trust forest
means State land which—
| a) |
was reserved for forestry or declared as demarcated State forest or a similar status in terms of any previous forest legislation; and |
| b) |
has at any time vested in— |
| i) |
the South African Development Trust established by section 4 of the Development Trust and Land Act, 1936 (Act No. 18 of 1936); |
| ii) |
the government of any area for which a legislative assembly was established in terms of the Self-governing Territories Constitution Act, 1971 (Act No. 21 of 1971); or |
| iii) |
the governments of the former Republics of Transkei, Bophuthatswana; Venda and Ciskei, |
despite any subsequent ,withdrawal, retraction or amendment of the status of the forest as reserved or demarcated, the boundaries being those which were most recently surveyed or otherwise accurately described in terms of any law;
Diamonds Act, 1986
