Timber Resource Management and Legality Licensing Regulations, 2017 (L.I. 2254)
Regulation 17—Evaluation of applications
(6) The large scale timber rights covering the area subject to application shall be awarded to the applicant who
(a) proves sufficient technical and financial capabilities as well as the regulatory compliance; and
(b) offers to pay the highest timber rights fee.
(7) Despite subregulation (6), where the bid is lower than the Reserve Bid, the area shall be awarded to the bidder who agrees to match the Reserve Bid starting from the bid closest to the Reserve Bid.
(8) Where there are two or more equal highest bids, the area shall be awarded to the applicant from amongst the equal highest applicants who proves most technical and financial capabilities as well as regulatory compliance.
(12) The winner of the bid shall give an undertaking to assist communities and inhabitants of the communities whose land area encompasses the forest from which the timber is to be harvested, with amenities, services or benefits, and the cost of the agreed amenities, services, or benefits shall be the value of five percent of the value of stumpage fee from the timber that is harvested.
(13) Where a winner of a bid fails to comply with the requirements provided under these Regulations within the time specified in the Notice of Grant of timber right, the Minister shall nullify the grant.
(14) Where the grant of timber rights is nullified for failure of the winner to comply with the requirements, the area may at the discretion of the Minister be re-advertised or withdrawn from offer.
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
- Website: mesti.gov.gh
- GPS: GA-107-3073
- Telephone: 0302-666 049 0302-688913/688 663
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