Forest Amendment Act 1971 (No. 37 of 1971). Country/Territory South Africa Document type Legislation Date 1971 Source FAO, FAOLEX Original source Government Gazette No. 3107, 19 May 1971, 3 pp. Long titleAn Act to amend the Forest Act, 1968, so as to regulate further the setting aside of land as nature reserves or protection forests; to provide for the setting aside of land as wilderness areas; to regulate further the clearing of firebelts; to regulate further the duty to prevent the spreading of fires; to apply the said Act in the territory of South-West Africa and to provide for matters connected therewith. Subject Forestry Keyword Forest management/forest conservation Protection forest Protected area Forest fires Geographical area Africa, South Atlantic, Southern Africa Abstract These provisions of this Act amend the principal Act insofar as they: (a) rewrite subsection [1] of section 2 which declares provisions of the Act not applicable to Bantu land; (b) rewrite section 7 relative to the power of the Minister to set aside land for nature reserves and protection forests; (c) insert a new section 7A relative to the power of the Minister to set aside State Forest as a wilderness area; (d) provide for an exception on the rule laid down in section 13 for entering into an agreement by the Secretary or a landowner on one side and local authorities on the other side for clearing and maintaining of fire belts; (e) make provision for some other fire prevention and fighting measures. Full text English References - Legislation Amends Forest Act 1968. Legislation | South Africa | 1968 (1979) Keyword: Basic legislation, Forest management/forest conservation, Timber extraction/logging, Protection forest, Protected area, Forest fires, Private forest, Public forest, Afforestation/reforestation, Special fund, Offences/penalties Source: FAO, FAOLEX