Statistics Act, 1999
R 385
National Forests Act, 1998 (Act No. 84 of 1998)Chapter 3 : Special Measures to Protect Forests and TreesPart 3 : Protection of trees16. Registration against title deeds |
| (1) | Where the Minister has declared— |
| (a) | a forest to be a natural forest under section 7(2); or |
| (b) | a particular tree or group of trees or woodland to be protected under section 12(1), |
the Minister may request the registrar of deeds for the area to make an appropriate note.
| (2) | On receiving such a request, the registrar of deeds must make a note of the particulars of such declaration in his or her registers in terms of section 3(1)(w) of the Deeds Registries Act, 1937 (Act No. 47 of 1937). |
| (3) | The State does not acquire any rights— |
| (a) | in the land on which any natural forest or any protected tree is situated; or |
| (b) | to any tree or forest produce, |
as a result of the prohibition in section 7(1) or a declaration under section 7(2), 12(1), 14(1) or 17(2) or the making of a note in terms of this section.
