| Preceded
by Procedure No: |
|
Followed
by Procedure No: |
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| Purpose: |
To
prescribe the formation and governance of
the Timber Rights Evaluation Committee (TREC) |
| Applies
to: |
The
Minister of Lands and Forestry
The
FC Chief Executive
Each
member of the TREC |
|
1.
The Minister
issues written invitations to the following
persons to be members of the TREC:
a)
the FC Chief
Executive, or his representative with the
rank not below Director;
b)
the Executive
Director, Forest Services Division;
c)
the Administrator of Stool Lands;
d)
the Executive Secretary
of
the Lands Commission.;
e)
a representative of the Ghana Institute
of Professional Foresters; and
f)
one
other person to represent the Ministry of
Lands and Forests. |
|
2.
The Minister may also invite
a person who has standing and competence
in governance issues and is independent
of any direct government involvement or
commercial interest in the timber industry,
to participate in meetings of the TREC as
an Independent Observer without voting rights. |
| 3.
Following
its first meeting, each position on the
TREC is ex officio. |
| 4.
The FC Chief
Executive, or his representative, acts as
Chairman of the TREC and is responsible
for the conduct of all meetings. |
| 5.
The Procedures Administrator
of the TREC Secretariat
acts as Secretary of the TREC and is responsible
for maintaining records of proceedings and
correspondence relating to the TREC's activities. |
| 6.
The FC Chief
Executive appoints one or more staff from
the Forestry Commission to act as TREC Secretariat
with responsibility for day-to-day administrative
matters, handling correspondence and record
keeping. |
| 7.
The TREC
convenes at intervals of not less than 3
months to consider new applications for
pre-qualification to bid. |
| 8.
If any appeals
relating to TREC's decisions on pre-qualification,
which are based upon the submission of new
evidence, will be submitted within 10 working
days to the TREC Secretariat. These appeals
will be considered by TREC, which will reconvene
within 15 working days after each notification
to applicants. |
| 9.
If any further
appeals relating to the TREC's decisions
on pre-qualifications will be submitted
to the TREC Secretariat which will forward
them to the Board of the FC. The Board will
send their recommendations and comments
on each appeal to TREC. |
| 10.
The TREC also convenes
on each day that advertised bids are to
be opened. |
