Executive Regulation for the Environmental Law for Vegetation Cover Development and Combating Desertification

1 of 19 Executive Regulation For Vegetation Cover Development and Combating Desertification For the Environmental Law issued by the Royal Decree No. (m/165), dated 19/11/1441 Hijri *** Note: In the event of any discrepancy between the Arabic original version of this Executive Regulation and its English translation, the Arabic version prevails *** 2 of 19 3 of 19 Contents Article (1): Definitions ............................................................................................................................. 4 Article (2): Scope of Application ........................................................................................................... 6 Article (3): The Center’s Scope of Work regarding Vegetation Cover Development and Combating Desertification ..................................................................................................................... 6 Article (4): Inventory and Classification of the Vegetation Cover Lands and Desertification State ............................................................................................................................................................. 7 Article (5): Combating Desertification and Preserving, Developing and Ensuring Sustainable Management of Vegetation Cover Lands ........................................................................................... 8 Article (6): Controls related to Forests ............................................................................................... 9 Article (7): Controls related to Rangelands ....................................................................................... 9 Article (8): Controls related to National, Terrestrial and Geological Lands ........................... 10 Article (9): Investment in Vegetation Cover’s Development Activities ..................................... 11 Article (10): Permits and Licenses related to Vegetation Cover Lands .................................... 11 Article (11): Violations Apprehension and Penalties Imposition ................................................ 15 Appendix (1): Application Form for a License / Permit related to Vegetation Cover Lands18 Appendix (2): Application Form for Allocation of a Site within Vegetation Lands ............... 19 4 of 19 Article (1): Definitions The following terms and expressions- wherever they appear in this Executive Regulation– shall have the meanings set forth below, except where it is therein expressly otherwise: Law: Environmental Law. Mandate: Mandate of the National Center for Vegetation Cover and Combating Desertification. Executive Regulation: Executive Regulation for Vegetation Cover Development and Combating Desertification. Executive Regulations: Executive Regulations for the Environmental Law. Ministry: Ministry of Environment, Water, and Agriculture. Minister: Minister of Environment, Water, and Agriculture. Center: National Center for Vegetation Cover and Combating Desertification. Competent Authority: The Ministry or any of the national environmental centers, within their jurisdictions. Committee: Violations’ Review Committee. Inspectors: Employees designated by the Minister or the chairman of the the Center’s Board of Directors to undertake environmental monitoring and inspections, and to apprehend, investigate, and substantiate violations to the provisions of the law and Executive Regulations. Security Authorities: Any security authority in the Ministry of Interior, within its jurisdiction. Person: Any public or private natural or legal person. Permit: A document issued by the Center to a person before undertaking an activity with an environmental impact. License: A document issued by the competent authority authorizing a person to undertake an environmental activity. Permittee: A person who is granted a permit in accordance with the provisions of this Executive Regulation. Licensee: A person who is granted a license in accordance with the provisions of this Executive Regulation. Vegetation Cover: Natural plants, whether grasses, shrubs, or trees. Vegetation Cover Lands: Any state-owned land that contains wild plants and the like. These include rangelands, forests, national, terrestrial, and geological parks, wetlands, steppe regions, sandy areas (dunes), mountain ranges, valleys, coastal areas, and islands. 