s 97 Director may for certain reasons prohibit the taking of forest produce
(1) The Director may for reasons of silviculture or for any other reasons that the State Authority may approve, without prejudice to existing rights, prohibit or restrict the taking of any forest produce by any particular person or class of persons within any specified area for such time as he may consider necessary.
(2) Any person who fails to comply with any prohibition or restriction imposed by the Director under subsection (1) 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.
*NOTE—Previously “two thousand ringgit” –see the National Forestry (Amendment) Act 1993 [Act A864]. *NOTE—Previously “one year” –see the National Forestry (Amendment) Act 1993 [Act A864].
Malay text (authoritative)
Pengarah boleh melarang pengambilan hasil hutan atas sebab tertentu
(1) Pengarah boleh, atas sebab silvikultur atau sebab lain yang dibenarkan oleh Pihak Berkuasa Negeri, tanpa menjejaskan hak yang ada, melarang atau menyekat mana-mana orang atau kumpulan orang tertentu daripada mengambil hasil hutan dari sesuatu kawasan tertentu bagi sesuatu masa yang difikirkannya perlu.
(2) Mana-mana orang yang tidak mematuhi sesuatu larangan atau sekatan yang dikenakan oleh Pengarah di bawah subseksyen
(1) melakukan suatu kesalahan dan apabila disabitkan boleh didenda tidak melebihi †lima puluh ribu ringgit atau dipenjarakan selama tempoh tidak melebihi ††lima 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).
