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Published on the 28th diey of January, 1961.

8 No.

1 of 1961.

BRITISH GUIANA REGULATIONS MADE UNDER THE FORESTS ORDINANCE (Chap.

240).

UNDER SECTION 41 OF THE FORESTS ORDINANCE THE FOLLOWING REGULATIONS HAVE BEEN MADE BY THE GOVERNOR IN COUNCIL :- Short title No.

38 of 1953 1.These Regulations may be cited as the Forests (Amendment) and read with the Forests Regulations, Regulations, and any regulations 1961 and shall be construed 1953, hereinafter amending the same.
referred to as the Principal Regulations, Insertion of new Part.

2.The Principal Regulations are hereby amended by the inser­ tion after regulation 6 of the following Part - "TRANSFER OF TITLES AJpp!ication for transfer of .permit or lease.

6A (1) Every application permit granted under the provisions nance shall be in writing be addressed to the Conservator.
for a t1.1an,sfer of a lease or Ordi­ of the Forests and shall signed by the applicant (2)The application for whose benefit pePson and shall be accompanied by the title the transfer is sought deed.

shall s.tate the name of the to be obtained, (3)The application shall contain a description as set out in the title sought to of the land to which it re}lates .

be transferred (4)The applicant filing the same, and thereupon a notice each of three consecutive of the applicatio n once in the Gazette and one in .
weeks in a daily newspaper shall pay a fee of five dollars the Conservator for shall publish Approval of Governor for certain transfers.

6B.

No transfer of any lease shall be made without where such le�se grant,s of the Governor rights to any pernon over an area estimated to acres or is for an unexpired period the prior approval exclusive exceed three thousand exceeding three years.

9 on the Opposition to transfer.

· 6C (1) Any person may oppose any transfer .
m the lease or or interest title sum of the to be made, and if such for a liquidated for such transfer ground tha:t he has a right permit or that be is a creditor person applying person gives notice vator within notice the opposer been rejected Provided has·withdrawn by a court of law: such transfer aforesaid, always that if within of opposition in writing to the Conser­ seven days after the last publication until of the shall not be approved or his claim has his opposition has been given, of opposition such claim are not commenced in writing bar to the tPansfer.
to the Conservator, and notice of them given shall be no such opposition seven days after notice legal proceedings to enforce (2)On production to from the Registrar the Conservator of a of the Supreme Court or court as the case may be that certificate the clerk of the magistrate's such claim as aforesaid application opposition shall be proceeded bad been given.
with as if no notice of has been satisfied or dismis,sed, the of opposition transfer bas been given in the n 6B of to which regulatio shall make a to Certain matters be reported to the Governor.

applies, of the opposition to the findings of any court or any legal proceedings to the Governor who shall make the Conservator 6D.

(1) If notice case of any proposed these regulations report ,subject to enforce such order as he may think fit.
such opposition, (2)If there appears why a transfer applies his reasons reason lations report such order as to the transfer therefor to which regulation should no.t be made the Conservat to the Governor <l!S he may think fit.

who shall make or -shall to the Conservator 6B of these Regu­ any 6E.
(1) Subject of these Regulations and if no reason to the contrary the transfer to the provisi if no notice of opposition ons of regulation 6B Transfer ti> �te';:'a�� is o-iven, opposition to the Governor, appear,s o· completed thereunder (2)No transfer shall be executed by the Conservator.

of a lease or permit shall be by the Conservator unless have been paid."

this 18th day of January, 1961. all moneys reserved Made in Council (M.P.

FOR 46/80/8 ID.

A.

A. ABRAHAM, Clerk to the Executive Council.