5 of 19 Forests: A natural or cultivated plant community that consists of one or several types of trees, shrubs, or herbaceous plants in their natural state, or mixed with a tree density of not less than (10%) of the site area. Rangelands: Lands that are not exploited for agriculture, housing, and public utilities; wholly or partially covered with local or non-local plants growing naturally and have varying suitability for grazing and animal feeding, be it grasses, shrubs, or trees. This comprises degraded rangelands that have been replanted with grazing plants. Cattles: Domesticated animals used for breeding (camels, cows, veal, and goats). Grazing Capacity: Number and types of livestock that can graze a specific area of rangelands in a specific period of the year without compromising the sustainability of vegetation cover. Grazing Pastures: Natural pastures within the rangelands and forests where grazing is prohibited without a permit, as defined by the Center. Trees: Any tree with a wooden trunk or aerial roots that rises (1.5) one and a half meters or more from the surface of the earth, whether naturally grown or planted. Shrubs: Any natural or planted flora with a height ranging from (0.5) half a meter to less than (1.5) one and a half meters. National, Terrestrial, and Geological Parks: Sites within vegetation cover lands with unique environmental or geological characteristics, which have been allocated to conservation and to promote ecotourism within their boundaries. Desertification: Degradation of vegetation cover in arid, semi-arid, and dry semi-humid regions, as a result of various factors, including human activities and climate changes. Land Degradation: Decreases in vegetation cover or loss of productivity and biological or economic diversity of lands as a result of natural factors or human activities, including soil erosion by wind and/or water, deterioration of soil properties, and loss of natural vegetation cover. Violation: Violation of the provisions of the Environmental Law or this Executive Regulation. Violation Report: A report issued by the inspectors or the security authorities, that includes the number and date of the report, the required information about the violator, the violations, the violator’s justification if any, as well as the discussions, observations, facts, evidence, and any other relevant procedures. Compensations: Monetary amount paid by the person who causes damage pollution or environmental degradation to compensate for or eliminate the deterioration resulting from such damage, pollution, or environmental degradation. The compensation includes rehabilitation expenses in the event that rehabilitation was not carried out by the person causing damage, pollution, or environmental degradation. 6 of 19 Environmental Rehabilitation: Any procedure conducted on an environmentally degraded site or one that is affected by environmental damage or pollution, to restore its natural state of environmental balance, in accordance with the standards set by the competent authority. Article (2): Scope of Application The provisions of this Executive Regulation shall apply to all persons and all vegetation cover lands including degraded lands – as well as lands and coasts within the territory of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, that fall under the Center’s jurisdiction. Article (3): The Center’s Scope of Work regarding Vegetation Cover Development and Combating Desertification The Center shall undertake the following tasks: (1) Inventorying and classifying vegetation cover lands. (2) Inventorying and classifying desertified lands. (3) Developing and protecting vegetation cover lands, their living and non–living content, and supervising their quantitative and qualitative improvements. (4) Supervising the rehabilitation of desertified sites and degraded vegetation lands. (5) Sustainably establishing, investing in, and managing the forests, grazing pastures, national, terrestrial, and geological parks, in accordance with adopted systematic procedures. (6) Managing the Center's nurseries, herbariums, and seed banks for the production of seedlings for wild and coastal plants (plants and mangrove trees). (7) Regulating activities pertaining to the local plant genetic resources and their vegetative or reproductive parts. (8) Regulating grazing in vegetation cover lands in accordance with the National Rangelands Strategy issued in 1440 H. by the decision of Ministerial Council Number (73) dated 29/01/1440 H. (9) Regulating the establishment of apiaries in vegetation cover lands. (10) Regulating investments in disciplines related to Center’s jurisdiction in vegetation cover lands. (11) Setting the requirements and controls for wild camps; and issuing the necessary permits in coordination with the relevant authorities. (12) Enforcing the national commitments stipulated by the international and regional agreements related to vegetation cover and combating desertification ratified by the Kingdom. (13) Monitoring and assessing the state of desertification and vegetation cover lands in the Kingdom periodically, and establishing a digital database for this purpose. 