Section 14A
of Forest Act
Section 14A
(1)
The Director may, with the approval of the Minister, by notification published in the Gazette, classify any reserved forest under one or more of the following classifications which shall be descriptive of the purpose or purposes for which the land is being or intended to be used —
(a)
protection forest;
(b)
production forest;
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(c)
recreational forest;
(d)
conservation forest;
(e)
national park.
(2)
For the purposes of subsection (1), any reserved forest may be divided into parts and each part, the location and limit of which shall be specified in such notification, shall be classified under one or more of the classifications referred to in subsection (1).
(3)
The Director may, with the approval of His Majesty the Sultan and Yang Di-Pertuan, by notification published in the Gazette, change the classification of any reserved forest or part thereof if there is a change in the purpose for which such forest or part thereof had been classified.
Restricted and non-restricted forests.