Malaysia legislation
Section 10
Section 10
(a)
timber production forest under sustained yield;
(b)
soil protection forest;
(c)
soil reclamation forest;
(d)
flood control forest;
(e)
water catchment forest;
(f)
forest sanctuary for wild life;
(g)
virgin jungle reserved forest;
(h)
amenity forest;
(i)
education forest;
(j)
research forest;
(k)
forest for federal purposes.
(2)
For the purposes of subsection (1), any permanent reserved forest may be divided into several parts and each part, the situation and extent of which shall be specified in the notification, may be classified under one or more of the classifications enumerated in subsection (1).
(3)
The Director, with the approval of the State Authority, shall, by notification in the Gazette, change the classification of any permanent reserved forest or part thereof classified under subsection
(1)
if there is a change in the purpose or purposes for which such forest or part thereof had been classified.
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(4)
A permanent reserved forest, until classified under subsection
(1)
, shall be deemed to have been classified under paragraph (1)(a).