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IN exercise of the powers
conferred on the Commissioner
responsible for Lands by section
35 of the Forests Ordinance (Cap.
157) and in pursuance of section
16 (8) of the Concessions Act,
1962 (Act 124) these Regulations
are made this 31st day of August,
1976.
Regulation 1—Royalty to be Paid.
Any person who after the
commencement of these Regulations,
cuts or takes away or extracts
timber from land to which the
Ordinance applies shall pay the
royalty specified in the First
Schedule to these Regulations in
relation to the timber cut or
taken away or extracted by him.
Regulation 2—Rent to be Paid.
After the commencement of these
Regulations the rents payable for
a timber lease or licence shall,
subject to paragraph 3 of these
Regulations, be as specified in
the Second Schedule to these
Regulations.
Regulation 3—Outstanding Royalty
or Rent.
(1) Any person who has cut or
taken away or extracted timber
before the 1st July, 1976 shall
pay the royalty or rent
outstanding if any, by 30th
September, 1976.
(2) Any person who holds a timber
lease or licence at the
commencement of these Regulations
and whose royalty or rent is in
arrears for a period of one month
or more on the date of the coming
into force of these Regulations
shall after the date of the coming
into force of these Regulations
pay the arrears in accordance with
the amounts specified in the
Schedules to these Regulations.
Regulation 4—Payment of Fees by
Persons Exploiting Forest.
(1) Any person who cuts or takes
away or extracts timber in any
year in any forest reserve
constituted under section 17 of
the Forests Ordinance (Cap. 157)
or under bye-laws made by a Local
Authority shall for that year pay
a fee of fifty cedis for every
hectare in such reserve over which
he is permitted in that year to
exercise rights of cutting or
taking away or extracting timber.
(2) Any person who cuts or takes
away or extracts timber in any
year on any land outside a forest
reserve shall for that year pay a
fee of twenty cedis for every
hectare over which he exercises
rights of cutting or taking away
or extracting timber.
Regulation 5—Forest Improvement
Fund.
(1) The fees charged under
paragraph 4 of these Regulations
shall be paid to the Forestry
Department and shall be credited
by that Department to the Forests
Improvement Fund and shall be used
to meet the cost of silvicultural
work.
(2) The Forestry Department shall
in each year publish a statement
showing the amount credited to the
said account and the amount
withdrawn from the account to meet
the costs of silvicultural work.
Regulation 6—Waiver of Payment.
(1) Where in the opinion of the
Chief Conservator of Forests the
value of timber in any area in a
forest reserve or outside a forest
reserve does not justify the
levying of the fees specified in
paragraph 4, he may reduce the
amount payable in either case or
waive the payment of the fees.
(2) Where the Chief Conservator of
Forests is satisfied that the
operator himself or his agents
carry out the silvicultural work
he may waive the payment of fees.
Regulation 7—Other Enactments not
Affected.
Nothing in these Regulations shall
affect anything in any other
enactment or any lawful claim or
remedy against any person who cuts
or takes away or extracts timber
in the absence of a title and for
the avoidance of doubts, payment
of the royalties and rents
prescribed in these Regulations
shall not be deemed to relieve any
person from any requirement of
holding a title.
Regulation 8—Interpretation.
In these Regulations unless the
context otherwise requires:
"timber" includes trees when they
have fallen or have been felled
and all wood whether it has been
cut up or fashioned or hollowed
out for any purpose or not;
"title" means valid and effective
rights obtained in compliance with
the law, to cut or take away or
extract timber from any parcel of
land referred to in these
regulations;
"fees" includes dues, rents and
royalties in respect of any
interest in land.
Regulation 9—Revocation.
The Forests (Fees for
Silvicultural Works) Regulations,
1959 (LN 87) is hereby revoked.
Regulation 10—Commencement.
These Regulations shall be deemed
to have come into force on the 1st
day of July, 1976.
SCHEDULES
FIRST SCHEDULE
ROYALTIES
Trade Name Local
Name
Scientific Name
Royalty
¢
Odum . . . .
Iroko. . . .
. Maclura excelsa
. . . 35.00
Edinam . . Godu
Nohor . .
