Forest Resources and Timber Utilisation (Protected Species) (Amendment) Regulations 2012 (LN 133 of 2012)

273 SUPPLEMENT to the Solomon Islands Gazette 2 nd Friday [Legal Notice No. 133] November, 2012 S.l. No.50 THE FOREST RESOURCES AND TIMBER UTILISATION ACT (Cap. 40) THE FOREST RESOURCES AND TIMBER UTILISATION (PROTECTED SPECIES) (AMENDMENT) REGULATIONS 2012 IN exercise of the powers conferred upon the Minister by section 44 and item 7 ofthe First Schedule ofthe Forest Resources and Timber Utilisation Act, the following regulations are hereby made I. These Regulations may be cited as the Forest Resources and Timber Utilisation (Protected Species) (Amendment) Regulations 2012. 2. The Forest Resources and Timber Utilisation (Protected Species) Regulations 2012 is amended as follows: (a) by deleting Regulation 4 and replacing it with a new Regulation 4 as follows: "4. The following species shall only be exported in milled timber form pursuant to a milling licence issued by the Commissioner of Forest Resources: Rosewood Ironwood Kauri Walnut Canoe Tree Vasa Pterocarpus indicus Instia bijuga Agathiss macrophylia Dracontomelum vitiense Omelia moluccana Canarium spp. Vitex" 274 (b) by adding a new Regulation 5 after Regulation 4 as follows: "5. The following species shall only be exported in product fonn manufactured in Solomon Islands: Rattan Calamus spp. Dated at Honiara this first day of November, 2012. HON. DICKSON MUA, MP Minister of Forestry and Research Honiara, Solomon Islands Printed under the authority ofthe Solomon Islands Government Printed by Public Service Commission.