Regulation on administrative fees (FDA Regulation No. 12)

FORESTRY DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY REGULATION NO. 12 - ADMINISTRATIVE FEES WHEREAS, pursuant to the ACT creating the Forestry Development Authority, approved on November 1, 1976, and published on December 20, 1976, empowers the Forestry Development Authority (FDA) to promulgate rules and regulatlons from time to time as may be necessary to carry into effect the purposes and provisions of this Act; and WHEREAS, the said ACT further confers upon the FDA the powers to prescribe licenses, permits and other instruments and in like manner, amend, vary, or revoke such licenses, permits or instruments as may be required to carry out its responsibilities under this ACT; and WHEREAS, the FDA has been experiencing a substantial rise in the cost of providing essential technical and administrative services to its customers and the general public; and WHEREAS, it has become necessary to adopt administrative measures to ensure that FDA continues to effectively provide essential technical and administrative services to its customers and the general public; NOW, THEREFORE, the FDA does hereby rules and regulates: SECTION I. ADMINISTRATIVE FEE FOR FDA FOREST SURVEY PERMIT: An Administrative Fee of $500.00 (Five Hundred Dollars) shall be paid for the permit by each Applicant, and shall be paid to the FDA upon application. Such Fee is not refundable. SECTION II. ADMINISTRATIVE FEE FOR FDA FOREST EXPLOITATION PERMIT FOR NON-CONCESSION PUBLIC FOREST LAND (SALVAGE PERMIT): An Administrative Fee of $2,000.00 (Two Thousand Dollars) shall be paid to the FDA by each company or Applicant for the FDA Forest Salvage Permit. The payment of this fee which is non-refundable is exclusive of other requirements of FDA Regulation No.6. SECTION III. ADMINISTRATIVE FEE FOR FDA TIMBER EXPORT PERMIT: An Administrative non-refundable fee of $10.00 (Ten Dollars) is hereby imposed for each FDA Timber Export Permit. Payment of such fee shall be made upon application for FDA Timber Export Permit. SECTION IV. ADMINISTRATIVE FEE FOR ANNUAL COUPE INSPECTION: A non-refundable fee of $10.00 (Ten Dollars) per square mile block or square kilometer block of annual coupe submitted to the FDA for ap proval is hereby imposed and payable to the FDA. The payment of such fee shall be made to the FDA prior to final approval of the annua I coupe documencs by the Managing Director of the FDA. 47 SECTION V. ADMINISTRATIVE (HAMMER) FEE FOR REOPENING TIMBER COMPANIES: An Administrative Hammer Fee of $150.00 (One Hundred Fifty Dollars) payable to the FDA is hereby imposed for reopening of delinquent com panies. SECTION VI. REFUSAL AND WITHDRAWAL: FDA shall have the right to refuse issuance of any of the above mentioned permits or to withdraw/cancel an issued Permit or Permits in the event the Operator/Company has contravened any forestry rules and regulations or has defaulted in any obligation to the Government of Liberia, especially in arrears with any payment of forest fees and taxes. SECTION VII. EFFECTIVE DATE: This Regulation takes effect on November 15, 1984. Shad G. Kaydea MANAGING DIRECTOR FORESTRY DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY MONROVIA, LIBERIA NOVEMBER 12, 1984. 48