sec.33Cardinal principle of management of State forests

### sec.33 Cardinal principle of management of State forests The cardinal principle to be observed in the management of State forests shall be the permanent reservation of such areas for the purpose of producing timber and associated products in perpetuity and of protecting a watershed therein. The chief executive must ensure each State forest is used and managed in the way the chief executive considers appropriate to achieve the purposes of this Act, having regard to— the benefits of permitting grazing in the area; and the desirability of conservation of soil and the environment and of protection of water quality; and the possibility of applying the area to recreational purposes. s 33 sub 1976 No. 9 s 7 amd 1992 No. 15 s 13 sch ; 2000 No. 26 s 12 sch 1 ; 2015 No. 15 s 80 (sec.33-ssec.1) The cardinal principle to be observed in the management of State forests shall be the permanent reservation of such areas for the purpose of producing timber and associated products in perpetuity and of protecting a watershed therein. (sec.33-ssec.2) The chief executive must ensure each State forest is used and managed in the way the chief executive considers appropriate to achieve the purposes of this Act, having regard to— the benefits of permitting grazing in the area; and the desirability of conservation of soil and the environment and of protection of water quality; and the possibility of applying the area to recreational purposes. - (a) the benefits of permitting grazing in the area; and - (b) the desirability of conservation of soil and the environment and of protection of water quality; and - (c) the possibility of applying the area to recreational purposes.