Forest (Amendment) Regulations, 2015 (G.N. No 324 of 2015)
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The Forest (Amendment) Regulations, 2015 GN. No. 324 (contd.) 1 ISSN 0856 – 034X Supplement No. 31 14th August, 2015 SUBSIDIARY LEGISLATION to the Gazette of the United Republic of Tanzania No. 33 Vol 96 dated 14th August, 2015 Printed by the Government Printer, Dar es Salaam by Order of Government GOVERNMENT NOTICE No 324 Published on 14/08/2015 THE FOREST ACT, (CAP 323) REGULATIONS (Made under section 106) THE FOREST (AMENDMENT) REGULATIONS, 2015 Citation G.N. No 153 of 2004 Amendment of the Schedules 1. These regulations may be cited as Forest (amendment) Regulations, 2015 and shall be read as one with the Forest Regulation, 2004 hereinafter referred to as the “principal Regulations”. 2.-(1) The Eighth and Fourteenth Schedules to the principal Regulations are hereby revoked and substituted for them Schedules specified in these Regulations. The Forest (Amendment) Regulations, 2015 GN. No. 324 (contd.) 2 (2) The scale of fees specified in the Eighth Schedule shall come into operation on the 21st day of August, 2015 SCHEDULE 8 (Regulation 18 (4)) SCALE OF FEES FOR RUNNING A RECREATIONAL FACILITY IN A FOREST RESERVE A: ENTRANCE FEE FOR EACH PERSON PER DAY EAST AFRICAN CITIZENS/NATIONA LS (Tanzanian Shillings) EXPERTRIET (US Dollars or equivalent) NON RESIDENTS (US Dollars or equivalent) 1 For each person of or above the age of eighteen years. 3,000.00 10 10 2 Between the age of five and eighteen years. 2000 5 5 3 Children below the age of five years. Free Free Free B. PERMIT FOR CAMPING FOR EACH DAY 1 For each owned tent. 3,000.00 10 10 2 For each hired tent 10,000 15 15 C. PHOTOGRAPHY/COMMERCIAL PHOTOGRAPHY 1 Person/day 10,000.00 15 15 D. PERMIT*/ FOR EACH VEHICLE PER DAY East African Registered (Tsh) Foreign Registered (USD or Equivalent) 1 Tare weight up to 2000 10,000.00 25 The Forest (Amendment) Regulations, 2015 GN. No. 324 (contd.) 3 Kilograms. 2 Tare weight from 2000 to 7000 Kilograms. 20,000.00 40 3 Over 7000 kgs 30,000.00 50 E. GUIDE SERVICES FEE PER DAY 1 Use of Official Guide 10,000.00 15 2 Walking Safari Guide (back packers) 10,000.00 20 3 Night walk guide 10,000.00 15 F. COMMERCIAL FILMING FEES Each person/group (including Directors, Producers, Artists, Technician) making or participating in making of film. 1 For a group of 1 – 10 persons Tsh USD First week 100,000.00 1,000 Second week 80,000.00 800 Third week 60,000.00 600 For each subsequent week 40,000.00 400 2 For a group of 11 – 20 persons First week 200,000.00 2,000 Second week 150,000.00 1,500 Third week 100,000.00 1,000 For each subsequent week 80,000.00 800 3 For a group of more than 20 persons First week 400,000.00 4,000 Second week 300,000.00 3,000 Third week 200,000.00 2,000 For each subsequent week 100,000.00 1,000 The Forest (Amendment) Regulations, 2015 GN. No. 324 (contd.) 4 G: HORSE RIDING AND ORIENTEERING IN FOREST RESERVE AND PLANTATIONS 1 Per head per day 3,000.00 10 H: TO CARRY OUT RESEARCH IN THE FOREST RESERVE 1 Per head per day 5,000.00 10 I: TO OPERATE TOURIST FACILITY IN FOREST RESERVE (Lodge etc). Tsh USD 1 Establishment fee per ha or part of. 5,000,000.00 5,000.00 2 Forest reserve management fee per year/ha or part of 3,500,000.00 3,500 3 To operate picnic site per year per ha or part of 500,000.00 500 J: SAILING, MOTOR BOATING AND SPORT FISHING IN MANGROVES 1 Sailing with canoe per day or part of 20,000.00 50 2 Motor boating per day or part of 200,000.00 500 3 Sport fishing per day or part of 20,000.00 50 4 Board walk per day or part of 20,000.00 20 K: SAILING, MOTORBOATING AND SPORT FISHING IN INLAND WATER BODIES INSIDE FOREST RESERVES TZS USD 1 Sailing with canoe (per day or part of) 20,000.00 50 2 Motor boating (per day or part of) 200,000.00 500 3 Sport fishing (per day or part of) 20,000.00 50 4 Beach picnic 10,000.00 10 The Forest (Amendment) Regulations, 2015 GN. No. 324 (contd.) 