(1) No person shall have in his possession, custody or control any forest produce unless he is in possession of a removal pass for the removal of such forest produce.
(2) Such removal pass shall be made available for inspection by any forest officer.
(3) Subsection (1) shall not apply to any forest produce situate upon—
(a) a licence area;
(b) an area specified in a use permit;
(c) any alienated land;
(d) any land held under a temporary occupation licence;
(e) any mining land; or
(f) any reserved land,
from which it is taken prior to its removal from such area or land, or to any forest produce in transit along a route specified under subsection 66(2) or (3).
(4) Any person who contravenes subsection (1) or (2) shall be guilty of an offence and shall on conviction be liable—
(a) if the offence is under subsection (1), to a fine not exceeding fifty thousand ringgit or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding five years or to both;
(b) if the offence is under subsection (2), to a fine not exceeding ten thousand ringgit or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding three years or to both.
*NOTE—Previously “five thousand ringgit” –see the National Forestry (Amendment) Act 1993 [Act A864]. **NOTE—Previously “two years” –see the National Forestry (Amendment) Act 1993 [Act A864].
Malay text (authoritative)
Pas pemindah
(1) Tiada seorang pun boleh ada dalam milikannya, jagaannya atau kawalannya apa-apa hasil hutan melainkan jika dia memiliki suatu pas bagi pemindahan hasil hutan itu.
(2) Pas pemindah itu hendaklah tersedia bagi pemeriksaan oleh mana-mana pegawai hutan.
(3) Subseksyen (1) tidak terpakai bagi mana-mana hasil hutan yang berada di atas—
(a) kawasan lesen;
(b) kawasan yang dinyatakan dalam permit penggunaan;
(c) mana-mana tanah beri milik;
(d) m a n a - m a n a t a n a h d i b a w a h l e s e n p e n d u d u k a n sementara;
(e) mana-mana tanah lombong; atau
(f) mana-mana tanah rizab, dari mana ianya diambil sebelum pemindahannya dari kawasan atau tanah itu, atau bagi mana-mana hasil hutan dalam perjalanan melalui jalan yang dinyatakan di bawah subseksyen 66(2) atau
(3).
(4) Mana-mana orang yang melanggar subseksyen (1) atau (2) melakukan suatu kesalahan dan apabila disabitkan boleh—
(a) jika kesalahan itu di bawah subseksyen (1), didenda tidak melebihi lima puluh ribu ringgit atau dipenjarakan selama tempoh tidak melebihi lima tahun atau kedua-duanya;
(b) jika kesalahan itu di bawah subseksyen (2), didenda tidak melebihi sepuluh ribu ringgit atau dipenjarakan selama tempoh tidak melebihi tiga tahun atau kedua-duanya.
Text as at 1 January 2006 (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).
