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Procedure Name

Permit for Protected Flora

Description

Category	Export Permit
Responsible Agency	Eswatini Environment Authority Address: RHUS Office Park, Karl Grant Street Mbabane, Eswatini Phone: (+268) 2404 6960 or 2404 7893 Email: reception@sea.org.sz or ceosec@sea.org.sz
Legal base of the Procedure	The Ozone Depleting Substance Regulations, 2003
Fee

Required Documents

Type of information	Note

Process Steps

Step 1	The applicant fill application Form
Step 2	Forestry department make assessment in terms of where the flora is located, quantity and extinction
Step 3	Forestry department does validation of quantity and process request
Step 4	Forestry Department issues permit with stipulating permit
Step 5	Ministry representative signs permit
Step 6	Applicant receives permit
	Applicant follow Phytosanitary Certificate application process

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The following form/s are used in this procedure

Title	Description	Created Date	Updated Date	Issued By
Permit for Protected Flora	Permission is hereby granted to cut, pluck, sell, dig out, uproot, sell plants under a number conditions.	19-03-2020	19-03-2020
Application For Flora Permit	Detailed and updated Flora application form	02-09-2020	02-09-2020

This procedure applies to the following measures

Name	Measure Type	Agency	Description	Comments	Legal Document	Validity To	Measure Class
Requirements For Permit to Pluck, Cut Protected Indegenous Flora	Permit Requirement		The Minister may issue a permit authorising the holder thereof to pick, pluck, cut, uproot or dig out the species and quantities of protected flora specified in such a permit, in a locality and during a period likewise specified, subject to other conditions as may be specified in such a permit	a) when the plucking, cutting or uprooting or digging out takes place on land which the applicant is not the owner, such permits may only be issued if the written permission of the owner of such land has been obtained; b) the permit may not be issued for plucking, cutting, uprooting or digging out of protected flora on land along either side of a public road within a distance of 45 metres in width measured from the centre of such roads, unless the Minister or the person authorised by him finds that there are exceptional circumstances including obstruction of vision, traffic, telecommunication or power supplies, which justify the issue of such permit.	The Flora Protection Act, 2000	09-09-9999	Good