5 SCHEDULE 14 (Regulation 29 (1)) CLASSIFICATION, FEE RATES FOR PERMITS, LICENCES OR CERTIFICATE FOR FELLING TREES, COLLECTING FOREST PRODUCE AND OTHER SERVICES PART I CLASSIFICATION OF TREE SPECIES A. Classification of tree species from non-plantations forests. CLASS BOTANICAL NAME TRADE VERNACULAR NAME lA Dalbergia melanoxylon - E. A. Blackwood, Vernacular, Mapingo, Mugembe Diospyros ebenum / Mespiliformis Ebony, mgiriti, msindi, mnumbuhi, mkulvi Combretum stuhimanii - Peramwitu, mguruwe, Mkwaya Combretum molle -Mlama mweusi Combretum zeyheri -Mlama mwekundu Combretum collinum -Mlama mweupe Olea all Spp. - Loliondo, Mchiyo, Mshisho, Brown Olive, Mzira, E. A. Olive, Mtagala, Mwalambo, Mkimba, - Kubwa IB Pterocarpus all Spp. - Mninga, Mkula, Mngubi, Mtumbati Mtoni, Mkurungu, Mninga maji. Millettia stulhmanii - Pangapanga,Mpande Xeroderris stuhlmannii -Mzundu Cassia abbreviate -Msangazi Milicia excels - Mvule, Mkongola, lroko Beilschimeidia kweo - Mfimbo, Mkweo, Mkanta Brachylaena huillensis - Muhuhu, Mhugwe, Mkarambati Mangrove all species - Mikoko Swartzia madagasearensis - Pauros~Ksanda,Msekeseke Khaya anthotheca - Mkangazi, Mwamiovu Allanblackia stulhmanii - Mkimbo The Forest (Amendment) Regulations, 2015 GN. No. 324 (contd.) 6 Breonadia salicina - Adina, Mgusia, Mdogowe, Mgwina Afzelia quanzensis - Afzelia, Mkora, Mkongo, Mafu, Mfuru, Cephalosphaera usambarensis - Mtambara, Mtambaa Entandophragma all Spp. - Mrie, Mongo, Muwondo, Mbokoboko, Mkalikili Fagaropsis angolensis - Mtua, Mkunguni, Mtongoti Hagenia abyssinica - Hagenia, Mwanga, Liziluzi Brachystegia tamaridhoides - Mseni Juniperus procera - Cedar, mtarakwa, Mwangati Newtonia all Spp. - Mshashita, Mdadauka, Mkufi ,Mpung, Newtonia. Ocotea usambarensis - Camphorwood, Mkulo, Mseri, Muheti, Maasi, II Parinari curatellifolia - Mubule, Mule, Msambula, Msaula Podocarpus all Spp. - Mse, Msisimu, Mtokosi Syzgium cummnii - Mzambarau, Mvengi Yitex keniensis - Mfudo Berchamia discolor - Bird plun, Mgandu, Mnago, Mkuni, Okoo, Nyabumbu. Syzgium cummnii - Mzambarau, Mvengi Yitex keniensis - Mfudo Berchamia discolor - Bird plun, Mgandu, Mnago, Mkuni, Okoo Syzgium cummnii - Mzambarau, Mvengi Julbernadia all Spp. - Muba, Mvuva, Mtondo, Mtondoro, Mwangati, Msima, Mtundu, Mgombo, Muwa, Mpanate. Baphia kirkii - Balphia Mkuruti, Mkuranga. Albizia all Spp. - Mfurangi, Mtanga, Mdurasi, Mvimbafuru, Mukinga, Omurere, Mshai, Mboromo,Mhenge Erythropleum guineense - Bangawanga, Mjeringwe Spirostachys africana -, - Misanda, Mwavi, Mbaraka, Mkarati,Mkola Ambygonocarpus angolensis - Msaraka, Muharaka, Mwaraka. Sterculia all Spp. - Mhozya, Mluze, Mgude, Mfune, Mkweanyani, Mkweranyani, Mguwa, Mkwelangedere, Moza, Mbalamwezi, Mperamusi, Mpalamusi, Mwingirangidengi, Mkungulanga. Acacia nigrescens - Mkambala, Mtambara, Muhama. III Morrus lastea - E. A. Mulberry, Kumbu, Mkuzufunta Filcalhoa laurifolia - Filcalhoa, !seta, Muta Casipourea malosana - Pillar wood, Ndiri, Msadora Lovoa brownie/swynnertonii - Nkoba, (Uganda Walnut), Msau, Mukusu, Kilimanjaro Mahnogany Cordyla africana - Codyla, Mroma, Mgwata Erkebergia ruppeliana - Musizi, Msisi, Riwe, Msimbi, Ol-mikump Xymalos monospora - Mburumo, Dimu, mkalikisumu, Lemonwood Fauzea all Spp. - Mifuka, Msisi, Lisega Rapanea rhododendroides - - Rapanea, Mlimang'ombe, Mwasa, Mshiwizo, Kidongashawa. The Forest (Amendment) Regulations, 2015 GN. No. 324 (contd.) 