Malaysia legislation
Section 2
Section 2
The National Forestry Act 1984 [Act 313], which is referred to as the “principal Act” in this Act, is amended in section 2—
(a)
by deleting the definition of “member of the armed forces”;
(b)
in the definition of “forest produce”—
(i)
in paragraph (a), by substituting for the word
“rock” the words “rock material”;
(ii)
in paragraph (b)—
(A)
by inserting after subparagraph (ii)
the following subparagraph:
“(iii) terrestrial plants specified in the
Third Schedule to the International
Trade in Endangered Species
Act 2008 [Act 686];”; and
(B)
by renumbering the existing subparagraph (iii)
as subparagraph (iv);
(c)
by inserting after the definition of “minor licence”
the following definition:
‘ “minor licence area” means the area or part of the area covered by a minor licence in accordance with section 29a;’;
(d)
in the English language text, in the definition of “take”, by substituting for the word “cattle” the word “livestock”;
(e)
by inserting after the definition of “assessment”
the following definition:
‘ “authorized officer” means an officer authorized under section 3a;’;
(f)
by inserting after the definition of “police officer”
the following definition:
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‘ “premises” includes any house, building, hut, shed, structure, platform and land whether or not enclosed or built upon;’;
(g)
in the national language text, in the definition of “ternakan”, by deleting the words “gajah,”;
(h)
in the English language text, by inserting after the definition of “licensee” the following definition:
‘ “livestock” includes buffalo, horse, pony, mule, ass, pig, sheep and goat;’; and
(i)
in the English language text, by deleting the definition of “cattle”.
New section 3a