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National Forests Act, 1998 (Act No. 84 of 1998)

Chapter 3 : Special Measures to Protect Forests and Trees

Part 1 : Prohibition of destruction of natural forests

7. Prohibition on destruction of trees in natural forests

 

(1) No person may—
(a) cut, disturb, damage or destroy any indigenous tree in a natural forests; or
(b) possess, collect, remove, transport, export, purchase, sell, donate or in any other manner acquire or dispose of any tree, or any forest product derived from a tree contemplated in paragraph (a), except in terms of—
(i) a licence issued tinder subsection (4) or section 23; or
(ii) an exemption from the provisions of this subsection published by the Minister in the Gazette on the advice of the Council.

 

(2) The Minister may declare to be a natural forest a group of indigenous trees—
(a) whose crowns are not largely contiguous; or
(b) where there is doubt as to whether or not their crowns are largely contiguous,

if he or she is of the opinion, based on scientific advice, that the trees make up a forest which needs to be protected in terms of this Part.

 

(3) The Minister declares a forest to be a natural forest by—
(a) publishing a notice in the Gazette;
(b) publishing a notice in two newspapers circulating in the area; and
(c) airing a notice on two radio stations broadcasting to the area.

 

(4) The Minister may license one or more of the activities referred to in paragraph (a) or (b) of subsection (12).

 

 


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