The Forestry (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2020 was enacted on 2nd October, 2020 and commenced in full on 6th October, 2020. To give effect to the Act, two secondary pieces of legislation were introduced namely the Forestry Appeals Committee Regulations, 2020 and the Forestry (Amendment) Regulations, 2020.
The Forestry (Amendment) Regulations introduce both application and submission fees, which have been set at €20. Persons making an application for a forestry licence and those who wish to make a submission on a forestry licence application must pay the fee. The fee is payable to my Department on application or when making a submission.
The Forestry Appeals Committee Regulations set out a fee of €200 for an appeal against a decision on a forestry licence application. This fee is payable directly to the Forestry Appeals Committee, which is operationally independent of my Department.