7 Pteleopsis myrtifolia - Mwindi, Mnepa, Mparu, mgofu, Bombax Rhodognaphalon -Msufi-mwitu, Mfume Fagara amaniensis - Amani satin wood, Mfarakumbi, Mfuakumbi V All tree species not listed in the proceeding class i.e. others B. Classification of tree species from Forest plantations (i) All softwood plantation species except Juniperous procera Botanical Name Trade Name Pinus all species Pines Pinus Cupressus all species Cypress Cypress Araucaria all species Araucaria Araucaria All other Coniferous Conifers Species not listed above (ii) All Hardwood plantation species: Class Botanical Name Trade Names I (i) Tectona grandis Teak, Mtiki, Msaj i (ii) Cinamomum camphora Japanese camphor (iii) Milicia excelsa Mvule II Eucalyptus all species Eucalyptus, Mkaratusi, Mlingoti III (i) Cedrela odorata Msederela (ii) Grevillea robusta Grevilia (iii) Acacia melanoxylon Acacia (iv) Acrocarpus flaxinifolius Acrocarpus (v) Maesopsis eminii Maesopsis (i) Cedrela odorata Msederela IV All other Hardwood Plantation species not listed above The Forest (Amendment) Regulations, 2015 GN. No. 324 (contd.) 8 PART II FEES, TREE VOLUME TABLES AND TARIFF TABLES A. Fees payable on non-plantation forest produce and where the produce is cut and removed by the licensee from Government owned Forest Reserves and general land, as in Part I. (Except sandal wood) S/N Classes Royalty per Cubic Metre (Standing tree volume) (Tshs) ITEM 1: LOGS 1 Class IA 264,960 Class IB 235,520 2 Class II 176,640 3 Class III 132,480 4 Class IV (Other species not listed above) 88,320 ITEM 2: Poles of Non-Plantation Forest Species (a) 5 cm but not more than 10 cm diameter at butt each 1,500 (b) Over 10 cm but not more than 20 cm diameter at butt each 2,200 ITEM 3: Withies A stem or branch under 5 cm diameter at butt end (per score of 30 withies) 3,680 The Forest (Amendment) Regulations, 2015 GN. No. 324 (contd.) 9 ITEM 4: Firewood Firewood by quantity obtained from natural forests (per stacked cubic metre from dead branches and off cuts) 5,900 Firewood obtained from planted standing tree (per stacked cubic meter) 5,900 ITEM 5: Charcoal Fees for a bag of charcoal (75 kg per bag) or (sh. 240 Tsh/kg) 16,600 ITEM 6: Fibres Quantity license for fibres and Raffia (Umondo, Ukindu and grasses) per kg or part thereof 700 ITEM 7: Tree Seed and Seedlings (a) Tree Seed: Tree seeds of all types (Species) shall be sold according to the catalogue issued by the Tanzania Tree Seed Agency, Morogoro. (b) Christmas Tree: 1,470 Fee for Christmas tree shall be Shs. per running metre or part thereof. (c) Seedlings: Fees for seedlings (i) Bare seedlings 300 (ii) Potted seedlings 440 (iii) Non-ornamental bare rooted 600 (iv) Ornamental potted. 1,500 The Forest (Amendment) Regulations, 2015 GN. No. 324 (contd.) 10 ITEM 8: Mangrove Produce (a) All mangrove trees of over 20 cm diameter over-back at 1.3 meters above ground shall be considered as logs and fees shall be as in item I, class IB. 235,500 (b) Mangrove Poles. Fee shall be as follows: Diameter Class Diameter at butt Rate per Score of 20 poles Rate per Pole Class I 15 - 20 cm 29,450 1,800 Class II 10 - 14.9 cm. 23,550 1,500 Class III 5 - 9.9. cm. 17,700 1,200 Class IV Below 5 cm. 11,800 890 ITEM 9: Bark from Forest Plantation trees (a) Wattle bark for tannin (i) Bark - per stacked cubic meter. 4,500 (ii) Price of wood left after debarking shall be sold at the rates of firewood or Poles as in item 2 and 4 above (b) Other barks including medicinal barks. The rate shall be Shs per Kg. 1,500 ITEM 10: Bamboos Diameter Class Diameter at butt Rate per Score of 20pcs Rate per piece Class I Above 5 cm. 25,300 1,500 Class II Below 5 cm 23,000 1,400 ITEM 11: Gums and Resins Fee rates shall be per Kg. 740 The Forest (Amendment) Regulations, 2015 GN. No. 324 (contd.) 