Section 35H
Prohibition to fell, etc., tree with girth exceeding 0.8 metre
of Town and Country Planning Act 1976
(a)
is in respect of such tree which is dying or dead;
(b)
is for the prevention of an imminent danger; or
(c)
is to comply with any written law.
(2)
For the purpose of subsection (1), the girth of a tree shall be measured half a metre from the ground provided that the girth of a tree with buttress shall be measured above the buttress.
(3)
Any person who contravenes subsection (1) commits an offence and is liable, on conviction, to a fine not exceeding *ten
*NOTE—Previously “five thousand ringgit”–see the Town and Country Planning (Amendment) Act 2001
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thousand ringgit or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding three months or to both.