25CLiability to pay private forest service levy

25C Liability to pay private forest service levy

[Section 25C of Part 5 Inserted by No. 116 of 2001, s. 7, Applied:24 Aug 2001]

(1)  On the certification of a forest practices plan under the Forest Practices Act 1985 , the owner of the nett area of forest operation must pay a private forest service levy if that plan is a prescribed certified forest practices plan.

(2)  On the variation of a prescribed certified forest practices plan under the Forest Practices Act 1985 that, in the opinion of the Authority, significantly increases the nett area of forest operation, the owner of the nett area of forest operation must pay a further private forest service levy in respect of the difference between –

(a) the nett area of forest operation shown on the prescribed certified forest practices plan before it is so varied and in respect of which a levy has been paid; and

(b) the nett area of forest operation shown on the prescribed certified forest practices plan as so varied.