Forest (Amendment) Enactment 1996 (No. 1 of 1996). Country/Territory Malaysia Territorial subdivision Sabah Document type Legislation Date 1996 Source FAO, FAOLEX Original source Warta Kerajaan No. 1, 18 June 1996, pp. 3 and 4. Long titleAn Enactment to amend the Forest Enactment 1968. Subject Forestry Keyword Institution Processing/handling Geographical area Asia, Asia and the Pacific, East Asian Seas, South-Eastern Asia Entry into force notes Sections 2 and 3 shall be deemed to have come into operation on 1 March 1996. Abstract In subsection [1] of section 3 of the Principal Act the words "a Deputy Director" in line 1 are amended in "two Deputy Directors". Subsection [2] of section 4 is amended by substituting for the words "the Deputy Director" in line 2 the words "any Deputy Director". In section 15 the after the words "with approval of the Cabinet" is inserted the word "Minister". In section 24, subsection [1] the word "Minister" is replaced by the word "the Cabinet". After the word "sawmills" in subparagraph [1] of paragraph [e] of subsection [1] of section 42 the words "and other timber processing mills" are inserted. 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