Timber Resource Management and Legality Licensing Regulations, 2017 (L.I. 2254)
Regulation 42—Grant of licence
(1) The Commission shall, within seven days of the receipt of a report from the division or department of the Commission responsible for verification and validation of applications for licences, make a decision based on the recommendations.
(2) Where after consideration of the report, the Commission is of the opinion that
(a) the consignment of a timber product meets the required legal standards for export from the country or for distribution for sale on the domestic market, and .
(b) verification of the process chain of timber products destined for export from the country or for distribution for sale on the domestic market has been completed, the Commission may grant a licence to the applicant.
(3) The Commission shall, within thirty days of receipt of the report, inform the applicant in writing of its decision.
(4) A licence granted by the Commission is subject to the conditions specified in the licence.
(5) Where the Commission refuses to grant a licence, the Commission shall communicate in writing the reason for the refusal to grant the licence.
(6) For the purpose of this regulation, the "process chain of timber products" includes
(a) the processes involved from when a timber product is harvested through to when the timber product is ready for export or for sale on the domestic market; and
(b) the wood tracking system prescribed by the Commission.
Subject : Timber Resources Management And Legality
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Responsible Institution
Ministry of Environment, Science Technology and Innovation
Liberia Lake, Accra
- Email: contact@mesti.gov.gh
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