................to remove
the following timber from private lands located at..............................Plantation
to...........................................................................................................................
Receipt No. ...........................................................
Date of Payment ..................................................
Date of Issue ........................................................
Date of Expiry .....................................................
No. Vol.Species Dimension
...................................................
Director of Forestry
See Conditions on next page
(Sections 7E and
7F).
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BULK REMOVAL PERMIT
CONDITIONS
1. The Forestry Division must be informed of any changes in destination,
prior to the transportation of the logs. This change must be endorsed on the
permit by the Forestry Division.
2. The dimensions of logs to be transported shall be stated on the
accompanying removal permit(s) which shall form attachments to this Bulk
Removal Permit.
3. When logs reach the destined sawmills, the relevant Bulk Removal
Permit and Removal Permits will form part of the sawmill records.
4. A non-refundable/non-transferable fee of $50.00 shall be charged for
a Bulk Removal Permit.
5. Breach of any of the conditions set out above will result in the
cancellation of the Bulk Removal Permit.
N.B.—Load limits may be established for access roads through Forest Reserves,
State Lands, Agricultural Access Roads and Secondary Roads by the
Forestry Division, Ministry of Agriculture, Land and Marine Resources
or Ministry of Local Government.
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THIRD SCHEDULE
PART A
APPLICATION FOR REMOVAL PERMIT
(Private Land)
To: The Forest Officer,.........................................Range......................................
I, Mr./Mrs./Ms. ..................................of .....................................hereby apply for
a permit to transport the timber listed hereunder, from private lands located at
.......................................................................to .......................................................
I further declare that the said timber is bona fide private property and has been obtained
from “Private Land” with the consent of the owner..........................................through
purchase/donation.
Date................................................... Signature.....................................
Applicant
Date................................................... Signature.....................................
Owner
Address of owner.................................................................................................
(Section 7A).
Date of application ......................
Date of inspection ........................
Land Assessment .........................
Name of Land Owner ..................
See Guidlines on next page
Officer’s Signature:........................................... Approved/Not approved
No. Vol.Species Dimension For official use only
Felling Permit No.
Condition of Parcel Boundaries:
North ...........................................
South ...........................................
East ..............................................
West .............................................
General Remarks and
Recommendations:
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APPLICATION FOR REMOVAL PERMIT (PRIVATE LAND)
GUIDELINES
1. Where no Deed or Certificate of Title is produced, an application shall
include a statutory declaration of ownership of the land by the owner thereof.
2. Where applicant is not the owner, the application must include written
consent of the owner of the land for the Removal Permit being granted.
3. This permit may be refused on inter alia grounds prescribed by Order
made by the Minister
4. A non-refundable/non transferable fee of thirty ($30.00) dollars shall
be charged for each Removal Permit.
5. The boundaries of private lands must be clearly identified by the owner/
applicant prior to the issue of any removal permit.
6. The destination of the logs must be clearly identified by the applicant.
7. A felling permit required under the Forests Act must be obtained prior
to the application for a private removal permit.
8. A maximum of 15 cubic metres or 416 hoppus feet will be released on
a removal permit.
9. A permit may be refused to a person who has a conviction for a
forest offence.
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PART B
REMOVAL PERMIT (PRIVATE LAND)
Date .............................................
Permit No ...................................
Range............................................
Permission is hereby granted to........................................................................of
.............................................................................................................to remove
from.............................................................to......................................................
...............................................the following timber which has been felled under
Permit No. .................................
Receipt No. .............................. Date of payment..........................................
(Section 7A).
Volume
See Conditions on next page
Date of Issue..................................... Date of Expiry...............................
.............................................................
Signature of Authorised Officer
No. Species Dimensions Volume No. Species Dimensions
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REMOVAL PERMIT (PRIVATE LAND)
CONDITIONS
1. The permit shall be valid for thirty (30) days. Any applicant requiring
an extension will have to pay an additional ten dollars ($10.00) for a week, up
to a maximum of two weeks.
2. The Forestry Division must be informed of any changes in destination,
prior to the transportation of the logs. This change must be endorsed on
the permit.
3. Transportation of timber, including wood that has been cut up or
fashioned originating from private lands must be accompanied by a valid
removal permit.
4. When logs reach the destined sawmills, the relevant removal permit
will form part of the sawmill records.
5. Breach of any of the conditions set out above will result in the
cancellation of the removal permit.