7 of 19 (14) Developing and issuing national reports on the state of vegetation lands, as well as those issued on the relevant environmental agreements. (15) Issuing decisions, requirements, controls, and lists of invasive, exotic, rare, and endangered plants and their environments. (16) Issuing standards, controls, and handbooks pertaining to the type of trees, shrubs, and plants, within the Center’s jurisdiction, suitable for cultivation within various environments including the urban area - in the various regions of the Kingdom. (17) Issuing the rules, conditions, and controls pertaining to licenses and permits related to vegetation cover lands and collecting the corresponding dues. (18) Issuing and renewing licenses, permits, and approvals related to vegetation cover lands. (19) Reviewing and providing observations, within the Center’s jurisdiction, on environmental impact assessment of activities in vegetation cover lands in coordination with the National Center for Environmental Compliance. (20) Coordinating with Ministry of Tourism on matters related to investments in touristic activities, and the protection of archaeological and historical landmarks in vegetation cover lands. (21) Coordinating with the competent security authorities on the implementation of these Executive Regulations and apprehending violators within the vegetation cover lands. (22) Developing and implementing programs for studies and research on desertification and vegetation cover lands to combat desertification, and develop and preserve vegetation cover. (23) Carrying out environmental guidance activities related to combating desertification and vegetation cover lands, including organizing courses, seminars, specialized workshops, and media campaigns. (24) Coordinating with the relevant governmental authorities to set controls and provisions for the exploitation of water resources and supplementary feeds used for watering and feeding grazing animals, in a way that ensures the limitation of desertification, the regulation of the exploitation of vegetation cover lands, and their sustainable development. (25) Developing emergency readiness and response plans within the Center’s jurisdiction, and activating them in coordination with the relevant authorities. (26) Developing the procedures and controls required to eliminate infringements from vegetation cover lands and the requirements for rehabilitation thereof. Article (4): Inventorying and Classifying Vegetation Cover Lands and the State of Desertification 8 of 19 Part of the inventorying and classification of vegetation cover lands, and the reporting on the desertification state, the Center shall undertake the following tasks: (1) Setting the criteria for classifying degraded vegetation cover lands and degradations’ root causes, taking geographical, climatic, and environmental features, and type of land utilization into consideration. The classifications include, but not limited to, the following categories: a. Rangelands b. Forests c. National, Terrestrial and Geological Parks d. Wetlands e. Plains Areas f. Sandy Lands g. Mountains h. Valleys i. Hills j. Coastal Regions k. Islands (2) Surveying, inventorying and classifying vegetation cover lands, establishing a digital database, and updating these classifications and relevant data when needed. (3) Registering vegetation cover lands’ estates in coordination with the Ministry. Article (5): Combating Desertification and Conserving, and Developing and Ensuring Sustainable Management of Vegetation Cover Lands The Center shall undertake the following: (1) Developing a plan to combat desertification and conserve vegetation cover lands pursuant to the following mechanisms, to mention a few: a. Identifying the causes of desertification and developing preventive plans to combat it. b. Combating desertification by rehabilitating degraded lands with the appropriate means derived from the results of relevant studies, and managing them sustainably. c. Reforesting and afforesting through the selection of appropriate seeds and plant species, adoption of sustainable practices such as the use of rainwater harvesting and treated wastewater, in line with the applicable national standards. d. Reforesting and maintaining mangrove trees on coasts through the selection of appropriate seeds and seedlings. e. Taking necessary measures to protect vegetation cover lands from the effects of human or developmental activities, environmental phenomena, pests, diseases, and insect infestations, and combating them with the appropriate means derived from the results of relevant studies. 9 of 19 f. Developing lists of invasive and alien plants, updating them whenever necessary, and developing plans to combat and prevent them. g. Implementing appropriate activities within the Center’s jurisdiction to reduce dust and sandstorms. h. Adopting and monitoring indicators of desertification, state of vegetation lands and their various resources, and publishing them as per Ministry’s directions. (2) Providing guidance on the development and sustainable management of vegetation cover. Article (6): Controls Pertaining to Forests (1) The Center shall undertake the following: a. Developing and implementing a national plan for sustainable management of forests. b. Proposing protected forests with the aim of preserving, developing, and rehabilitating them, declaring them once the approval procedure is completed, and taking the necessary measures to protect them, including fencing, and placing boundary markers and guiding signs. c. Developing and implementing protected forests management plans. (2) Grazing is prohibited in the following areas: a. Protected forests. b. Degraded forests designated by the Center. c. Forests designated by the Center for development considerations or research purposes. d. Reforested forests. (3) It is prohibited