Malaysia legislation

Section 60

of NATIONAL FORESTRY (AMENDMENT) ACT 2022

Section 60

“Offences committed by corporations

(a)

in paragraph (e), by substituting for the words

“licensee in taking forest produce on and from a licence area”

the words “licensee or holder of a minor licence in taking forest produce on and from a licence area or a minor licence area”;

(b)

by inserting after paragraph (h) the following paragraph:

“(ha) prescribe the form of a pass other than a removal pass and provide for the issuance, production and return of such pass;”;

(c)

by substituting for paragraph (s) the following paragraph:

“(s) provide for matters relating to the administration, development and activity of the permanent reserved forests classified under subsection 10(1);”;

(d)

by inserting after paragraph (u) the following paragraph:

“(ua) prescribe the manner to conduct a public inquiry before the State Authority excises any land from a permanent reserved forest;”; and

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(e)

in paragraph (v), by substituting for the words

“provided such penalties shall not exceed those prescribed by section 87” the words “with a fine not exceeding one hundred thousand ringgit or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding ten years or to both”.

Amendment of Second Schedule