Malaysia legislation
Section 47
Section 47
No entry into closed forests with certain exceptions
(a)
a licensee, his servants or agents, but only for the purpose of exercising the rights granted by the licence;
(b)
a forest officer or a person authorized by any other written law, but only for the purposes of carrying out the functions for which he is appointed or authorized;
(c)
a person holding a permit to enter permanent reserved forest, but only for the period stated in the permit;
(d)
a holder of a use permit, his servants and agents, but only for the purpose of exercising the rights granted by the use permit; and
(e)
any other person authorized in writing by the Director but only for the purpose authorized.
(2)
An entry permit may only be issued by the Director or by a forest officer authorized by the Director to issue the same.
(3)
Every entry permit shall be in Form 6.
(4)
Any person who contravenes subsection (1) shall be guilty of an offence and shall on conviction be liable to a fine not exceeding *ten thousand ringgit or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding three **years or to both such fine and imprisonment.
*NOTE—Previously “five hundred ringgit” –see the National Forestry (Amendment) Act 1993 [Act A864].
**NOTE—Previously “three months” –see the National Forestry (Amendment) Act 1993 [Act A864].
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National Forestry
Power to suspend rights of entry