| (a) |
the establishment and management of a plantation; |
| (b) |
the felling of trees and removal of timber; |
| (c) |
the cutting, disturbance, damage or destruction of any other forest produce; |
| (d) |
the removal or receipt of any other forest produce; |
| (e) |
the use of land, structures or buildings for agricultural, commercial, communications, domestic, industrial, residential or transportation purposes; |
| (g) |
the moving of water, electricity, gas, fuel and any other thing across a State forest; |
| (h) |
the construction of any road, building or structure; |
| (i) |
the grazing or herding of animals; |
| (j) |
the cultivation of land; |
| (l) |
the use of a State forest for recreational, educational, cultural or spiritual purposes where there is no right to such use under section 19; and |
| (m) |
the use of a State forest for any other purpose, if it is consistent with the sustainable management of the forest. |
| (2) |
No person may engage in any activity in a State forest for which a licence is required without such a licence, unless he or she— |
| (b) |
is acting in the scope of his or her employment or mandate as an officer, employee or agent of the Department; |
| (c) |
has a right to engage in the activity in terms of the Interim Protection of informal Land Rights Act, 1996 (Act No. 31 of 1996); |
| (d) |
performs the activity in terms of a contract contemplated in paragraph (b) of section 24(4). |
| (3) |
An organ of State must obtain a licence to carry on an activity for which a licence is required. |
| (4) |
No person may engage in any prospecting or mining activity in a State forest, except in terms of an existing lease agreement to mine, gravel or sand for road maintenance. |
[Section 23(4) inserted by section 8 of the National Forests Amendment Act, 2022 (Act No. 1 of 2022), Notice No. 1131, GG46650, dated 1 July 2022 - effective 4 December 2024 per Commencement Proclamation 233 of 2024]
Trade Marks Act, 1993