N.B.—Load limits may be established for access roads through Forest Reserves,
State Lands, Agricultural Access Roads and Secondary Roads by the
Forestry Division, Ministry of Agriculture, Land and Marine Resources
or Ministry of Local Government.
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FELLING OF TREES (PERMITS) (PRIVATE LAND) RULES
ARRANGEMENT OF RULES
RULE
1. Citation.
2. Interpretation.
3. Felling Permit.
4. Bulk Felling Permit.
5. Issuing of Permit.
6. Requirements for Felling Permit.
7. Refusal to grant Felling Permit.
8. Requirements for Bulk Felling Permit.
9. Refusal to grant Bulk Felling Permit.
10. Replanting trees.
11. Exception.
12. Onus of Proof.
13. Breach.
FIRST SCHEDULE.
SECOND SCHEDULE.
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FELLING OF TREES (PERMITS) (PRIVATE LAND) RULES
made under section 23
1. These Rules may be cited as the Felling of Trees (Permits)
(Private Land) Rules.
2. “Clearfell” means to fell all trees over ten centimetres
(4 inches) in diameter at a height of 1.3 metres (4 feet three inches)
above the ground on a given parcel of land.
3. A permit to fell any tree on Private Land shall be in
the Form as set out in Part B of the First Schedule to these
Rules.
4. A permit to clearfell trees on any area of Private Land
shall be in the form as set out in the Second Schedule to
these Rules.
5. Every permit issued under these rules shall be issued by
officers authorised by the Director of Forestry.
6. An application for a permit under rule 3 shall be in
the Form as set out in Part A of the First Schedule and
accompanied by—
(a) specific information of the land on which the
tree is standing stating clearly the number of trees
to be felled, the species of tree, and the girth of
the tree at a height of 1.3 metres (four feet three
inches) above the ground;
(b) proof of ownership of the land and consent of the
owner for the felling of the trees;
(c) a sketch map of the land showing which trees
are to be felled; and
309/2000.
Citation.
Interpretation.
Felling
Permit.
Bulk Felling
Permit.
Second
Schedule.
Issuing of
Permit.
Requirements
for Felling
Permit.
First Schedule.
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Refusal to grant
Felling Permit.
Requirements
for Bulk
Felling Permit.
Refusal to
grant Bulk
Felling Permit.
(d) a Forest Management Plan approved by the
Director of Forestry where the applicant is
conducting commercial forest production on
slopes of over thirty degrees.
7. An authorised officer may refuse to issue a permit under
rule 2 until he has been satisfied that—
(a) in the act of felling the tree no adjoining property,
road, reserve line, waterway, transmission line,
drain or public infrastructure is likely to be
adversely affected;
(b) upon removal of the trees large gaps will not be
created so as to allow or induce soil erosion,
landslides, rapid water run-off or removal of
valuable top soil; and
(c) the tree is not of historical, cultural or
environmental significance.
8. An authorised officer may refuse to issue a permit
under rule 3 until the applicant for such permit has submitted
to him—
(a) application from the owner or occupier of the
land on which the trees are standing stating
clearly the number of trees to be felled and the
species; and
(b) proof of ownership of the land and consent of the
owner for the felling of the trees.
9. Any authorised officer may refuse to issue a permit under
rule 3 until he has been satisfied that—
(a) in the act of felling the tree no adjoining
property, road, reserve l ine, waterway,
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transmission l ine, drain or public
infrastructure is l ikely to be adversely
affected; and
(b) the tree is not of historical, cultural or
environmental significance.
10. Where a permit is granted for the felling of trees on slopes
of thirty degrees or more, the permit holder shall be required to
replant on the said slope, one tree for each tree felled within eight
months of such felling.
11. Notwithstanding rule 9, where there is already a
replacement tree within ten metres of a tree felled on a slope of
thirty degrees or more, the permit holder shall be exempt from the
requirement of replanting such tree.
12. The onus of proving that a tree has been replanted in
accordance with rule 9 shall rest on the permit holder.
13. Breach of the conditions stated on a permit issued under
these Rules may result in the refusal to grant any further permit.
Replanting
trees.
Exception.
Onus of Proof.
Breach.
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FIRST SCHEDULE
PART A
APPLICATION FOR FELLING PERMIT
To: The Forest Officer, ........................................................ Range .................................
I, Mr./Mrs./Ms. ........................................................ of .....................................................
