Malaysia legislation

Section 33

of NATIONAL FORESTRY (AMENDMENT) ACT 2022

Section 33

Section 82 of the principal Act is amended—

(a)

in subsection (1), by substituting for the words “in such a manner as to endanger such reserved forest” the words

“except with the permission of the Director”; and

(b)

by substituting for subsection (2) the following subsection:

“(2)  Any person who contravenes subsection (1)

commits an offence and shall, on conviction, be liable to a fine not exceeding one hundred thousand ringgit or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding seven years or to both.”.

National Forestry (Amendment)

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Amendment of section 83