Forests (Coast Special Areas) Rules (Chapter 176)

THE FORESTS (COAST SPECIAL AREAS) RULES 1. These Rules may be cited as the Forests (Coast Special Areas) 2. Subject to any special rule applicable to any forest area in the spectal areas in the Coast Province, no person shall fell, cut, take. work or remove any trees growing in the special areas in the Coast Province, hereinafter referred to as the Coast special areas, without having first obtained the licence in writing prescribed by rule 3 of these Rules: Provided that (i) nothing in these Rules shall apply to the case of any African felling cutting or removing any tree or timber for the purpose of erecting for his own or his immediate family’s use an African hut or house for habitation in the Coast special areas or cutting or collecting wood or forest produce for his oun use as fuel or for other domestic purposes: (ii) a District Commissioner, in regard to so much of the Coast special areas as is situate in his district, may, anything in these Rules to the contrary notwithstanding, on being satisfied that any person or persons, firm or company is or are under a contract or comracts to supply fire wood to the East African Railways and Harbours Administration, grant in form 3 in the Schedule to these Rules, for the purposes of such contract or contracts, and for such purposes only, a free licence in writing to any person or persons, firm or company to fell, cut, take or remove any trees grouing in the Coast special areas to such number or amount (if any) as he mav specify in such licence without payment of the royalties prescribed by these Rules; saving always that in any such free licence as aforesaid such District Commissioner may in his absolute discretion except from the operation of the said licence such trees as he shall specify therein; (iii) the District Commissioner, in regard to so much of the Coast special areas as is situate in his district, may grant a licence to any native of the district to cut and remove any specified tree for the purpose of making a canoe for his own use, and may in his absolute discretion remit the whole or any part of the royalties prescribed by these Rules in respect of such timber. 3. Application for any such licence as is referred to in rule 2 of these Rules shall be made to the District Commissioner of the district in which the trees or timber in respect of which application is made are situate, and such District Commissioner shall thereupon grant a licence in writing to the applicant subject to the conditions and in form 1 in the Schedule to these Rules: Cap. 176 (1948), Sub. Leg. Provided always that the decision of the District Commissioner as to the number of trees of each species respectively to be included in such licence shall be final and without appeal. 4. (l) The holder of any such licence as aforesaid shall transport the trees and the dogs or timber hewn or sa\vn from the trees in respect of which such licence is granted to such place as the said District Commissioner specifies in the licence in order that the same may be measured for the purpose of calculating the amount of royalties payable. (2) No such trees, logs or the timber, as the case may be, shall be removed from such place until the royalties prescribed by these Rules have been paid and a permit in writing obtained from the person to whom such royalties have been paid authorizing the removal of the same. (3) Such permit in writing shall be in form 2 in the Schedule to these Rules. 5. (l) There shall be paid bv the holder of a licence granted under rule 3 of these Rules or by the applicant for a removal permit under rule 4 of these Rules, as the case may be, the following royalties ROUND TIMBER Per cubic foot Sh. cts. Mbemba Kofe (Afzelia cuanzensis)......................................................0 50 Nlvule (Chlorophora excelsa)...............................................................0 50 Muhuhu (Brachylana sp.).....................................................................0 50 Mpingu or Ebony (Dalbergia melanoxylon).........................................0 50 Mwangati (Terminalia sp.)....................................................................0 50 All other trees........................................................................................0 40 SAWN OR HEWN TIMBER Mbemba Kofe (Afzelia cuanzensis)......................................................1 00. Mvule (Chlorophora excelsa)...............................................................1 00 Muhuhu (Brachylana sp.).....................................................................1 00 Mpingu or Ebony (Dalbergia Melanoxilon).........................................1 00 Mwangati (Terminalia sp.)....................................................................1 00 All other timbers....................................................................................1 75 (2) There shall be paid for firewood dispatched bv rail from the Coast special areas a rovaltv of' Sh. 20 per 10-ton truck load or part thereof. (3) Firewood cut in the Coast special areas which is not sent by rail shall be stacked for measurement in accordance with the condition of a permit issued under rule 4 of these Rules, and there shall be paid a royalty of 6 cents per stacked cubic foot. 6. Any person contravening any of the provisions of these Rules or any of the terms or conditions of any licence issued under these Rules shall be deemed to be guilty of an offence under the Ordinance. SCHEDULE (rr. 2,3 and 4) FORM l LICENCE UNDER THE FORESTS (COAST SPECIAL AREAS) RULES Office of the District Commissioner. Situated at ...........................................................….. Name of licence holder.............................................…………………………. Tribe of licence holder..........................................……………………………. Sub-tribe of licence holder.......................................………………………….. Headman of licence holder......................................………………………….. District of licence holder ..........................................……………………….... Particulars of any personal marks of licence holder..………………………… ....................................................................................………………………... This is to certify that the above-named ..........................................................is hereby granted permission, pursuant to the Forests (Coast Special Areas) Rules, to fell, cut and remove, from the date hereof up to and including the …….............day of.........………......................................................................................the following number of trees of the following descriptions respectively, that is to say …………………………………………………………..…………………………. situate in the special areas in the Coast Province in the district of......................................... upon the conditions hereunder mentioned. Conditions 1. All trees or timber felled, cut and removed under this licence shall be removed to and stacked for measurement at ...................................................... 2. All trees or timber so removed and stacked for measurement................ at shall be measured for the purpose of calculating the amount of royalties due and payable in accordance with the Forests (Coast Special Areas) Rules, and no such trees or timber shall be removed therefrom unless and until all such royalties have been duly paid and a removal permit duly granted in accordance with the said Rules. Dated this.......................day of......................19................................................ ................................................... District Commissioner. ** FORM 2 REMOVAL PERMIT UNDER THE FORESTS (COAST SPECIAL AREAS) RULES Office of .......................... Situate at ................... Name of permit holder .................................................................................... Address of permit holder ................................................................................. Tribe of permit holder ...................................................................................... Sub-tribe of permit holder ................................................................................ Headman of permit holder ................................................................................ District of permit holder ................................................................................... Particulars of any personal marks of permit holder .......................................... ............................................................................................................................. This is to certify that the above-named is entitled to remove from ..................................................the number of trees or logs particulars of which are stated hereunder: Particulars Total number of trees or logs of each species Total number of cubic feet of each species respectively Total amount of royalties paid in respect of each species respectively 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. Dated this.................................................................day of...................................,19......... Signature......................... Designation..................... ** FORM 3 LICENCE FOR A FUEL CONTRACTOR TO THE EAST AFRICAN RAILWAYS AND HARBOURS ADMINITRATION PURSUANT TO THE FORESTS (COAST SPECIAL AREAS) RULES Office of the District Commissioner. Situate at ............................................ Name of licence holder............................................................................................................................... Address of licence holder .......................................................................................................................... Particulars of any personal marks of licence holder................................................................................... Date and parties to contract of licence holder with the East African Railways and Harbours Administration .................................................................................................... This is to certify that the above-named..........................................................................................is hereby granted permission pursuant to the Forests (Coast Special Areas) Rules for the purposes only of the above-mentioned contract to fell, cut, take or remove anv trees in the special areas in the Coast Province to the number or amount of the following, that is to say: ............................................................................................................................................................ ......... save and except trees described or specified as follows, that is to say: ............................................................................................................................................................ .......... without payment of any royalties set out in the Forests (Coast Special Areas) Rules. Dated this...................................................day of......................................, 19....... ................................................ District Commissioner.