Entandrophragma angolense
. 30.00
Penkwa . .
Sapele . . .
Entandrophragma
cylindricum 45.00
Efuobrodedwo Utile .
. . . .
Entandrophragma
utile . . 54.00
Mahogany . .
African Mahogany . . . .
Khaya spp . . .
. . . 35.00
Baku . . . .
Makore . . .
. . . Tieghemella
heckelii . . . .
48.00
Kusia . . . .
Opepe . . .
. . . Nauclea diderrichii
. . . . 28.00
Kokrodua . .
Afrormosia . . . .
. . Pericopsis elata .
. . . 52.00
Dubinibiri . .
African Walnut . . .
. Lovoa trichilioides .
. . . 24.00
Emeri . . . .
Idigbo . . .
. . . Terminalia
ivorensis . . .
. 21.00
Wawa . . . .
Obeche . . .
. . .
Triplochiton scleroxylon . .
15.00
Nyankom . .
Niangon . . .
. . . Heritiera utilis
. . . . 14.00
Candollei . . Omu
. . . . . .
. . Entandrophragrna candollei .
. 35.00
Kwabohoro . . . . Guarea
. . . . . . Guarea
spp . . . . .
. 15.00
Kaku . . . . . .
Ekki . . . . .
. . . Lophira alata .
. . . .
. 28.00
Dahoma . . .
. Daborna .
. . . . .
Piptadeniastrum africanum .
. 10.00
Kyenkyen . . . .
Antiaris . . .
. . . Antiaris africana
. . . . 15.00
Aprono . . . .
Mansonia . . .
. . . Mansonia altissima
. . . . 18.00
Subaba . . .
. Abura .
. . . . .
Mitragyna spp . .
. . 14.00
Danta . . . . .
. Danta .
. . . . .
Nesogordonia papaverifera .
. 14.00
Wansenwa . . .
. Avodire .
. . . . .
Turracanthus africanus .
. 14.00
Ofram . . . . . .
Afam. . . . .
. . . Terminalia superba
. . . . 18.00
Bonsamdua . . .
. Ayan. . .
. . . . .
Distemonanthus benthamianus
10.00
Kokoti. . . . . .
Kokoti . . .
. . . Anopyxis klaineana
. . . . 15.00
Papao . . . . . .
Afzelia . . .
. . . Afzelia
Africana . . . .
18.00
Wonton . . . .
Wonton . . .
. . . Morus
mesozygia . . .
. 12.00
Onyina . . . .
Ceiba. . . . .
. . . Ceiba
pentandra . . .
. 12.00
Denya . . . . .
. Okan. . .
. . . . .
Cylicodiscus gabunensis .
. 16.00
Otie . . . . . .
Illomba . . .
. . . Pynanthus angolensis
. . 6.00
Hyedua . . .
. Ogea . . .
. . . .
. DanieHia ogea.
. . . . .
22.00
Hyeduanini . . . .
Ovangkol . . .
. . . Guibourtia ehie
. . . 22.00
Entedua . . .
. Bubinga .
. . . .
. Copaifera salikounda.
. . . 22.00
Kyere . . . . . .
Pterygota . . .
. . . Pterygota
macrocarpa. . . .
12.00
Asamfona . . .
. Aningeria .
. . . .
. Aningeria robusta
. . . . 12.00
Esa . . . . .
. Celtis. . .
. . . .
. Celtis spp .
. . . . .
8.00
Teak . . . . .
. Teak . . .
. . . .
. Tectona grandis
. . . . 10.00
Bodiwunua . . .
. Canarium .
. . . .
. Canarium
schweinfurthii . .
9.00
Cedrela . . .
. Cigar box .
. . . .
. Cedrela odorata
. . . . 15.00
Okuro . . . . . .
Cedar Albizia . .
. . Albizia spp .
. . . . .
15.00
Any other species . . .
.
6.00
SECOND SCHEDULE
RENTS
25 pesewas per hectare per annum.
LT.-COL. ABDULAI IBRAHIM
Commissioner Responsible for Lands
Date of Gazette Notification 17th
September, 1976.
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