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Schedule 1

FORM 1

APPLICATION FOR WOODCUTTING LICENCE.

To The Chief Forest Officer.

PART (1)

No ........................

Species of trees and quantity or nature of Forest Produce ......................................

Locality .............................................................................................

Purpose for which required .........................................................................
.......................................................................................................

Residence of applicant ..............................................................................

Date of application ..................................................................................

Witness to mark

...............................

Dated ........................

.......................................

Signature of Applicant.

PART (2)

I recommend that a licence in Form* ....................................................... for ................................................................................................... be granted to the applicant and I certify that on the ...................... ............................. 20 .............. I inspected, measured and stamped the undermentioned † tree/trees with the Government Sale Marking Die No. ............................... ‡ ............................... .....................................................................................................

Royalty payable ........................

Dated ............................ 20 .........

.......................................

Forest Ranger.

PART (3)
Licence No. ............................ in Form .............................. † issued/refused on ...................... 20 ..........
		$	¢
Receipt No ........................	Royalty paid
	Licence Fee paid		48
...............................................
for Director of Finance and Planning
* Fill in number of Form.
† Strike out words not required.
‡ If licence is to be in Form 3 by girth measurement insert species and girth measurement of trees and if by cubical measurement insert species and whether dead or fallen trees or remnants: state clearly whether royalty is to be paid according to girth or cubical measurement.
If licence is to be in any other form no entry is required.

FORM 2

LICENCE FOR FOREST PRODUCE OTHER THAN TIMBER FROM CROWN LANDS AND FOREST RESERVES

Licence No. ........................

Licence to * extract/collect the undermentioned forest produce from Crown lands at ......................................................................................................

Forest Reserve .............................................................................. during the next ensuing * days/months is hereby granted to .............................................. ...................................................................................................... under the Forest, Soil, and Water Conservation (Crown Land Forest Produce) Rules and subject to the following conditions—

1. That this licence is not transferable. It may not be sublet nor may the licensee allow any person to work under it on payment to him or her of any consideration whatsoever.

2. This licence expires on ................................................................. and must then be returned to the forest ranger whether the whole the produce has been extracted or not.

3. That the licensee pay to the sub-collector at ............................................. the royalty due on all the forest produce to extracted or collected under this licence before it is issued.

4. That this licence together with every receipt for money paid in respect of it must always be kept with the licensee or his or her agent in the forest whilst forest produce is being cut, extracted or collected and must be produced on the demand of any forest officer or police officer.

5. That the licensee only cuts for firewood or rods such green standing trees as are pointed out to him or her or his or her agent by the Forest Ranger and are stamped with the Government Sale Marking Die for this purpose.

6. That all forest produce extracted or collected under this licence must be brought to .................................................................................... for inspection and check and that the licensees shall not remove from such place, dispose of or consume any of the forest produce until has been checked or measured by the Forest Ranger and a permit has been duly issued to remove same.

7. That no tree may be felled for the purpose of collecting or extracting “Mahoe”, “Cable”, “Lianes”, “Seguine”, “Meby”, “Tanbark” or “Orchids”. No tree may be cut or injured except branches under 3 inches in diameter.

8. Breach of any condition of this licence or of the Rules under which it is issued renders it liable to cancellation in addition to the forfeiture of all claims to forest produce cut or collected under it.

Kind of Produce ................................................................................

Amount of quantity or number of men to be employed ........................................ ...................................................................................................... ............................ 20 .............

.....................................

for Chief Forest Officer.

* Strike out words not required.

Reverse of Licence
Produce.	Royalty Value	No. of Receipt.	Date of Payment.	Initials of inspecting officer and date of inspection.
	$ ¢

FORM 3

LICENCE TO CUT TIMBER ON CROWN LANDS AND FOREST RESERVES

Licence No. ........................

Licence to cut* .............................................................. within that parcel of Crown land or Forest Reserve situate in ........................................................ and described below—
.................................................................................................
.................................................................................................
.................................................................................................

is hereby granted to .................................... of ...................................... for ................................ † weeks/months from the ........................... 20........ under the Forest, Soil and Water Conservation (Crown Land Forest Produce) Rules and subject to the following conditions—

1. That this licence is not transferable, nor may it be sublet, nor may the licensee allow any person to work under it on payment to him or her of any consideration whatever.