............................................................................................................................................
hereby apply for a permit to fell tree(s) listed hereunder, from private lands located at
............................................................................................................................................
I further declare that the said tree(s) are situated on bona fide private property belonging
to ........................................................................................................................................
and is being felled with the consent of the owner.
Date: ............................................... Signature ...................................................
Date: ............................................... Signature ...................................................
Applicant
Owner
No. Species Diameter For official use only
Officer’s Signature: ............................................
Date of application .............................................
Date of inspection ..............................................
Land Assessment No. .........................................
Name of Land Owner .........................................
Boundaries:
North ..................................................................
South ..................................................................
East ....................................................................
West ...................................................................
General Remarks and Recommendations:
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APPLICATION FOR FELLING PERMIT
GUIDELINES
1. An application must state clearly the number of trees to be felled, the size of the
trees (girth at breast height (4'3" or 1.3 m above the ground) and the species.
2. The application must be submitted with a sketch map of the relevant area and
proof of ownership of the land. This should include a Deed for unregistered land and a
Certificate of Title for registered land. Where applicable, a letter of consent from the
owner shall also be required.
3. An authorised Forest Officer from the Range must make an inspection of the
property and tree(s) before a permit is granted.
4. The officer is expected to issue the Felling Permit immediately after the inspection
is done, unless there are grounds for refusal. An authorised officer may request any other
information as he thinks appropriate to enable him to make a decision on the matter.
5. The Director of Forestry or his agent may suspend or refuse to grant a Felling
Permit if in the act of felling the trees, adjoining property, roads, reserve lines, waterways,
transmission lines, drains or public infrastructure is likely to be adversely affected.
6. In the removal of trees, large gaps must not be created so as to allow the adverse
effects of soil erosion, landslides or rapid water run-off to escalate. The Director of
Forestry may refuse to grant a permit if the felling of a tree(s) may induce site degradation,
e.g., soil erosion, landslides, rapid water run-off or removal of valuable topsoil, or if a
tree is of historical, cultural or environmental significance.
7. Under private plantations where trees are to be removed, there must be adequate
tree cover and undergrowth remaining so as to prevent any adverse effect mentioned
in (6) above. Clearfelling of plantations will be allowed only if there are no adverse
effects to site conditions.
8. Persons desirous of practising commercial forest production on slopes of over
(30) thirty degrees are required to submit a Forest Management Plan to the Forestry
Division for approval prior to such action.
9. This application may be refused on the grounds that the applicant has breached
any of the Conditions of a previously issued Felling Permit.
10. Where land is to be converted to another use the applicant must show evidence
of obtaining all relevant approval(s) from the respective institutions and
government agencies.
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PART B
FELLING PERMIT
Permit No. ...........................
Range ............................................
Permission is hereby granted to Mr./Mrs./Ms. ......................................................................
of ....................................................................................................................... to fell the
Trees listed hereunder on private lands belonging to ..........................................................
and located at .............................................................................. These lands are shaded
.................................................................... on the attached sketch map:
DETAILS OF TREES TO BE FELLED
Date of Issue..................................... Date of Expiry ......................................
Species
......................................................................
Signature of Authorised Offficer
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(Rule 2).
No. Girth at Breast Height(4' 3”)
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FELLING PERMIT
CONDITIONS
1. The felling permit will be valid for a period of thirty (30) days.
2. Save where the applicant has received permission to change the use of the land,
persons felling trees on slopes (30˚) thirty degrees or more are required to replant a tree
for each tree felled, within twelve months of felling, except where an exemption is granted
by the Director of Forestry. The onus of proving that such trees were replanted shall be
on the applicant. If a replacement tree is within 10 m from the tree felled, on a slope of
(30˚) thirty degrees or more, there shall be no need to replant a tree.
3. Breach of any of the conditions set out above will result in the refusal of any
further application for a felling permit by the applicant.
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SECOND SCHEDULE
BULK FELLING PERMIT
Permit No. ..........................
Range ...............................................
Permission is hereby granted to Mr./Mrs./Ms. ..................................................................
of ...................................................................................................................... to fell the
trees listed hereunder on private lands belonging to ........................................................
and located at .............................................................................. These lands are shaded
....................................................... on the attached sketch map:
DETAILS OF TREES TO BE FELLED
Date of Issue ......................................... Date of Expiry .........................................
..................................................................
Signature of Authorised Officer
(Rule 3).
Species Number of Trees
Total:
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