Gold Membership
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State forest
| a) | means— |
| i) | State land, other than trust forests, acquired or reserved for forestry in terms of this Act or any previous forest legislation, unless it has been released under section 50(3); |
| ii) | State land, other than trust forests, designated as demarcated State forest or a similar designation in terms of any previous forest legislation, unless it was withdrawn from demarcation and is no longer used for forestry; and |
| iii) | trust forests; and |
| b) | includes— |
| i) | i) State plantations, State sawmills and State timber preservation plants; |
| ii) | ii) land controlled and managed by the Department for research purposes or as a tree nursery; |
| iii) | iii) areas protected in terms of sections 8(1)(a) and (b) and 9; |
| iv) | iv) an area of State land which has been set aside in terms of previous forest legislation for the prevention of soil erosion or sand drift; |
| v) | v) an area referred to in paragraph (a) or paragraph (b)(i) to (iv), the ownership or control of which is transferred to a person or organ of State contemplated in section 53(2)(g)(i). |