2. That the licensee only cuts such trees or such remnants as are stamped for cutting under this licence with the Government Sale Marking Die by the forest ranger, and before cutting such trees or remnants marks the stumps below the felling point or such portions of the remnants as are to be left over, with his or her initials in paint or tar in letters not less than 3 inches high, or with his or her registered property mark, and with the serial number allotted by the forest ranger, in such a way that such marks are visible at the expiration of the licence.

3. That no timber cut under this licence shall become the property of the licensee until all royalties and dues payable under it have been paid and until the timber has been removed under a removal permit duly granted for that purpose.

4. That the licensee pays at the sub-collector's office at ........................................ at the rates prescribed in the Forest, Soil and Water Conservation (Crown Land Forest Produce) Rules the royalty due under this licence before it is issued.

5. That the Chief Forest Officer may require that any tree cut under this licence must be sawn into boards, planks or scantlings at the place where the tree is cut.

6. That this licence together with every receipt for money paid in respect thereof must be kept in the possession of the person in charge of the work in the forest as long as the timber is being cut, converted or removed. It must be produced on the demand of any forest officer or police officer, and it must be returned to the Forest Ranger on its expiry, or on any previous date on which work under it has been completed.

7. That no timber is removed from the place where any tree or remnant is cut or worked until the whole of the marketable timber obtainable from such tree or remnant has been cut and paid for, and has been inspected, measured and stamped with the Government Sale Marking Die by the Forest Ranger and until a removal permit has been issued. No removal permit will be granted until all pieces of timber obtained that exceed half a cubic foot in measurement have been clearly marked by the licensee with his or her initials in paint or tar, with his or her registered property mark, and with the serial number of the tree.

8. That this licence must be produced when a removal permit is applied for, in order that the number and date of expiry of the removal permit and the quantity of timber to be removed may be endorsed on it by the Officer issuing the removal permit. The date of expiry of the removal permit must not be later than the date of expiry of the licence.

9. That on the expiry of this licence any timber cut under it and left in the forest shall remain the property of the Crown unless an extension of this licence has, on the application of this licensee, been granted. A charge of $0.48 per week may be made for any such extension.

10. Breach of any condition of this licence or of any of the Forest, Soil and Water Conservation (Crown Land Forest Produce) Rules under which it is granted renders it liable to cancellation in addition to the forfeiture of all claims to timber cut under it.

........................ 20 ........

.....................................

for Chief Forest Officer

* Insert particulars of trees or timber granted under the licence.

† Strike out words not required.

Reverse of Licence
To be filled in at the Revenue Office.
Payment to be made according to .................................................................... * measurement
Serial No.	Species	Girth or Quantity †	Royalty value	No. of Receipt	Date of payment.
			$ ¢

* Insert the words “girth” or “cubical”.
† Insert girth if payment is to be made by girth measurement and quantity in cubic feet if by cubical measurement.

To be Filled in by the Forest Ranger.*
Serial No.	Species	Amount Obtained.	Initials of Inspecting Officer and date of inspection.

Details of Removal Permits
No. of permit	Date of Issue.	Data of expiry.	Species and quantity of timber and dimensions.

* Only required to be filled in where measurement is cubical.

FORM 4

Licence No. .............

LICENCE TO CUT TIMBER TO BURN CHARCOAL ON CROWN
LANDS OR FOREST RESERVES

Licence to cut timber to burn charcoal on ........................... _{situated in ............................... is granted to ............................. of ..................................... under the Forest, Soil and Water Conservation (Crown Land Forest Produce) Rules, and subject to the following conditions—}

1. This licence is not transferable.

2. This licence expires on ............................................... and must be returned to the forest ranger.

3. The licensee must pay the royalty due to the sub-collector at ..................... ...............................................................

4. This licence, together with every receipt for money paid in respect of it, must always be kept with the licensee or his or her agent in the forest, while wood is being cut or charcoal extracted and must be produced on the demand of any forest officer.

5. On the expiry of the licence all wood cut and all charcoal obtained under it and left on Crown lands shall remain the sole property of the Crown.

