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Section 32, Forestry Act 1988

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The Minister 111ay mde regulation; for the i111ple111entati011 Regulations.of this Act and. without prejudice to the generality ol the,e rrnv1- ;io.is, may by such regulations--- (a) pr~scri1'e tlH' form anrl contents of ,ommunity forrst agreement,, voncession agreements. ,ontracl> of sale, licences and other autho,ities under this Ac1, t'•e r.ianner of applying tor. granting issuing, registering, and transferring such agreements, contrncts, licences and lither l.\Uthoritie, and th~ rnnvenant-.., terms and con:Jiti0:1s 11n(kr which they shall De held. determined, suspended or cancelled; (bl presa.:tbe the rate, amount and manner of assessment of foes, royalties and other charges for forest prc-dur.e- and for any rnnce»ion, contract of sale, licence or other autr,ority or for any apr.licatio11 for any •Jf the foregoing; (c) ;:stablish different classes of licences and other authorizations and provide that different conditions and- fees shall pertain to each of them: (d) prescrit-e rules anJ standard~ for tru: inspection nd grading of forest produce, including timber regulations shall be an offence and prescribe in respectlations shall be an offence and prescribe in respect 18 No. Fores(ry ----------- Repeal and savings. Cap. 189. and the products thereof, and prohibiting any forest produce from being described or traded or e,i;ported except in accordance with such rules and standards; (e) provide for the ''""'ner nf pre rm ring proposals for national forests: (J) (g) (h) prescribe the form and contents of any forest inventory or national or area fo,e,t 111anagernt:r.t plan; prescribe the kinds, sizes and quantities of any forest produce that may be felled, taken or extracted in or from &r.y national fors:st, community forest or protected area: prohibit any forest operation in any area of cla,,ified forest for whid1 a detailed inventory or a forest m~nagement plan has not been arproved by the Chief Conservator; (i) require any person conducting any operation in a national or conuuunity forc;t or a [Jtulcct~u. a1ea tu furnish all inforlllation concerning such 0peration and prescribe the form and ma!lner of reporting such information; U) prescribe conditions and standards for the transportation and processing cf any forest produce; (k) prohibit or otherwise regulate the export of lugs or of forest produce in any form: (/) provide for the assignment, rcgistr<1tion and u~c or timber mark~; (m) provide for the <lemarcation of any national or community forest or protected area; (n) provide thi.t the contra~entions of any such of such offence any penalty not exceedinii; a fine of ten thousand leones or imprisonment for a term not exceeding two years or both such fine and imprisonment and in addition, prescrihe in respect of any continuing offence, a fine not less than fifty leones in respect of each d:1.y on which the offence continues.

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