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Forests Act 1958
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73 Deposit of maps showing alterations in forests 151
General 152
74 Power for Magistrates' Court to order removal of unauthorized buildings etc. in reserved forest 152
75 Production of licence etc. on demand 153
75A Production notice 153
75B Production order to authorise production notice 154
75C Application for extension of time 155
75D How documents may be produced 155
75E Powers on production of documents 156
75F Receipt for retained documents 156
75G Return of produced documents 156
75H Forfeiture to the Crown 157
75I Offence to contravene production notice 157
75J Offence to provide false or misleading information 157
75K Protection against self-incrimination 158
75L Enforceable undertaking 158
75M Enforcement of undertaking 159
75N Register of undertakings 160
76 As to injuring trees on Crown lands the subject of a grazing licence 161
77 Prohibition of cutting etc. timber etc. on certain roads without authority of Secretary 162
78 Power of authorised officer 164
79 Power to direct route for removal etc. of forest produce 165
80 Payment of dues and charges 167
81 Unbranded forest produce to be deemed to belong to Crown 168
82 Presumption as to ownership of forest produce 168
83 Search warrant for secreted forest produce 169
84 Restriction on dealings by authorised officers 170
85 Agistment fees chargeable for cattle in reserved forest 170
88 Penalty for unauthorised occupation or depasturing on reserved forests 170
89 Unbranded wild cattle to belong to Crown 171
91 Plantations for Government schools 172
92 Management of Government school plantation 173
94 Returns by saw-millers 175
95 Powers of entry by authorized officers etc. 177
95A Requirement to give name and address 178
95B Authorised officers must identify themselves 179
95C Power to remove abandoned goods 179
95D Owner to be sought and goods returned 180
95E What if goods are not collected or claimed? 180
95F Power to seize items 181
95G Return of seized items 181
95H Recovery of seized item and compensation 182
95I Forfeiture to Crown 182
95J Court may order forfeiture to the Crown 183
96 Offences 183
96AA Offence to cut etc. timber in a State forest 187
96A Offence to hinder or obstruct an authorised officer 188
96B Offence to threaten or abuse an authorised officer 188
96D Offences not to apply for cutting or taking away fallen or felled trees for domestic use as firewood 189
96E Certain offences not to apply if acting under and in accordance with levee maintenance permit 189
96F Offence to construct, remove, alter, or carry out maintenance on, a levee within reserved forest 190
97 General penalty for offence against Act 191
98 Limitation of Supreme Court's jurisdiction—Sustainable Forests (Timber) Act 2004 191
Regulations 191
99 Regulations 191
99A Regulation-making powers 199
99B Instruments may incorporate documents 201
100 Power to make regulations as to eradication etc. of tree pests, diseases in timber etc. 201
100A Tour operator licence regulations 203
100B Regulations for cutting or taking away fallen or felled trees in firewood collection areas during firewood collection seasons 205