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Laws of Papua New Guinea

Forestry (Private Dealings) Regulation (Chap. No. 217)

Made 1976 · Text as of 2026-10-01

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Language
English
Kind
Regulation
Country
Papua New Guinea
Subjects
Forestry
Keywords
private forest, contracts, protected area

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  1. INDEPENDENT STATE OF PAPUA NEW GUINEA, CHAPTER No, 217, Forestry (Private Dealings) Regulation. MADE under rhe Fomlry (Private Dia/ings) Afl. 1. Interpretation, In this Regulation, unless the contrary intention appears "agent' means an agent appointed under Section 7(5) of the Act; "agreement" means an agreement under Section 5 of the Act; "assent" means an assent under Section 6(1) of the ACl; "ll'r!lhl.lll' uu-ans a certitic ate under Section 7(2) of rhe Act~ "other rights" means the Other rights specified in Section 5(2) of the Act~ "presc ribcd aurhoruy" means a body declared under Section 7 of the Act lO be II prescribed authority for the purposes of that section; "purchaser" means a person acquiring or seeking to acquire the righe 10 fell. cut. remove or dispose of limber or 10 exercise other rights. and includes .111 assignee of any such person. 2. Application for declaration of a Local Forest Area. An application under Section 4(1) of the Act shall l>e in Form I, and shall lIl' accompanied by a fee of K~(),OO. l Certificate of prescribed authority and application for assent. (1) A person wishing to obtain assent 10 an agreement may apply to a prescribed authority for a certificate. (2) As soon as practicable after the issue of a certificate, the applicant for the cenitlo.:dle shall lodge with the Department for transmission to the Minister (a) the certificate issued to the applicant; and (b) rhe instruments of agreement and at least one duplicate or certified cop)' of rhat agreement, together with a fee of K'SO.OO. d) When' an agreement is assented to (iI) the instruments of agreement shall be returned to the lodging party; and (b) a duplicate or certified copy of the agreement shall be retained by the Government. 4, Duties of agents, ( 1) An agent appointed (oJ) on behalf of the owners of timber and other rights: or (b) on behalf of persons entitled 10 any compensation or other payment 11\ relation to limber and other rights, in an area mol)' represent the owners or persons in all dealings with a purchaser. 11 Res. Sec ,lOX h) PAPUA NEW GUINEA. Fornuy (Pri".re IN.linp) Act. Ch. No.ll7 form 2. STATEMENT. TO The Dlr<~( Illl of Porests anJ t lnsert nem« 0/ purtbolur). I. (1I11trl OJm, oI11d "JJml). Agelll for (i"url names O/OU'Il"1 o/Iimkr or pmo"l ,,,'I//,d 10 ,ompt"lollio" or ,1I'rr PJ.lm",' or i//bolt pmolll 10lllll/u/( " dol" or parI 0/ a cia" or OIMr group i"di(oI/( ""ordi",I») JIJ on (Jrt,if> Jollt) receive (illJi,,,/( ..·htlber p"ymt'" 0/ purtbau mO"f). rent, rO)0I11), compmsation or olh,r mOllt)1 or Ih,,,S) h)' (II,Ji,al, ..btllxr '''Ib, "btqu, or olbtru1U) in the sum of (Ip((i/y amou,,1 ubert pol)mtrol. ,t.., il "' mOllt). otberu-u« omil) anJ this payment was later handed 10 the persons whose names appear on the hold• •,f rhis statement 41 (i"dio'al, pla.,(s) 0/ paym,,,/) on (i"ml dalt{s) 0/ paymtnf) in the presence of (ubert Oll( or more pmo"l Wlrr prtUIII ",be" lbe paymt,,' was mad" i"dicalt lbe"amtsandaJdrtlltS 0/ tbos« ptrIOlli). Dm:J 19 . (Sig"alllr, 0/ Agml). Bac~ 0/ Form. Reg., Sec. ~. Name ", owner or person enntled 10 payment. PAPUA NEW GUINEA. Foresrry(Privst« IN.lings) Act. MONTHLY RETURN. PART A. Village. Form .,. Purchaser. Localiry. Month. Details of Timber Taken. 