to perform any activity in forest lands that were subject to fires without a permit from the Center. Article (7): Controls Pertaining to Rangelands (1) The Center shall undertake the following: a. Developing a plan to regulate grazing in accordance with the Year 1440 H. National Rangelands Strategy, issued by the Ministerial Council Decision Number (73) dated 29/1/1440 H., and based on climatic information, grazing capacity, and others. The plan shall specify the sites where grazing is authorized or prohibited, authorized grazing times and durations, adequate grazing patterns, types, and numbers of livestock authorized for grazing, and other controls and requirements specified by the Center to ensure the sustainability of vegetation cover in rangelands. b. Declaring protected rangelands, for their rehabilitation, sustainable management, fencing, and placing boundary markers and guiding signs or any other means to protect them. 10 of 19 c. Developing and implementing an action plan to rehabilitate degraded rangelands. d. Assessing the productivity of rangelands and specifying their grazing capacity during different seasons of the year. (2) The Center must announce the grazing regulation plan through competent authorities, the appropriate media channels, and informative boards, and oversee its implementation. (3) All persons must comply with the grazing regulation plan referred to in clause (1) of this article. (4) Grazing is prohibited in the land boundary area specified under the Law of Border Security and its Executive Regulations. (5) Grazing is prohibited in coastal mangrove sites. (6) Grazing is prohibited in the following areas unless the times and requirements specified by the Center permit: a. Protected rangelands. b. Enhanced rangelands specified by the Center, in which re-introduced vegetation has not yet developed. c. Rangelands specified by the Center, in which studies or research are conducted. d. Any other areas specified by the Center (such as rangelands designated as fodder reserves to cope with drought years). (7) The Center shall coordinate with the competent governmental authorities to study the pastoral vegetation cover within the protected holdings of these authorities and assess the possibility of availing them for grazing for specific periods and times, in a way that does not affect the purpose for which the holdings were established. (8) The Center shall develop plans to encourage breeders to switch to modern breeding methods, in coordination with the Deputy Ministry for Animal Resources. Article (8): Controls Pertaining to National, Wild, and Geological Parks (1) It is prohibited to practice any activity in national parks without a prior permit or license from the Center. (2) The Center shall propose suitable vegetation cover lands to be designated as national, wild, or geological parks, and submit them to the Ministry to undertake the appropriate procedures in this regard. (3) The Center shall design, establish, operate, and supervise the national, wild, and geological parks based on detailed studies that take into account the geographical, environmental, economic, social, and cultural aspects, including, but not limited to, the following: 11 of 19 a. Equipping the parks with public infrastructure and facilities, such as administration buildings, visitor centers, paths, gates, services, toilets, parking lots, and other necessary equipment, in line with the nature of the park. b. Placing a park map at its entrance detailing its internal roads and directions to reach various sites there. c. Placing guiding and awareness-raising signboards exhibiting the eminent environmental components of the park, including wild plants and animal organisms found there, and the protected areas. d. Placing guiding and awareness-raising sign-boards, and warning signs in various locations in the parks, to raise awareness of park visitors, to preserve park constituents, and to highlight the penalties and fines to be applied when violating provisions of environmental law or these Executive Regulations. e. Implementing familiarization campaigns and programs. Article (9): Investing in Vegetation Cover Development Activities (1) Based on the studies it performs, the Center undertakes the inventorying, specifying, and regulating of vegetation cover development activities suitable for investment in vegetation cover lands. (2) The Center shall issue controls and requirements for investment licenses with consideration to the locations and types of investment identified. (3) The Center shall regulate investments in national parks, their facilities, real estate, service sites, squares, and vacant lands. Article (10): Permits and Licenses Pertaining to Vegetation Cover Lands First: General Controls (1) A person must obtain a license, permit, or approval (according to the classification specified by the Center) to allocate or use the vegetation cover lands for activities, including the following: a. Approval of the construction of public utilities (roads, railways, water, electricity, etc.). b. Approval of the extraction or exploitation of sand, gravel, rocks, and soil. c. Approval of the establishment of any housing, agricultural, tourism, or development plans. d. Approval of the allocation of any industrial or mining complexes, or sites for exploration, prospecting, or exploitation activities. e. Approval of the exploitation of any natural water source that affects the vegetation cover. 