Regulation on revised administrative fees as regards standardized monetary unit (FDA Regulation No. 21)

FORESTRY DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY REGULATION NO. 2] REGULAnON ON REVISED ADMININSTRATIVE FEES AS REGARDS STANDARDIZED MONETARY UNIT WHEREAS. the Act creating the Forestry Development Authority (FDA), approved on November 1, 1976 and published on December 20, 1976, empowers the Forestry Development Authority to promulgate rules and regulations from time to time as may be necessary to carry into effect the purposes and provisions of this ACT, and \ WHEREAS, the said ACT further confers upon the FDA the powers to prescribe licenses, permits and; other instruments and in like manner, amend, vary or revoke such licenses, permits or instrumentsasmay be required to carry out its responsibilities under the ACT; and WHEREAS, in recent times the Liberia Dollars continues to plunge downward against other maior currencies, thereby reducing its purchasing power, thus causing the FDA to experience a substantial rise in the cost of providing technical and administrative services to this customers and the general public, and WHEREAS, it has become necessary for the FDA to adopt corrective measures to remedy the situation and to ensure the continual flow ofservices to its customers and the general public. NOW, THEREFORE, the Forestry Development Authority does hereby rule and regulate the adoption of all the various Administrative and Wildlife Fees into a standard monetary unit of the United States Dollar, SECTION I: AD:MlNISTRATIVE FEE FOR FDA FOREST SURVEY PERMIT An Administrative Fee of five hundred United States Dollars (US$500.00) shall be paid for the permit byeach Applicant, and shall be paid to the FDA upon application. Such fee is not refundable. SECTION II: .ADl\1INISTRATIVE FEE FOR FDAHARVEST PERMIT (SALVAGEIEXPLOITATION) An Administrative Fee of two thousand United States Dollars (VS$2,OO.OO) shall be paid to the FDA by each company or individual for the FDA Forest Salvage/Exploitation Permit. The payment of this non-refundable fee is exclusiveofother requirementsofFDA Regulation No.6. SECTION III. ADMINISTRATIVE FEE FOR TIMBER EXPORT PERMIT '-:"'1" An Administrative non-refundable fee of ten United States Dollars (US$lO.OO) is hereby imposed for each FDA Export permit and payment thereof shallbe made upon application by the Exporter. SECTION IV: ADMINISTRATIVE FEE FOR ANNUAL COUPE INSPECTION A non-refundable fee of ten United States Dollars (US$10.00) per square mile block or square kilometer block of annual coupe submitted to the FDA for approval is hereby imposed. "The payment of such fee shall be made to the FDA prior to final approval of the annual coupe documents by the Managing Director of the FDA. SECTION V: ADMINISTRATIVE (HAMMER) FEE FOR REQPENING TIMBER COMPANIES An administrative Hammer Fee of one hundred .fifty United States Dollars (U8$150.00) payable to the FDA is hereby imposed for reopening of delinquent companies, and shall be paid prior to resuming of operations. SECTIONVI: ADMlNlSTRATIVE FEE FOR THE EXPORTAnON OF BIRDSfFOWLS The Administrative non-re~ble fees are hereby levied on all CITIES Export permits tor the below category of birds/fowls and payments of said fees shall be made by the Exporter to FDA centrat'office.· , a. All birds of prey specified under the Wildlife & National Parks Act approved July 21, 1988. such as eagles, hawks, carriers, kites. falcons, owls, etc., as weU as parrots, etc., twenty-five United States Dollars (US$25.00) b.. All other birds such as weaver, etc., five United States Dollars (U8$5.00) per bird SECTION YII: ADMINISTRATIVE FEES FOR MAMMALS & REPTILES A non-refundable Administrative Fee ofone hundred United States Dollars (U8$ 100.00) shan be paid also by any individuaks) for each mammal or reptile killed during game hunting, provided however such mammal or reptile does not full within Section 60 of the Wildlife and National Parks Act approved July21, 1988. SECTION VIII: WILDLIFE CONSERVATION FEE A Wildlife Conservation Fee of ten United States Dollars (US$IO.OO) shall be levied on all CITES Export permits for wildlife and wildlife products, and the