The draft Forestry Amendment Bill, 2003 is published in terms of section 154(2) of theConstitution of the Republic of South Africa. Organised local government, municipalitiesand other interested personsmaymake written representations with regard to the draft.
The representations should reach Ms Kock within 30 days of the date of publication of this notice.
1 WOrdS in boldtypein square brackets indicate omissions from existing enactments.
To amend the National Forests Act, 1998 so as to deleteor insert certain words, phrases or expressions; to allow for an exemption for the beneficial use of forest produce or forest products derived from protected trees; to enable the Minister to withdraw, amendor replace any tariff; to authorise the Ministerto establish a trust in respect'of State forests where certain rights in that land are pending; to enable the Minister to pay lease money in respect of such State forests into a \ trust account for the benefit of those whose rights in that land are pending; to allow for such money to be paid to them when those rightsmaterialise;to provide for further criminal sanctions in respect of certain activities in forests; to authorise the Minister to release State forests to persons or entities wishing to continuewithforestry;toprovideforbettermanagement of State forests; to extend the Minister'sregulation-makingpowers;andtoprovideformatters connected therewith.
To amend the National Veld and Forest Fire Act, 1998 so as to insert a certain phrase to allow for a fire danger rating which is more dangerous than "high"; to reduce the number of television channels, radio stations and newspapers on or in which the Minister must broadcastor publish the fire danger; and to provide for matters connected therewith.
To amendtheWattleBarkIndustry Act, 1960 so as to repeal some of its provisions and thereby allow for the deregulation of the wattle bark industry; and to provide for matters connected therewith.
Amendment of section 7 of Act 84 of 1998 1. Section 7 of theNationalForests Act, 1998 (hereinafter referred to asthe principal Act) is herebyamended by the deletion of the word "living" in subsection (1).
Amendment of section 15 of Act 84 of 1998 3.
Amendment of section 27 of Act 84 of 1998 4.
on held in trust in terms of the KwaZuInp.onyama Trust Act. 1994 lKwaZulu Act No.
Amendment of section 50 of Act 84 of 1998 5.
"(3) The Minister may release a State forest or part of a State forest which is no longer required bythe Department €or forestry.".
access to State forests for recreatlm 91.
Amendment of section 55 of Act 84 of 1998 7.
Amendment of section 62 of Act 84 of 1998 8.
I fo In section 14(2) ot protected trees referred into section 15(l)(b), or any forest product derived from akmporarily protected tree. group of trees QI. protected tree, is guilty of a first category offence.
Amendment of section 63 of Act 84 of 1998 9.
Amendment of section 9 of Act 101 of 1998 10.
Amendment of section 10 of Act 101 of 1998 11.
(l)(b), no person may light, use or maintain a fire in the open air in the region where the fire danger is high ..
Amendment of section 20 of Act 101of 1998 12.
Amendment of Act 23 of 1960 13. Section 2 of theWattle Bark IndustryAct, 1960 (Act No. 23 of 1960) is hereby repealed.