11 ITEM 12: Medicinal plants (a) Stem & Roots per Kg. 740 (b) Leaves, flowers, splits etc per Kg. 440 ITEM 13: Non wood Forest Products shall be sold per kg (a) Allanblankia fruits 200 (b) Baobab fruits/pulp 200 (c) Tamarindus indica fruits 200 (d) Mushroom 200 (e) Other wild fruits not in (a, b, c) above 100 ITEM 14: Non-plantation forest Processed products fees not possessing harvesting license or receipts from registered dealer shall be: (a) Mpingo carvings/kg 4,600 (b) Other carvings 3,000 (c) Door shutters per piece 76,500 (d) Door and window frames per piece 51,800 (e) Cup boards per piece 100,000 (f) Chair, stool, wooden school desks per piece 17,250 (g) Bed and wooden office tables per piece 102,000 (h) 1 piece of wooden coach 30,000 (i) Basket/Mats per kg 1,700 (j) Other wooden small items per piece 1,700 ITEM 15: Forest soil, sand, gravel and stones shall be charged per ton.( Applicable only with special permit from Chief Executive) Talling for mineral extraction 10,000 Fees for forest soil, sand, gravel and stones 3,000 B: Fees payable on plantation forest produce when felled and removed by licensee from Government owned forests. Note: (a) In the event the mode of disposal is by tender or public auction the fees set below shall be the baseline price. (b) In the event the mode of disposal is by public auction the auction price shall apply to all persons who have valid sale agreement with the Government. The Forest (Amendment) Regulations, 2015 GN. No. 324 (contd.) 12 ITEM I : All softwood plantation species except Juniperus procera Diameter Class at DBH in cm. Fees/m3 (Softwood plantation) <5 cm To be sold as firewood 6-10 cm To be sold as poles per piece 11-20 cm 5,700 21-25 cm 11,300 26-30 cm 28,300 31-35 cm 48,900 >35 cm 54,200 ITEM 2: Pulp wood Fees for pulpwood trees shall be charged per cubic metre and shall not be used for any other purpose thereof. When used for other purpose other than pulp production shall be charged as in part B Item I above 14,300 ITEM 3: Poles from Softwood Plantation Forest Species 6 cm but not more than 10 cm diameter at butt end (each) 300 ITEM 4. Juniperus procera Juniperus procera (all sizes) per cubic metre 73,600 ITEM 5. All Hardwood plantation species except Teak, Eucalyptus and Olea spp. (Fees/m3 ) Diameter Class at Breast Height in cm.( Cederella, Grevillea, Acacia, Acrocarpus and Maesopsis, Terminalia, Cassuarina and Gmmelina). < 5 cm To be sold as firewood 6 - 10 cm To be sold as poles per piece 11 - 20 cm 5,900 21-30 cm 11,800 31-35 cm 22,100 >35 cm 29,500 Fees/m3 for Teak < 5 cm To be sold as firewood The Forest (Amendment) Regulations, 2015 GN. No. 324 (contd.) 13 First thinning (To be sold as poles per piece) 1,200 Second thinning (To be sold as poles per piece) 1,500 "All other sizes shall be sold according to prevailing market prices per cubic meter of teak. ITEM 6: Olea plantation species (Fees/m3 ) <10 cm To be sold as firewood 10 - 20 cm 25,000 21-30 cm 35,000 31-35 cm 55,000 >35 cm 60,000 ITEM 7.Eucalyptus species (for E. saligina & E. grandis) Diam. Class at DBH in cm Fees/m3 <10 cm To be sold as firewood 11-20 cm 5,520 21-30 cm 13,800 >30 cm 24,400 Fees/M3 for Eucalyptus all other species <10 cm To be sold as firewood 11-20 cm To be sold as poles per piece 21-30 cm 5,520 >30 cm 13,800 Fees for Eucalyptus pulpwood shall be charged per cubic meter and shall not be used for any other purpose thereof. When used for other purpose other than pulp production shall be charged as in part B Item 7 above. 