Malaysia legislation

Section 18

of NATIONAL FORESTRY (AMENDMENT) ACT 2022

Section 18

Section 47 of the principal Act is amended—

(a)

in subsection (1)—

(i)

by inserting after paragraph (a) the following paragraph:

“(aa) a holder of a minor licence, his servants or agents, but only for the purpose of exercising the rights granted by the minor licence;”;

(ii)

in paragraph (d), by deleting the word “and” at the end of the paragraph; and

(iii)

by inserting after paragraph (d) the following paragraph:

“(da) a holder of a road permit, his servants or agents, but only for the purpose of exercising the rights granted by the road permit; and”; and

National Forestry (Amendment)

(b)

by substituting for subsection (4) the following subsection:

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

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

Amendment of section 48