Exemption Order made under the Forest Resources and Timber Utilisation Act (L.N. No. 135 of 2012)

I I, I 275 [Legal Notice No. 135] FOREST RESOURCES AND TIMBER UTILISATION ACT (Cap. 40) EXEMPTION ORDER IN exercie of the powers conferred upon me by section 4 (1) (c) of the Forest Resources and Timber Utilisation Act (Cap. 40), I make this Order· 1. That the land referred to in Schedule 1 of this O-der ("the Land") is exempted from the provisions of section 4 of the Forest Resources and Timber Utilisation Act [Cap. 40] and the provisions of the Forest Resources and Timber Utilisation (Protected Species) Regulations 2012 including any subsequent amendments therein. 276 2. The Land shall be used for agricultural purposes as certified by tbe Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock Development. 3. All Felling oflogs in the land shall comply witb the tenus and Conditions of the special permit to be issued by the Commissioner of Forest. 4. Logs felled under clause 3 of this Order shall be exported and / or sold pursuant to tbe laws of Solomon Islands. 5. Records oflogs felled, exported and / or sold shall be furnished to the Commissioner of Forest within fourteen (14) days of the export and or sale of such logs. 6. A person who contravenes any of tbe clauses in this Order is deemed to have committed an offence under section 4 of the Act, as if the exemption were not granted under this Order. Made at Honiara this ninth day of November, 2012. HON. DICKSON MUA Minister of Forestry and Research 277 SCHEDULE! The land referred to in Clause 1 of the Order is described as follows (1) Burara Customary land (2) Gounamanu Customary land (3) Fulaiano Customary land Honiara, Solomon Islands Printed under the authority of the Solomon Islands Government Printed by Public Service Commission.