Criteria and Procedures for Permitting the Use of Protected Timber: Application Process in the Bangkok Metropolitan Area

     Individuals wishing to legally utilize protected timber must follow the regulations set out in the National Reserved Forest Act, Section 11, and the 2017 Ministerial Regulation on the Permission and Authorization of Protected Timber. When applying within the Bangkok Metropolitan Area, applications should be submitted to the Timber Permission Section of the Department of Forestry, according to the forms stipulated in the Department of Forestry’s 2017 Announcement on the Permission and Authorization of Protected Timber and the 1941 National Reserved Forest Act. It is also necessary to comply with the 1965 third and the 1981 ninth editions of the regulations under the 1941 National Reserved Forest Act regarding the use of protected timber (second volume).

The application process can be undertaken as follows:

1. The applicant submits the application along with the relevant documents to the officials. The officials then verify the completeness and correctness of the evidence provided.
2. The officers inspect the area for which the permission is sought and the check measures for the protected timber's seal, a process which takes 15 working days.
3. The inspecting officers compile a report of the results along with the relevant documents and propose this to the Director of the Permission Office for consideration. This process takes a further 20 working days.
4. The Director-General of the Forestry Department reviews the application and informs the applicant of the results, allowing for the payment of the fee within seven working days.
5. The Director-General of the Forestry Department signs the permit for the use of protected timber, a process which takes seven working days.

Data updated on May 25, 2023

Source: The Digital Government Development Agency

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