12 of 19 f. Reforestation or afforestation in vegetation lands, gardens, or roads within or outside the urban boundary, and internal and external yards of civil and military establishments. g. Restauration and leveling of vegetation cover lands. h. Carrying out any scientific or research activities pertaining to vegetation cover lands. i. Collection of local plant genetic resources, or any of their vegetative or reproductive parts. j. Grazing activities in areas authorized for grazing. k. Establishment of nurseries, herbariums, and botanical gardens. (2) The Center shall issue its decision on license and permit applications within thirty (30) working days as of the registration date of the application with the Center. (3) The Center issues the license, permit, or approval comprising the necessary requirements. (4) The license or permit shall be issued after collection of the financial due; with the exception of investment licenses, where the due is pursuant to the investment contract between the Center and the investor. (5) License and permit holders must comply with the licenses and permits’ requirements. (6) The grazing permit shall be issued comprising the numbers and types of livestock, the duration of the permit, the authorized time, and the boundaries of the authorized grazing site. Second: The following documents are required for each permit or license, and the Center may request additional documents: (1) Licenses for Reforestation or Afforestation in the Areas under the Center's Jurisdiction: Each applicant for a reforestation or afforestation license must submit an application to the Center along with the following documents: a. A copy of the national identity card or residency, or the commercial register for a private sector entity or a license for a non-governmental association or institution. b. Detailed information about the site, and a full description of the main activities, including the types and number of trees, shrubs, or plants that will be reforested or afforested, the means and equipment to be used, the duration required for this activity, the method of irrigation, the means of sustaining the vegetation cover, the purpose of reforestation or afforestation, and any other information requested by the Center. (2) Licenses for Restoration and Levelling of Vegetation Cover Lands: Each applicant for a license to restore or level vegetation lands cover must submit an application to the Center along with the following documents: 13 of 19 a. A copy of the national identity or residency, or the commercial register for a private sector or a license for a non-governmental association or institution. b. Detailed information about the site, and a full description of the main activities to be conducted therein, including the type and proportion of vegetation cover, the amounts, types, and sizes of plants that will be affected, the amount of soil, sand, and other resources that will be removed or added, and their destination (if removed) or source (if added), the means and equipment to be used, and the required duration of this activity. (3) Scientific and Research Activities’ Licenses Pertaining to Vegetation Lands Cover: a. Each applicant for a license to conduct scientific and research activities pertaining to vegetation cover must submit an application to the Center along with the following documents: 1. Names of the participating Saudi and foreign universities and research centers. 2. Names of researchers, technicians, trainees, and students participating in each research. 3. Objective of the study or research. 4. Duration of the study or research. 5. Proposed sites for conducting the study or research. 6. Details regarding the samples of the local plant genetic resources, or any of their vegetative or reproductive parts to be collected, or others (such as their type - scientific name and common name, their quantities, etc. must be mentioned). 7. Scientific methods, and all materials and tools used in study or research. b. The duration of licenses for scientific and research activities within the lands of vegetation cover shall be pursuant to the approved study or research duration. c. Commitment to submit a copy of the outcomes of the studies to be conducted, upon completion, to the Center within a period of no more than (6) six months, including pictures, data, and maps. (4) Grazing Permits: The Center shall classify shepherds, and grant permits in specified sites during grazing permissible periods pursuant to grazing regulation plan, with the following requirements: a. The permit holder must be a Saudi citizen. b. Filling out the permit application form. c. Submitting the permit application with a period of no less than thirty (30) days prior to the grazing period. d. Submitting the permit application to the Ministry’s branch in the event that the Center has no branch in the region. 