12,000 ITEM 8. Poles from hardwood plantations (i) For poles less than 10 cm DBH over-bark fees shall be per running metre. 1,100 (ii) All Eucalyptus species classified as poles, fee shall be per running metre. 740 The Forest (Amendment) Regulations, 2015 GN. No. 324 (contd.) 14 ITEM 9.Firewood from plantations (i) Quantity license for hardwood plantation species per stacked cubic meter 2,950 (ii) Quantity license for softwood plantation species per stacked cubic metre 1,500 C. Other fees payable on services related to forest products ITEM 1.Licence to establish and operate other businesses in forest reserves and plantations per year (i) Installation of telecommunication facilities, mineral water extraction facilities, per 15M x 15M 4,416,000 (ii) Forest reserve management fee (i) above shall be per year. 4,025,000 (iii) Where the telecommunication facility is shared by more than one service provider, 50% of the fees in part (ii) above shall be charged for each additional service provider. 50% (iv) Pre-fabricated houses, hydropower and large scale irrigation scheme (establishment fee per Ha.) 4,416,000 (v)Forest reserve management fee part (iv) above shall be per year per Ha. 588,800 (vi) Piers and landings in forest reserves shall be per year per Ha or part of. 736,000 (vii) To make solar salt pans and prawn farming in the mangrove forest reserves per year. 320,000 The Forest (Amendment) Regulations, 2015 GN. No. 324 (contd.) 15 (viii)To operate solar salt pan of 2.5ha or less and fish farming in the mangrove forest reserve per year. 130,000 (ix) To install billboards in forest reserve (establishment fee) 588,800 (x) Forest reserve management fee for part (ix) above per year per billboard. 147,200 (xi) Air strips in forest reserve (establishment fee per Ha or part of.) 4,416,000 (xii) Forest reserve management fee for part (xi) above per year per Ha or part of. 1,472,000 (xiii) Prospecting/ Exploration fees in a forest reserve per year per 100ha or part of. 736,000 (xiv) Installation fee for water tank in a forest reserve per ha or part of 500,000 (xv) Forest reserve management fee for part (xiv) above shall be per year 250,000 (xvi) Mining fees (forest management fees) in a forest reserve (per year per Ha or part of). 1,472,000 (xviii)Establishment fee of mineral extraction plant per ha or part thereof 11,500,000 (xvii) Forest reserve management fee (xviii) above shall be per year 5,750,000 (xix) Consulting fee (per person per day). 44,200 (xx) Rest house fees (per head per night for non residents – in USD). 30 (xxi) Rest house fees (per head per night for residents – in Tshs.) 25,000 (xxii) Conference facilities (per day per meeting) 80,000 The Forest (Amendment) Regulations, 2015 GN. No. 324 (contd.) 16 (xxiii) Seed collection fees in forest reserves (per kilogram) 30,000 (xxiv) Fees for Reserved trees on private farms should be 25% of respective forest royalty 20% (xxv) Office accommodation fees (per square metre per month or its equivalent in shillings). 59,500 (xxviii)Fish processing in the forest reserve per ha or part of 425,000 (xxix)To operate mobile sawmill in difficult terrain in the Forest reserve (with special permit from Chief Executive) 500,000 (xxx) To undertake any other Commercial business in a forest reserve (not stated in schedule 8) per year per square metre. 73,600 Application Form for Harvesting trees in plantations and Natural forest: (xxxi) Companies with or without contracts with the Government 200,000 (xxxii)Medium harvesters (with sawmills having breakdown, edger and resaw or with efficient technology 150,000 (xxxiii) Small scale harvesters 57,500 ITEM 2: Transit pass application fees: i) For a 7 ton vehicle or below 7,500 ii) Above 7 ton 15,000 The Forest (Amendment) Regulations, 2015 GN. No. 324 (contd.) 