Forestry Laws Rationalisation and Amendment Act

4. Section 1 of the Wattle Bark Industry Act, 1960, is hereby amended- ( a) by the substitution for the definition of "director-general" of the 30 following definition: " 'director-general' means the Director-General: [Environment Affairs] Water Affairs and Forestry;"; and (b) by the substitution for the definition of "Minister" of the following definition: 35 " 'Minister' means the Minister of [Environment Affairs and Tourism] Water Affairs and Forestry;". Amendment of section 1 of Act 122 of 1984

5. Section 1 of the Forest Act, 1984, is hereby amended- ( a) by the substitution for the definition of "department" of the following 40 definition: " 'department' means the Department of [Environment Affairs] Water Affairs and Forestry;"; (b) by the substitution for the definition of "director-general" of the following definition: " 'director-general' means the Director-General: [Environment Affairs] Water Affairs and Forestry;"; and (c) by the substitution for the definition of "Minister" of the following definition: " 'Minister' means the Minister of [Environment Affairs and Fisheries] Water Affairs and Forestry;". 45 50 Amendment of section 2 of Act 122 of 1984

6. Section 2 of the Forest Act, 1984, is hereby amended by the deletion of subsection (1). GOVERNMENT GAZETIE, 7 DECEMBER 1994 No. 16140 7 FORESTRY LAWS RATIONALISATION AND AMENDMENT ACI', 1994 Act No. 51, 1994 Repeal of section 87 A of Act 122 of 1984

7. Section 87A of the Forest Act, 1984, is hereby repealed. Amendment of section 1 of Act 128 of 1992

8. Section 1 of the Management of State Forests Act, 1992, is hereby amended 5 by the substitution for the definition of .. Minister" of the following definition: " 'Minister' means the Minister of Water Affairs and Forestry except in section 5, where it means the [Minister as referred to in section 1 of the Public Service Act, 1984 (Act No. 111 of 1984)] functionary as referred to in the definition of 'executing authority' in section 1 of the Public Service Act, 1994.". 10 Short title

9. This Act shall be called the Forestry Laws Rationalisation and Amendment Act, 1994. · .· GOVERNMENT GAZETIE, 7 DElCEMBER 1994 No. 16140 9 FORESTRY LAWS RATIONALISATION AND AMENDMENT ACf, 1994 Act No. 51, 1994 SCHEDULE 1 LAWS REPEALED BY SEcTION 1(1) Number and year of law Short title (a) Act No. 23 of 1960 Act No. 44 of1967 Act No. 59 of1974 Wattle Bark Industry Act, 1960 Wattle Bark Industry Amendment Act, 1967 Wattle Bark Industry Amendment Act, 1974 Extent of law repealed The whole ! The whole The whole (b) Act No. 24 of 1986 Wattle Bark Industry Amendment Act, 1986 The whole Area of national territory in respect · or which Jaw is repealed The former Republics of Transkei, Bophu- thatswana, Venda and Ciskei and the former self-governing terri- tories of Lebowa, Gazankulu, Qwaqwa, KwaZulu, KwaNdebele and KaNgwane The former self-govern- ing territories of Lebowa, Gazankulu, Qwaqwa, KwaZulu, KwaNdebele and KaNgwane The former Republic of Bophuthatswana and the former self-governing territories of Gazan- kulu, Qwaqwa and Kwa- Ndebele Regula- tion 6 and regu- lations 9 to 26, to the extent indicated by item 1 of Schedule 2 The whole The whole, except sections 5 and 6 The whole The.whole (c) Proclamation No. 191 of 1967 Trust Forest Regula- tions, 1967 Proclamation No. 340 of 1968 Act No. 72 of 1968 Act No. 37 of 1971 Act No. 46 of 1972 Act No. 45 of 1973 Act No. 57 of 1974 Act No. 36 of1975 Act No. 58 of1976 (d) (e) Forest Act, 1968 Forest Amendment Act, 1971 Forest Amendment Act, 1972 Forest Amendment Act, 1973 Forest Amendment Act, 1974 Forest Amendment Act, 1975 Forest Amendment Act, 1976 (f) Act No. 60 of1969 Transkei Forest Act, 1969 I Act No.6 of 1971 Transkeian Nature Con- servation Act, 1971 Act No.5 of 1972 Act No.7 of 1974 Transkeian General Law Amendment Act, 1972 Transkeian Forest Amendment Act, 1974 The whole The whole The former self-govern- ing territories of Qwaqwa and KwaNdebele The whole The whole The former self-govern- ing territory of KwaNdebele The former Republic of Transkei The whole, except the provisions as indicated by item 2 of Schedule 2 Section 38, to the extent indi- cated by item 3 of Schedule 2 Section 10 Sections 2 and 3 GOVERNMENT GAZETIE, 7 DECEMBER 1994 No. 16140 11 FORESTRY LAWS RATIONALISATION AND AMENDMENT ACf, 1994 Act No. 51,1994 Number and year of law Short title (g) Act No.6 of 1976 Ciskeian Forestry Act, 1976 Area of national territory in respect of which law is repealed The former Republic of Ciskei Extent of law repealed The whole, except the provisions as indi- cated by item 4 of Schedule 2 Act No. 20 of 1985 Forestry Amendment Act, The whole 1985 (Ciskei) (h) Act No. 13 of 1978 Lebowa Forestry Act, 1978 (i) Act No. 15 ofl980 KwaZulu Forestry Act, 1980 Act No.2 of 1990 KwaZulu Forestry Amendment Act, 1990 The former self-govern- ing territory of Lebowa The former self-govern- ing territory of KwaZulu The whole, except the pro- visions as indicated by item 5 of Schedule 2 The whole, except the provisions as indi- cated by item 6 of Schedule 2 The whole - (j) Act No. 16 of 1981 - Forest Act, 1981 (Venda) The whole, except the provisions as indicated by item 7 of Schedule 2 The former Republic of Venda " (k) Act No.4 of 1981 KaNgwane Forestry Act, 1981 ' . " The former self-govern- ing territory of KaNgwane . The whole, except the provisions as indicated by item 8 of Schedule 2 GOVERNMENT GAZE1TE, 7 DECEMBER 1994 No.16140 13 FORESTRY LAWS RATIONALISATION AND AMENDMENT ACf, 1994 Act No. 51, 1994 SCHEDULE 2 EXTENT OF REPEAL OF CERTAIN LAWS