14 of 19 e. The permit owner must be registered with the Center and must fulfill the numbering and types of livestock. f. The permit duration shall be specified by the Center based on the condition of the rangeland and its carrying capacity. g. In the event that the permit is obtained and not needed nor used, the Center shall be notified. h. The Center may withdraw the permit if there are any violations that substantiate this. i. The Center may request the numbering of livestock whenever possible. j. Prioritizing small and local livestock breeders in license issuing. k. Grazing permits shall not be granted to commercial flocks. (5) Permits for Extraction and Exploitation of Sand, Gravel, Rocks, and Soil First: Activities not requiring an environmental permit from the National Center for Environmental Compliance: The applicant for a permit for the activities of Nahl or the exploitation of sand, gravel, rocks, and soil in vegetation lands must submit an application to the Center, and fulfill the specified requirements. Second: Activities not requiring an environmental permit from the National Center for Environmental Compliance: a. The applicant must fulfill the following requirements when submitting applications to obtain an environmental permit from the National Center for Monitoring Environmental Compliance for the activities of Nahl or the exploitation of sand, gravel, rocks, and soil in the vegetation lands cover: 1. Specify the quantities of water or the sand, gravel, rocks, and soil to exploit. 2. Specify the methods of exploitation according to best available practices. 3. Commit not to dig under a high level of groundwater. 4. Commit not to close or modify the valley streams. 5. Commit to planting local wild trees and shrubs that prevail on the site or on its borders. 6. Commit to plant the number of trees specified by the Center to compensate for the trees affected by the activity at the site when rehabilitating, and these trees shall be of the local wild species that prevail at the site. 7. Commit to preserve the nature of the licensed site to avoid any visual pollution. 8. Commit to transport the exploited materials in accordance with the specifications and requirements of the competent authority. 15 of 19 9. Commit to develop a specific plan for access roads for each site, the movement of vehicles, and their random spread in the area. 10. Commit effectively to measures to reduce soil and vegetation pollution. b. The National Center for Environmental Compliance shall coordinate with the Center before granting permits for activities in vegetation cover lands. (6) Approvals to allocate Sites for industrial and Mining complexes, and Sites for Exploration, Prospecting, and Exploitation Activities: Persons wishing to establish industrial or mining complexes, or to engage in exploration, or exploitation activities in vegetation cover lands, must obtain prior approval of the site from the Center, along with the necessary environmental permits from the National Center for Environmental Compliance in accordance with the Executive Regulations to assess environmental impact. Article (11): Violations Apprehension and Penalties Imposition Violations of the provisions of the Executive Regulations shall be apprehended, and the penalties set out in Table (1) shall be imposed in accordance with the Executive Regulations for Apprehension of Violations and Imposition of Penalties related to the Environmental Law, taking into account the peculiarity that the vegetation products subject of violation are recovered by the violator, and transported to the place where they will be stored, or to a location where the vegetation will be returned to, according to the circumstances and as decided by the Center in this regard at the expenses of the violator. 16 of 19 Table (1): Violations and Penalties of the Executive Regulation for Vegetation Cover Development and Combating Desertification (1) V Violation Type First Violation Sanction (SAR) Second Violation Sanction (SAR) Third Violation Sanction (SAR) Comments 1 Cultivating (in Vegetation Cover Lands) without a License 300 1,000 5,000 For each tree or shrub 2 Cultivating Invasive Plants 1,000 4,000 10,000 For each tree or shrub 3 Sowing Seeds (in Vegetation Cover Lands) without Authorization 1,000 5,000 20,000 The violator must rectify the violation, repair the damage and pay indemnities 4 Grazing Camels and Cows in Grazing Pastures without a License 100 150 500 For every head of cattle, based on the Grazing Organization Plan 5 Grazing Sheep or Goats in the Grazing Pastures without a License 50 100 200 For every head of cattle, based on the Grazing Organization Plan 6 Violating the License Granted for Grazing (Number or Type of Livestock) 50 100 200 For every head of cattle, based on the Grazing Organization Plan 7 Livestock’s Proximity to Trees 500 1,000 2,000 For each tree 8 Entering Fayyad and the Protected Wild Squares in Vehicles and Cars 500 1,000 2,000 For each truck, car, vehicle, or bicycle 9 Entering Grazing Pastures in Vehicles and Cars that are not Included in the Grazing Permit 100 200 400 For each