6. The licensee may only open charcoal pits on sites indicated by the forest ranger.

7. No shed, hut or other temporary structure shall be erected without the permission of the forest ranger and any such structure must be destroyed on the expiry of the licence.

8. The licensee shall only cut such trees as are stamped with the Government Sale Marking Die.

9. The licensee may be called upon to pay at girth royalty rates for any trees not stamped with the Government sale hammer and carelessly knocked down or damaged by the licensee or his or her agent.

10. The licensee shall not begin burning his or her pit until it has been measured by the forest ranger and this licence issued.

11. Royalty shall be paid at the rate of ...................... per stacked cord. (One cord x 8 feet x 4 feet x 4 feet.)

12. Breach of any condition of this licence or of the Rules renders it liable to cancellation in addition to the forfeiture of all claims to wood or charcoal obtained under it.

.........................

for Chief Forest Officer.

Reverse of Licence
Sub-cpt.	Dimension of pits.	No. of cords.	Royalty value.	No. of receipt.	Date of payment.	Initials of Inspecting Officer.

FORM 5
................................................................................................. * Revenue Office.
................................... † ................................. 20..........
Received from .......................................... of ................................................. the sum of $ .............................. being the amount payable in respect of the undermentioned trees or forest produce to be cut, collected or extracted, fees for extension of licences or compensation for a forest offence.
1	2	3
No. of trees or quantity of forest produce.	Species of trees or nature of forest produce.	Girth	Value	Licence No.	Form No.	Remarks
		ft. in.	$ ¢
					$ ¢
			Licence fee ...............		48
			Total
.....................................................................
for Director of Finance and Planning.
* Here fill in name of revenue office.
† Here fill in date.
N.B.—If compensation or fees for extension of licences write “compensation for a forest offence” or “fees for extension of licence” across columns 1, 2 and 3.

FORM 6
REMOVAL PERMIT
No. ........................
Permission is hereby granted to ............................. of .................................... to remove from _{at ....................... to .................... the following * timber, firewood or other produce.}
	Species ............................................
	Marks ...............................................
Reference	† No. of pieces and dimensions ...........
Licence No. ....................	........................................................
Serial No. of trees–	........................................................
..................................
..................................
Inspected by —	........................................................
	........................................................
.................................	........................................................
Date of issue ................................
Date of expiry ...............................
....................................................
Signature of Officer authorised to issue permit.
* Strike out words not required.
† Information to be recorded at back if space is insufficient.
N.B.—This permit must be returned to the office of issue within 15 days.

FORM 7.

LICENCE TO POSSESS, CARRY AND USE A PROPERTY MARK ON CROWN LAND

Licence is hereby granted to .................................................................... of ....................................................... to possess, carry and use a property mark bearing the design shown on the back of this licence for ............................... months from the .................. 20 ......... subject to the following conditions—

1. That this licence is not transferable save with the permission in writing of the Chief Forest Officer and the payment of the prescribed transfer fee.

2. That the property mark is only impressed by the licensee or his or her agent on the bona fide property of the licensee or as required by the conditions of the licence granted to him or her under the Forest, Soil and Water Conservation (Crown land Forest Produce) Rules.

3. That the licence is granted under the said Rules and expires on the ........................ and must then be returned to the Officer who issued the same.

4. That breach of any condition of this licence renders it liable to cancellation in addition to forfeiture of all claims to trees or timber marked with the registered “Property Mark” licensed.

........................ 20 ........

...............................

Chief Forest Officer.

This licence is hereby extended to .................................................. 20 ........

...............................

Chief Forest Officer.

FORM 8.

CERTIFICATE OF REGISTRATION OF A PROPERTY MARK UNDER
THE FOREST, SOIL AND WATER CONSERVATION ACT.

I certify that I have on this ............... day of ............................................. 20 ................... registered the property mark of .................................... of .................................... the design of which is shown on the back hereof.

The registration of the property mark expires on the day of ..................................................., 20 ........... .

..............................................

Chief Forest Officer.

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ACT

1. Short title

2. Definitions

3. Appointment of Chief Forest Officer

4. Appointment of forest officers