Forestry (Amendment) Regulations, 2021 (S.I. No. 6 of 2021)

EXTRAORDINARY OFFICIAL GAZETTE THE BAHAMAS PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY NASSAU 23rd August, 2011 NASSAU 16th February, 2021 FORESTRY (AMENDMENT) REGULATIONS, 2021 Arrangement of Regulations Regulation 1. Citation ........................................................................................................ 2 2. Amendment of Regulation 36 of the principal Regulations ....................... 2 3. Amendment to Second Schedule of the principal Regulations ................... 2 Page - 2 The Minister, in exercise of the powers conferred by section 34 of the Forestry Act, 2010, makes the following Regulations –– 1. Citation. These Regulations, which amend the Forestry Regulations, 2014, may be cited as the Forestry (Amendment) Regulations, 2021. 2. Amendment of Regulation 36 of the principal Regulations. Regulation 36 of the principal Regulations is amended by the insertion, immediately after subregulation (3), of the following new subregulation (3A) –– “(3A) The Minister, acting on the advice of the Director of Forestry, may where a hurricane, tornado or any other natural disaster has occurred in any island, islet or cay throughout The Bahamas which causes grave damage to any forest produce or non-forest produce in any designated forest, forest estate, forest reserve, conservation forest or protected forest, reserve the right to make special provision for reduced fees to be payable as specified in the Second Schedule, for royalties, permits and licenses for the purpose of these regulations.”. 3. Amendment to Second Schedule of the principal Regulations. The Second Schedule to the principal Regulations is amended –– (a) by the insertion immediately after the sixth subheading, of the following new schedule subsubheading –– “REGULATION 36(3) FEES”; and (b) by the insertion, immediately beneath the line ending with the words “$84.00 per ton”, of the following –– S.I. No. 6 of 2021 FORESTRY ACT, 2010 (NO. 20 OF 2010) FORESTRY (AMENDMENT) REGULATIONS, 2021 Page - 3 “ROYALTIES AND FEES FOR GRAVELY DAMAGED FOREST PRODUCE OR NON-FOREST PRODUCE Regulation 36(3A) Saw logs (10 inches/25cms diameter at breast height and greater) $5.00/m3/ton Chip-n-Saw (8-10 inches/20-25cms diameter at breast height) $2.00/m3/ton Pulpwood (8 inches/20cms diameter at breast height) $2.00/m3/ton”. Made this 16th day of February, 2021 Signed ROMAULD FERREIRA Minister Responsible for Forestry