Act
Act Creating the Forestry Development Authority, 1976
Approved on 1 November 1976 and published by authority of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs on 20 December 1976, this Act created the Forestry Development Authority as a public authority, repealed Chapters 1 through 4 of the Natural Resources Law dealing with forest conservation, national parks and wildlife, and vested the Authority with forest-management, conservation, licensing, enforcement and regulatory functions. The preserved FAOLEX PDF also contains the later 1988 amendment.
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Act Creating the Forestry Development Authority, 1976
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Act Creating the Forestry Development Authority, 1976 (1976)
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Earlier / affected instruments
Natural Resources Law — Title 23, Liberian Code of Laws RevisedThe 1976 Forestry Development Authority Act expressly repeals Chapters 1 through 4 of the Natural Resources Law relating to forest conservation, national parks and wildlife and replaces that institutional framework with the FDA.Laws that this instrument amends, repeals, supersedes or consolidates.
This instrumentAct Creating the Forestry Development Authority, 1976
1976Amended
Later instruments
Act Amending the Forestry Development Authority Act, 1988The 1988 Act repeals section 16 of the 1976 FDA Act and adds new sections 16 through 23 governing forest-products utilization and related obligations.National Forestry Reform Law, 2006Section 1 of the National Forestry Reform Law of 2006 expressly repeals sections 16 through 23 of the 1976 Act creating the Forestry Development Authority, as amended, while leaving the remainder of the establishing Act in place.Act to Amend Section 6, Subsection 6.1 of the Act Creating the Forestry Development AuthorityThis Act expressly amends section 6.1 of the 1976 FDA Act to revise the Board of Directors composition and repeals section 6.4.Laws recorded as later amending, repealing, superseding or consolidating this instrument.
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FDA Regulation No. 20 — Restricted Export of Minor Forest ProductsRegulation No. 20 was issued under the Forestry Development Authority's statutory regulatory powers under the 1976 FDA Act.FDA Regulation No. 22 — Pit-Sawing of TimberRegulation No. 22 was issued under the Forestry Development Authority's statutory powers to regulate forest utilization.FDA Regulation No. 23 — Administrative Fees on Forest and Wildlife ConservationRegulation No. 23 established forestry and wildlife administrative fees under the FDA's statutory regulatory authority.FDA Regulation No. 24 — Utilization of Minor Forest ProductsRegulation No. 24 regulated utilization of minor forest products under the FDA Act framework.FDA Regulation No. 26 — Ban on Pit-Sawing and Power Chain SawingRegulation No. 26 regulated pit-sawing, chain sawing and sawmill controls under the FDA Act framework.FDA Regulation No. 27 — Reduction of Reforestation, Conservation and Forest Research FeesRegulation No. 27 revised forestry fees under the FDA Act framework.FDA Regulation No. 1 — Waste of Forest ResourcesThis historical FDA regulation was issued under the regulatory and forest-administration powers conferred by the 1976 Act creating the Forestry Development Authority.FDA Regulation No. 2 — Registration of Timber Export Sales ContractsThis historical FDA regulation was issued under the regulatory and forest-administration powers conferred by the 1976 Act creating the Forestry Development Authority.FDA Regulation No. 3 — WaybillsThis historical FDA regulation was issued under the regulatory and forest-administration powers conferred by the 1976 Act creating the Forestry Development Authority.FDA Regulation No. 4 — Control of Non-Concession Forest OperationsThis historical FDA regulation was issued under the regulatory and forest-administration powers conferred by the 1976 Act creating the Forestry Development Authority.FDA Regulation No. 5 — Assistance to Owners of Private Forest LandsThis historical FDA regulation was issued under the regulatory and forest-administration powers conferred by the 1976 Act creating the Forestry Development Authority.FDA Regulation No. 6 — Exploitation Permits for Non-Concession Public Forest LandThis historical FDA regulation was issued under the regulatory and forest-administration powers conferred by the 1976 Act creating the Forestry Development Authority.FDA Regulation No. 7 — Revised Forest Fees and TaxesThis historical FDA regulation was issued under the regulatory and forest-administration powers conferred by the 1976 Act creating the Forestry Development Authority.FDA Regulation No. 9 — Special Trade Depression Allowance on Certain Forest FeesThis historical FDA regulation was issued under the regulatory and forest-administration powers conferred by the 1976 Act creating the Forestry Development Authority.FDA Regulation No. 10 — Further Reduction on Certain Forest FeesThis historical FDA regulation was issued under the regulatory and forest-administration powers conferred by the 1976 Act creating the Forestry Development Authority.FDA Regulation No. 12 — Administrative FeesRegulation No. 12 expressly relies on the 1976 FDA Act to establish administrative fees for permits, inspections and timber-company administration.FDA Regulation No. 13 — Forest and Wildlife Conservation FeeRegulation No. 13 was issued under the Forestry Development Authority's statutory powers under the 1976 FDA Act to regulate forest and wildlife conservation fees.FDA Regulation No. 14 — Export of Logs and Processed WoodRegulation No. 14 expressly invokes the 1976 FDA Act as authority for regulating exports of logs and processed wood.FDA Regulation No. 17 — Restricting the Export Size of Niangon LogsRegulation No. 17 expressly invokes the 1976 FDA Act in restricting the export size of Niangon logs.FDA Regulation No. 18 — Banning Export of Selected Species as LogsRegulation No. 18 expressly invokes the 1976 FDA Act in prohibiting export of selected species in log form.FDA Regulation No. 19 — Sustainability of the Resource Base for Fuelwood and Charcoal ProductionRegulation No. 19 expressly invokes the 1976 FDA Act in regulating the resource base for fuelwood and charcoal production.FDA Regulation No. 21 — Revised Administrative Fees as Regards Standardized Monetary UnitRegulation No. 21 expressly relies on the 1976 FDA Act when standardising forestry and wildlife administrative fees in United States dollars.FDA Regulation No. 25 — Revised Administrative Fees on Wildlife ConservationRegulation No. 25 expressly invokes the 1976 FDA Act as authority for revised wildlife-conservation administrative fees.