Federal Territory (Planning) Act 1982 s 36
s 36 Prohibition to cut tree with girth exceeding one metre
(1) Notwithstanding section 35 no person shall, without the written permission of the Commissioner fell or cut any tree with a girth exceeding one metre growing on any land except where—
(a) the felling or cutting is for the prevention of imminent danger; or
(b) the felling or cutting is in compliance 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 the tree with buttress shall be measured above the buttress.
(3) Any person who fells or cuts a tree in contravention of subsection (1) or who wilfully causes the death of a tree to which that section applies is guilty of an offence and is liable on conviction to a fine not exceeding five thousand ringgit.
(4) Where in any proceeding for an offence under this section it is proved that a tree was felled or cut, it shall be presumed, until the contrary is proved that the tree had been felled or cut by the occupier of the land on which the tree was growing.
Malay text (authoritative)
Larangan memotong pokok yang lilitannya melebihi satu meter
(1) Walau apa pun peruntukan seksyen 35 tiada seorang boleh, tanpa kebenaran secara bertulis daripada Datuk Bandar menebang atau memotong mana-mana pokok yang lilitannya melebihi satu meter yang tumbuh di mana-mana tanah kecuali jika―
(a) ia ditebang atau dipotong untuk mengelakkan bencana yang mendesak; atau
(b) ia ditebang atau dipotong untuk mematuhi mana-mana undang-undang bertulis.
(2) Bagi maksud subseksyen (1) lilitan pokok hendaklah diukur setengah meter daripada bumi dengan syarat bahawa lilitan pokok yang berbanir hendaklah diukur di paras atas banir itu.
(3) Seseorang yang menebang atau memotong pokok yang melanggar subseksyen (1) atau yang dengan sengaja menyebabkan pokok itu mati yang baginya seksyen itu terpakai melakukan suatu kesalahan dan apabila disabitkan boleh didenda tidak melebihi lima ribu ringgit.
(4) Dalam mana-mana prosiding bagi sesuatu kesalahan di bawah seksyen ini jika dibuktikan bahawa sesuatu pokok telah ditebang atau dipotong, maka hendaklah dianggap, sehingga dibuktikan sebaliknya bahawa pokok itu telah ditebang atau dipotong oleh penduduk tanah di mana pokok itu tumbuh.
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Text as at 1 December 2011 (LOM reprint); amendments made after that date may not be incorporated.
Source: Laws of Malaysia, Attorney General's Chambers of Malaysia (lom.agc.gov.my). Not a copy of the Gazette printed by the Government Printer (Interpretation Acts 1948 and 1967, s 61).
