Forest Practices Act 1985
5Application to have land declared as private timber reserve
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5 Application to have land declared as private timber reserve
(1) [Section 5 Subsection (1) amended by No. 55 of 2004, s. 31, Applied:01 Jul 2005] [Section 5 Subsection (1) amended by No. 55 of 2004, s. 31, Applied:01 Jul 2005] *[Section 5 Subsection (1) amended by No. 29 of 1994, s. 35 and Sched. 1 ]*A person who wishes to have any land owned by the person declared as a private timber reserve may make application to the Authority.
(2) *[Section 5 Subsection (2) amended by No. 29 of 1994, s. 35 and Sched. 1 ]*An application referred to in subsection (1) shall –
(a) [Section 5 Subsection (2) amended by No. 55 of 2004, s. 31, Applied:01 Jul 2005] be in writing in a form approved by the Authority;
(b) contain a description of the area of land that the applicant seeks to have declared as a private timber reserve;
(c) contain a list of all persons (other than the applicant) who have a legal or equitable interest in the land, or in timber on the land, to which the application relates; and
(d) be accompanied by the fee (if any) prescribed in the regulations.
(3) [Section 5 Subsection (3) amended by No. 55 of 2004, s. 31, Applied:01 Jul 2005] *[Section 5 Subsection (3) amended by No. 29 of 1994, s. 35 and Sched. 1 ]*An applicant under this section shall, if required by the Authority to do so, provide such further particulars in relation to the application as the Authority requires.
(4) [Section 5 Subsection (4) amended by No. 55 of 2004, s. 31, Applied:01 Jul 2005] [Section 5 Subsection (4) amended by No. 55 of 2004, s. 31, Applied:01 Jul 2005] An applicant under this section shall, as soon as is practicable after making his or her application, notify all persons referred to in subsection (2) (c) that he or she has made an application referred to in .