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National
Forests Amendment Act, No. 1 of 2022
NOTE: Assented to and published in English, with alternative copy in Afrikaans
NOTE: Assented to and published in English, with alternative copy in Afrikaans
Long title
To amend the National Forests Act, 1998, so as to provide for clear definitions of natural forests and woodlands; to provide for public trusteeship of the nation’s forestry resources; to increase the promotion and enforcement of sustainable forest management; to increase the measures provided for in the Act to control and remedy deforestation; to provide for appeals against decisions taken under delegated powers and duties; to reinforce offences and penalties; and to provide for matters connected therewith.
Table of contents
| SECTION | TITLE |
| 1. | Amendment of section 2 of Act 84 of 1998... |
| 2. | Insertion of section 2A in Act 84 of 1998 |
| 3. | Amendment of section 7 of Act 84 of 1998... |
| 4. | Amendment of section 8 of Act 84 of 1998... |
| 5. | Amendment of section 14 of Act 84 of 1998 |
| 6. | Amendment of section 15 of Act 84 of 1998... |
| 7. | Amendment of section 17 of Act 84 of 1998... |
| 8. | Amendment of section 23 of Act 84 of 1998... |
| 9. | Amendment of section 34 of Act 84 of 1998 |
| 10. | Amendment of section 35 of Act 84 of 1998 |
| 11. | Amendment of section 36 of Act 84 of 1998 |
| 12. | Amendment of section 37 of Act 84 of 1998 |
| 13. | Amendment of section 47 of Act 84 of 1998 |
| 14. | Insertion of Chapter 6A in Act 84 of 1998 |
| 15. | Amendment of section 58 of Act 84 of 1998 |
| 16. | Substitution of section 61 of Act 84 of 1998 |
| 17. | Amendment of section 62 of Act 84 of 1998... |
| 18. | Amendment of section 63 of Act 84 of 1998... |
| 19. | Amendment of section 65 of Act 84 of 1998 |
| 20. | Short title and commencement |
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