Felling of Trees (Permits) Private Land Rules, 2000 (L.N. No. 309 of 2000).

Regulations to provide for felling of trees on private land made under section 23 of the Forest Act. A permit to fell any tree on private land shall be in the Form as set out in part B of the First Schedule to these Regulations. A permit for clearfell, i.e. felling of all trees over ten centimetres in diameter at a height of 1.3. metres on private lands shall be in the form as set out in the Second Schedule of these Regulations. Requirements for a felling permit are set out in regulation 6. In specified cases a Forest Management Plan is required. Regulations 8 ad 9 concern bulk felling permits. Felling on slopes of more than thirty degrees shall be followed by planting of new trees within eight months. (13 regulations completed by 3 Schedules)