Regulation banning export of selected species as logs (FDA Regulation No. 18).

The Forestry Development Authority hereby prohibits the exportation of logs and processed wood from specified species. Exporters who contravene the provisions of this Regulation shall incur a prescribed penalty. The reason for the ban on the exportation of certain species is twofold; to protect such species from over-exploitation and to protect the local industrial forestry sector and to enhance international trade in lesser-known species.