Section 53
Section 100 of the principal Act is amended—
of National Forestry (Amendment) Act 2022
Amendment ActIn forceProvision 53 of 62
Section 53
(a)
by inserting after the words “forest officer” the words
“or an authorized officer”; and
(b)
by substituting for the words “shall be guilty of an offence and shall on conviction be liable to a fine not exceeding fifty thousand ringgit or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding five years or to both such fine and imprisonment” the words “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”.
Amendment of section 101