Section 96

Any person who impedes or obstructs any forest officer exercising his powers under subsection (1) or who refuses to render such assistance as is required by such officer, shall be guilty of an offence and shall on conviction be liable to a fine not exceeding

*fifty thousand ringgit or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding

**five years or to both such fine and imprisonment.

Director may for certain reasons prohibit the taking of forest produce