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Forest (Amendment) (No. 4) Rules, 1993

Made 1993 · Text as of 2026-10-01

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English
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Regulation
Country
Malaysia
Subjects
Forestry
Keywords
fees/royalties, forest species, timber

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  1. JILXLVIII] No. S 19 SABAH, MALAYSIA Warta Kerajaan Tambahan Kedua Diterbitkan dengan kuasa KOTA KlNABALU, KHAMIS, 26 OGOS 1993 [No. AG. 1509/5 Pt. IV/(43) THE FOREST ENACTMENT, 1968 (Enactment No. 2 of 1968) THE FOREST (AMENDMENT) (NO. 4) RULES, 1993 In exercise of the powers conferred by section 42 of the Forest Enactment, 1968, the Chief Minister has made the following Rules: 1. These Rules may be cited as the Forest (Amendment) (No. 4) Rules, 1993 shall be read as one with the Forest Rules, 1969 (hereinafter referred to as the "principal Rules") and shall be deemed to have come into force on the 1st June, 1993. [No. S 9 Citation and commence ment. 2. Schedule I of the principal Rules is hereby deleted and substituted Amendment therefor by the following: of Schedule I. Vernacular Name CLAssA Belian Merbau/Merbau Lalat "SCHEDULE I Commercial Species (Rule 11) Botanical Name Eusideroxyln zwageri Intsia spp. and sympetandra bomeensis Minimum Felling Diameter in Centimetres 25 60 58 SCHEDULE I - (cont.) Minimum Felling Vernacular Name Botanical Name Diameter in Centimetres CLASS B Mengilan Agathis spp. 60 CLASS C Red Seraya Shorea leprosula, 60 Shorea smithiana White Seraya Parashorea Malaanonan, 60 Parashorea Tomentella Melapi Shorea bacteolata, S. 60 Smingtonii and other species of shorea of the Antoshorea group having a whitish or orchre wood Nyatoh Palaquium spp. and Payena spp. 60 Yellow Seraya Shorea accuminatissima 60 shorea gibossa, shorea faquetiana and other species of shorea having yellow wood ObaSuluk Shorea paucifilora king 60 Selangan Batu Heavy hopea and Shorea sppJ 60 Medium heavy Shorea spp. Perupok Lophopetalum spp. 60 Kapor Dryobalanops spp. 60 Keruing Dipterocarpus spp. 60 Selangan Batu Sborea guiso, Sborea 60 Merah Kunstleri Kayu Pengiran/ Anisoptera spp. 60 Mersawa Kembangl All Heritiera spp. (All those 60 Mengkulang formerly called larrientia spp.) Tengkawang- Shorea spp. 60 Kawang CLASSD CLASSE Kembang Semangkok Scaphium spp. 60 Jelutong Dyera costulata 60 Bawang Hutan Scorodocarpus bomeensis. 60 Laran/ Anthocophales Chinensis 60 Kelempayan KayuMalam Diospyros spp. 60 Pisang-Pisang All species of Anonaceae 60 Vernacular Name CLASSF Magas Sesendok/ Sendok-Sendok Binuang Sepetir PutatPaya Kedondong PauhKijang Karai CLASSG Resak Berangan Renggas Gagil/Merawan Talisai Terentang Takalis Bawang-Bawang Obah Ranggu Bintangor Perapat Rutan Darah-Darah/ Penarahan Bangkal Mempening Pulai Keranji Serangan/ Geronggang Terap Cempaka Medang SCHEDULE I - (cont.) Botanical Name Duabanga moluccana Endospermum malaccense Octamoles Sunatrana Sindora spp. Planchonia spp. All species ofBurseraceae Irvingia Malayana Polyaithia spp., Mezzetia.spp. Vatica spp. Castanopsis spp. Gluta spp., Melanorshorea spp. and Swintonia spp. Hopea Sangkal Korth Terminalia spp. Comprosperma spp. Pentace spp. Azadiralita excelsa Eugenia spp. Koordersiodendrum pinnatum Calophyllum/Mesua spp. Carallia spp. Myristica spp., Knema spp. and Horsfieldia spp. Nauclea spp. Lithocarpus spp. Alstonia spp. Dialiwn spp. Cratoxylon arborescens Artocarpus spp. Minimum Felling Diameter in Centimetres 60 60 60 60 60 60 60 60 60 60 60 60 60 60 60 60 60 60 60 60 60 60 60 60 60 60 60 All species ofMagnoloaccae 60 All species of Lauranceae except Belian 60 59 60 SCHEDULE I - (cont.) Minimum Felling Vernacular Name Botanical Name Diameter in Centimetres CLASSH Mengaris/Tualang Koompasia malaccenses 60 Durian Duriospp. 60 Simpoh Dillenia spp. 60 Bayur Pterospermum spp. 60 Im.pas Koompassia malaccenses 60 Teluto Pterocymbium tinctorium 60 Lamau-Lamau Nothaphoebe, Umbelliflora 60 Gaharu/Karas Aguilaria Malaccensis 60 Kandis Garcinia spp. 60 CLASS I Limpaga/Ranggu Azadirachta excelsa, other 60 Meliaceace CLASsJ Other species not listed above". Amendment 3. The Royalty Rate List in Schedule II \o the Forest Rules, 1969, is hereby of Schedule deleted and substituted therefor by the following: II. Round Timber "ROY ALTY RATE LIST PART A (Rule 12) Timber from trees of Class A in Schedule I Round Round for processing Timber from trees of Class B in Schedule I Round Round for processing Rate per cubic metre $ sen 40.00 40.00 61 Rate per cubic metre Timber from trees of Class C in Schedule I $ sen Round Round for processing ... 40.00 Timber from trees of Class D in Schedule I Round Round for processing Timber from trees of Class E in Schedule I Round Round for processing 40.00 Timber from trees of Class F in Schedule I Round Round for processing 40.00 Timber from trees of Class G in Schedule I Round Round for processing 40.00 Timber from trees of Class H in Schedule I Round Round for processing 40.00 Timber from trees of Class I in Schedule I Round Round for processing 40.00 Timber from trees of Class J in Schedule I Round Round for processing 40.00 62 PARTB Sawn and Converted Timber 1. SAWN TIMBER Species (a) Belian (b) Agathis Grade (i) Rough Sawn (ii) Kiln dried rough sawn/semi finished (pallets, strips, S4S, E4E) (i) Rough Sawn (ii) Kiln dried rough sawn/semi finished (pallets, strips, S4S, E4E) (c) Melapi } (i) White Seraya (ii) Rough Sawn Kiln dried rough sawn/semi finished (pallets, strips, S4S, E4E) (d) Red Seraya Nyatoh } (i) Rough Sawn Merbau (ii) Kiln dried rough sawn/semi Pengiran finished (pallets, strips, Perupok S4S, E4E) K. Semangkok (e) Kapo: 1 Kerumg I (i) Rough Sawn Selangan Batu > (ii) Kiln dried rough sawn/semi y ellow Seraya j finished (pallets, strips, Uba Suluk S4S, E4E) (f) Others 2. Rotary Veneer 3. Sliced Veneer 4. Finished S4 S/E4E (i) Rough Sawn (ii) Kiln dried rough sawn/semi finished (pallets, strips, S4S, E4E) 5. Railway Sleepers/Transmission Posts/Grapesticks 6. Pressure Impregnated Timber 7. Plywood Rate per cubic metre $ sen 250.00 250.00 250.00 145.00 180.00 140.00 160.00 120.00 120.00 100.00 50.00 30.00 150.00 60.00 50.00 40.00 30.00 70.00

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