truck 75 150 300 For each light transport vehicle 50 100 200 For the remaining vehicles and tanks 10 Tampering with Borders, Signs, Panels, or Fences of Vegetation Lands 1,000 2,000 5,000 The violator must rectify the violation, repair the damage and pay indemnities 11 Camping in Forests or National Parks without a License 500 Per camp 1,000 Per camp 3,000 Per camp The violator must rectify the violation, repair the damage and pay indemnities 12 Causing Incidents while Building Facilities in the Vicinity of Forests or National Parks without Permits 5,000 10,000 20,000 The violator must rectify the violation, repair the damage and pay indemnities 17 of 19 13 Hiking and Climbing (Hiking) in National Parks in Unauthorized Locations 50 100 200 For each person 14 Destroying or Changing the Natural State of any Facility, its Furniture, and Equipment, as well as any Other Archaeological and Cultural Landmarks Within Forests or National Parks 1,000 2,000 4,000 The violator must rectify the violation, repair the damage and pay indemnities 15 Distorting Public and Natural Landmarks in Forests or National Parks by Writing, Drawing, Carving, etc. 100 200 400 The violator must rectify the violation, repair the damage and pay indemnities 16 Leaving Waste, Throwing it, Burying it, or Burning it in Places Other than those Designated for it in Forests or National Parks. 500 1,000 2,000 The violator must rectify the violation, repair the damage and pay indemnities 17 Starting Fires to Places Other than those Designated for it in Forests or National Parks, or without the means Authorized by the Center. 1,000 2,000 3,000 The penalties of burning trees or shrubs stipulated in the Logging Executive Regulation shall also apply to the violator 18 Destroying Movable or Fixed Installations, Cutting or Destroying Fences, or Tampering with Borders or Indicative Signs in Forests or National Parks. 1,000 2,000 3,000 The violator must rectify the violation, repair the damage and pay indemnities (1) The penalties of repeating the violation listed in this table shall be applied to anyone who commits the violation for the second time after a one-year period, and the penalty imposed to the violator shall be doubled in the event that the same violation is committed within one year of the date on which the previous penalty decision becomes final in accordance with the provisions of the Executive Regulation for Apprehension of Violations and Imposition of Penalties for the Environmental Law. 18 of 19 Appendix (1): Application Form for a License / Permit related to Vegetation Cover Lands Application for a License / Permit related to Vegetation Cover Lands Registration Number: Date: Type of Request (For Investment Activities Only): □ Renewal □ New Issuance Applicant: □ (1) Person □ (2) Company □ (3) Association or Civil Institution (1) Information Concerning the Applicant: Name: Nationality: ID Number / Residency: Residence Address: (2) Information about a Person, Company, Association, or Civil Institution: Name: ......................... Business Fields: .......................... Commercial Registry / License: ............................. Type of the Activity: □ Cultivation or Afforestation □ Grazing □ Reclamation or Settlement of Vegetation Cover Lands □ Investment □ Study or Research Details of the Activity : .......................................................................................................................................................................... Contact Information : Phone Number: Mailing Address: Seal (if the applicant is a company, association, or civil institution): Date : Signature: Attachments: The permit/license applicant must provide the required attachments as stipulated in the Executive Regulation, in addition to any other documents requested by the Center. 19 of 19 Appendix (2): Application Form for Allocation of a Site within Vegetation Lands Application for Allocation of a Site within Vegetation Lands Registration Number: Date: Applicant: □(1) Person: □(2) Company: □ (3) Governmental Authority: (1) Person’s Information : Name : ID Number/Residency: Nationality : Residence Address: (2) Information regarding the Private Sector: Name: ................................................ .................................................. Work Fields: ............................................... ......................................... Commercial Register........................................ ............................................... : Type of the Activity: □ Draining or Exploiting Sand, Gravel, Rocks, And Soil □ Mining □Mining Complex □Establishing Public Facilities Details of the Activity : .............................................................................................................................................................. Contact info: Phone Number: Mailing Address: Date : Signature: Seal (if the applicant is a company, association, or civil institution): Attachments: The permit/license applicant must provide the required attachments as stipulated in the Executive Regulation, in addition to any other documents requested by the Center.