19 I Defects. Net Volume in cubu merrc, i .. Dolle I log Clmlh· Length Centre Gross Rate per cubic melle. meas No. Species. calion. (m). Girth volume. Nature. Allow- ured I (em). ance. at at It II al .. I .II I T01 ,Ii Vulume t Total Vallie I i Remarks DEFECTS B-Bmers t:-ConJemneJ. D-Do/l I/r Dry Rol. 13 P-Pipe. S-Shalu:r or Sholkn W.A.-While Anh Ch. No. 217 Forestry (Private De.Jin6l) PART 8. AnJ1)lis 0/ Tou! Vulllmf TJ~fII Durillg 1M,\Jolllb. 101) Volume 10 he processed intu sawn limber, veneer or like produce in Papua New Guinea: ( in ,lIbi. mflm). (bl Volume: 10 be exported in the Iorm of logs: (ill (lIbi.. mflm). (d Olhl'r USl' ("'f' if> JtlJi/J) (J) Toea! volume rakeu Jurlll~ the mouth (ill IlIbi.. mflm). [),iI~d I" ~oll'-Full Volume: Tables should b~ used 10 calculate volumes. St:p"rJlt' forms should be used for each agreement. 14 INDEPENDENT STATE OF PAPUA NEW GUINEA. CHAPTER No. 217. Forestry (Private Dealings). SUBSIDIARY LEGISLATION. I. ACI, Secnon .1( II-Dc:daraljons of Local Foresry Areas. Kau Local Forest Arca, Namaranai Subdistrict, New Ireland Province, more: pJrlilularly described in Pupua New Guinta GOI'trnmtnl Gaun« No ')() (Ii .'11 Augusl 1l)74, p 9. Kanamai Local FOrl:SI Area, Kavieng Subdistrict, New Ireland Province, Ilhlrc: particularly described in Papua New Guinta GOI'trnmtnl Gaznt« No .,(, (,I I! June: 197'), p. 8 Kavieng Subdistru t, New Ireland Province, IWO areas in, more paWl uIJrI~' described ill PoiPU", New Guinta GOI'trnmtfll Gaztlle No. ') of 17 Janu.lry Ilr'l, p. ' 2. An, SClllll1l '\1 )-Oc:darallull uf prescribed authoriries. Provincial Commissioner, New Ireland Province. in relation to the whole of the New Ireland Province. • 15 INDEPENDENT STATE OF PAPUA NEW GUINEA. CHAPTER No. 217. Forestry (Private Dealings). APPENDIXES. APPENDIX I. SOURCE OF THE FORESTRY (PRIVATE DEALINGS) ACT. Part A.-Previous Legislation. FortSlry (Privat« Dtal;ngs) Aal971 (No. 107 of 1971)' as amended by FortSlry cPr;""'t Dealings) (AmtnJmtnl) Aa19n (No. 13 of 1975). Part B.-Cross References. Section, etc" Previous Section. erc., Previous III Revised Relerence ', in Revised Reference". Edition, Edition. 1 4 6 9 2 4 7 10 3 6 8 11 .j 7 9 12 5 Ii 10 13 I Unlcoll UlherwttC' ",JIl• • red. "frrr"'·C'1 .,C' (0 the An He Out In PUI A ',~So!l" APPE~DJX 2, !o"I'.:I;~: (.1: 7~:' ::<;RESTRY \ PRIVATE DEALINGS) REGULATION. Part A.-Prt.'vious Legislation. fUIl'\U)' II'C1vatc: Dc:aJings) Regulations 1972 (Statutory Instrument No. 4~ of Jlr21 as aml'/IJl'.1 b)' S'ol'/llt Lsu Ret uion 1.\1"". C~II"trJ;(l") A,'19:4 (No. 49 of 1974). P..rt B-Cross References. ~dlllO. l'IC. Previous !in lion. l'IC., Previous IIi Revised Reference". In Revued Reference'. [d,llon. Edmon. I 2 6 7 } ~ Schedule-« Schedule-« j Form I Form 1., form 2 Form 3 (, Form 3 Form4 'l:nlc,·.. ,IfI""." ..· ,,,Jh.IC.·,I. ,,1"',1""'" An' ftl Itn: ,I:,..\lI.,uut\ sri nUl ,n "an A II

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