17 ITEM 3: Grading and export certificates fees I. Grading / Inspection fees (a) For commercial consignments Consignment whose value exceeds USD 300.00 will be considered as commercial consignment. (i) Grading fee for commercial consignments such as timber and other forest products for export shall be for a consignment not exceeding 20 m3. 150,000 (ii) Fees for inspection of carvings/handcrafts, tanning, gum, Jatropha oil, sandal wood products and other forest products for export shall be for a consignment not exceeding 20 tons. 150,000 (b) For Non commercial consignments Consignment whose value is less or equal to USD 300.00 will be considered as non commercial consignment. (i) Grading fees for timber and other forest products for export as gift, personal effects and sample (per consignment). 44,200 (ii) Fee for Inspection of carvings/handcrafts, tannin, gum, Jatropha oil, sandal wood products and other forest product for export (per consignment). 34,500 II. Export Certificate Fees The Forest (Amendment) Regulations, 2015 GN. No. 324 (contd.) 18 (i) Export certificate fee for commercial consignment 147,200 (ii) Export certificate fee for non-commercial consignments (per consignment) 44,200 III. Importation charges (i) For Commercial Consignment Inspection/ handling Fee for commercial consignment of 20m3 115,000 (ii) For Noncommercial consignments Inspection/ handling Fee for non-commercial consignments whose value is less than USD 300 (per consignment) 44,200 ITEM 4: Fees for registration of forest produce dealers and Traders for each site per year (a) Trees 270,000 (b) Timber (For Pit sawyers in productive natural forest) 256,000 (c) Timber yard 256,000 (d) Logs 256,000 (e) Poles 256,000 (f) Withies 64,000 (g) Sawmill (capacity of up to 5,000 m3 per year) 512,000 (h) Sawmill (capacity of up to 5,001 -10,000)m3 per year) 1,000,000 (i) Chipboard mill 1,000,000 (j) Hardboard mill 1,000,000 (k) Plywood mill 1,000,000 (l) Pulp and paper – mill 2,000,000 (m) Match Box Factory 1,000,000 (n) Impregnation Plant 512,000 (o) Small Curio shops (forestry products) 256,000 (p) Micro Curio shops (forestry products) 100,000 The Forest (Amendment) Regulations, 2015 GN. No. 324 (contd.) 19 (q) Exporters of Forest Products 512,000 (r) Importers of forest products 512,000 (s) Charcoal 256,000 (t) Firewood 256,000 (u) Furniture mart (Small) 256,000 (v) Furniture mart (micro) 100,000 (w) Wood works factory (Small) 384,000 (x) Woodworks factory (micro) 150,000 (y) Carpentry per bench 50,000 (z) Other Forest Products / Produce Dealers 130,000 Micro enterprise is the business with less than 5 employees and operates with a turnover of less than TZS 5,000,000. Small enterprise is the business with staff between 5 to 49 and operating with a turnover between TZS 5,000,000 to TZS 200,000,000 ITEM 5: Forest road services fees (Vehicles not covered under item 6) Capacity of Vehicle Fee Rate Per Entry (a) Less than 1 ton 1,450 (b) 1 - 3 tons 2,200 (c) 3 - 5 tons 3,000 (d) 5 - 10 tons 5,900 >10 tons 7,400 ITEM 6: LMDA (Logging Miscellaneous Deposit Account) charges in plantation forests. The fees are charged to cater silvicultural activities and road maintenance in Forest Plantations. (a) Silviculture fee per m3 of Teak logs 5% of the sale value (b) Road fee per m3 of Teak logs 5% of the sale value (c) Silviculture fee per m3 of softwood logs 8,750 (d) Road fee per m3 of softwood logs 8,750 The Forest (Amendment) Regulations, 2015 GN. No. 324 (contd.) 20 (e) Silviculture fee per m3 of Eucalyptus logs 17,500 (f) Road fee per m3 of Eucalyptus and other hardwood 17,500