Section 2

"Director" has the meaning assigned to it in section 2 of the Forest Enactment 1968

[No.2 of 1968];

"export" means to take or cause to be taken out of Sabah, by land, sea or air or to place any timber in a vessel, barge, conveyance or aircraft for the purpose of the timber being taken out of Sabah by land, sea or air;

"exporter" means a person who exports timber;

"forest officer" has the meaning assigned to it in section 2 of the Forest Enactment 1968;

"Government" means the State Government of Sabah;

"import" means to bring or cause to be brought any timber into Sabah, by land, sea or air but does not include bona fide transit of timber and transhipment of timber;

"importer" means a person who imports timber;

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"jetty" means any area or place, whether on land or sea, from which timber may be directly removed for shipment, or for receiving or unloading imported timber;

"jetty operator" means a person who operates a jetty who is involved in any activity relating to the exportation or importation of timber;

"Minister" means the Minister charged with the responsibility for natural resources;

"licence", in relation to the exportation or importation of timber, means a certificate of approval issued by the Director;

"premises", in relation to timber, means any place, whether open or enclosed or whether on land or sea or whether movable or immovable and includes any house, mill, shop, store, room, hall, shed, container, jetty, yard, estate, farm, warehouse, port or airport;

"proper officer of customs" has the meaning assigned to it in section 2 of the

Customs Act 1967 [Act 235];

"supplier" means a person who supplies timber for the purpose of export;

"timber" means the products, or any of the products, listed in the Schedule;

"timber industry"

means any activity which involves trade, processing, manufacturing and production of timber.