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Forest (Amendment) Enactment 1992 (No. 1 of 1992).

Country/Territory
Malaysia
Territorial subdivision
Sabah
Document type
Legislation
Date
1992
Source
FAO, FAOLEX
Original source
Warta Kerajaan No. 1, 7 May 1992, pp. 16-28.
Long title
An Enactment to amend the Forest Enactment 1968.
Subject
Forestry
Keyword
Afforestation/reforestation Forest management/forest conservation Forestry protection measures Monitoring Protection forest Royalties/fees Special fund Authorization/permit
Geographical area
Asia, Asia and the Pacific, East Asian Seas, South-Eastern Asia
Entry into force notes
On such date as the Minister may, by notification in the Gazette, appoint (sec. 1(1)).
Abstract

The amendments to the Forest Enactment 1968 consist, inter alia, in the following:(a) insertion of a new Part I A, regarding the establishment of the Forest Rehabilitation Fund, which shall be used for the (I) preparation and reviewing of forest management plans; (ii) preparation, implementation and reviewing of reforestation plans; (iii) preparation and implementation of programmes relating to amenity forests; (b) insertion of a new paragraph to section 5, which reads: "(g) Class VII - Wildlife Reserve - For protection of wildlife:"; (c) insertion of section 5A, on the power of the Yang di-Pertua Negeri to declare any area in a Forest Reserve to be a protected area; (d) amendment of section 24 on the issuance of licences; (e) insertion of sections 24B, 24C and 24D regarding stumpage sales, fees and royalties and cancellation and suspension of licences, respectively; (f) insertion of Part III A bearing the title "Forest Management and Development"; (g) amendment of several sections concerning offences and the power of the Director to prosecute and institute legal action.

Full text
English

References - Legislation

Amends

Forest Enactment, 1968 (No. 2 of 1968).

Legislation | Malaysia | 1968 (2017)

Keyword: Basic legislation, Forest management/forest conservation, Classification/declassification, Protection forest, Timber, Offences/penalties, Wetlands, Recreational forest

Source: FAO, FAOLEX