| (b) |
purchase or expropriate land under section 49 and declare it; or |
| (c) |
at the request or with the consent of the registered owner of land outside a State forest, declare it, |
as a protected area in one of the following categories:
| (i) |
a forest nature reserve; |
| (ii) |
a forest wilderness area; or |
| (iii) |
any other type of protected area which is recognised in international law or practice. |
| (2) |
The Minister may declare such an area only if he or she is of the opinion that it is not already adequately protected in terms of other legislation. |
| (3) |
A person may not conduct any activity in a protected area which is inconsistent with the conservation, recreation or any other management objectives of that area, except under a licence issued by the Minister in exceptional circumstances that may be determined by the Minister. |
[Section 8(3) inserted by section 4 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]
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