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4 Forest produce is property of the Crown (1) All forest produce in State forest is the property of the Crown. (2) Property in forest produce only passes from the Crown to another person in accordance with this Act. S. 4(2A) inserted by No. 12/2016 s. 21. (2A) Despite subsection (2), forest produce that is nectar, honey or beeswax may pass from the Crown to another person in accordance with the **Land Act 1958**. S. 4(3) inserted by No. 54/2010 s. 79. (3) A right of any person (other than the Crown) to property in forest produce does not include a carbon sequestration right within the meaning of the **Climate Change Act 2010**. No. 6073 s. 5.

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