Section 86

knowingly counterfeits upon any tree or timber, or has in his possession any implement for counterfeiting, any mark used by forest officers;

unlawfully or fraudulently affixes to any tree or timber any mark used by forest officers or any property mark;

alters, defaces or obliterates any mark placed on any tree or timber by or under the authority of a forest officer;

or

*NOTE—Previously “two thousand ringgit” –see the National Forestry (Amendment) Act 1993 [Act A864].

**NOTE—Previously “one year” –see the National Forestry (Amendment) Act 1993 [Act A864].

†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

alters, removes, destroys or defaces, any boundary mark of a permanent reserved forest or of any land proposed to be included in a permanent reserved forest, shall be guilty of an offence and shall on conviction be liable to a fine not exceeding five hundred thousand ringgit and to imprisonment for a term which shall not be less than one year but shall not exceed twenty years.