1. Trust Forest Regulations, 1967 (Proclamation R.191 of 1967) Regulations 9 to 26 inclusive, only in so far as they relate to land set aside as a reserved forest or plantation under Regulation 6.

2. Transkei Forest Act, 1969 Except- ( a) section 2(1)(/) in so far as it relates to the protection of trees on land which is not a Government forest; (b) section 7 in so far as it relates to trees contemplated in this section on land which is not a Government forest; (c) section 8; (d) section 23 read with section 2(1)(/) in so far as it relates to the ' protection of trees on land which is not a Government forest; (e) section 24 read with section 7(4) in so far as it relates to trees contemplated in section 7(4) on land which is not a Government forest; and (f) section 26.

3. Transkeian Nature Conservation Act, 1971 Section 38 only in so far as it amends the Transkei Forest Act, 1969, in Part 2 of Schedule 16.

4. Ciskeian Forestry Act, 1976 Except- ( a) section 2(1)(/) in so far as it relates to the protection of trees on land which is not a Government forest; (b) section 7 in so far as it relates to trees contemplated in this section on land which is not a Government forest; (c) section 8; (d) section 24 read with seCtion 2(1)(/) in so far as it relates to the protection of trees on land which is not a Government forest; and (e) section 25 read with section 7(5) in so far as it relates to trees contemplated in section 7(5) on land which is not a Government forest. S. Lebowa Forestry Act, 1978 Except- ( a) section 2(1)(/) in so far as it relates to the protection of trees on land which is not a Government forest; 1 (b) section 7 in so far as it relates to trees contemplated in this section on land which is not a Government forest; (c) section 8; (d) section 24 read with section 2(1)(/) in so far as it relates to the protection of trees on land which is not a Government forest; and (e) section 25 read with section 7(5) in so far as it relates to trees contemplated in section 7(5) on land which is not a Government forest.

6. KwaZulu Forestry Act, 1980 Except- (a) section 2(1)(1) in so far as it relates to the protection of trees on land other than a Government forest; (b) section 7 in so far as it relates to trees contemplated in this section on land other than a Government forest; (c) section 8; (d) section 26 read with section 2(1)(/) in so far as it relates to the protection of trees on land other than a Government forest; and GOVERNMENT GAZETIE, 7 DECEMBER 1994 No. 16140 15 FORESTRY LAWS RATIONALISATION AND AMENDMENT ACf, 1994 Act No. 51,1994 (e) section 27 read with section 7 in so far as it relates to trees contem plated in section 7 on land other than a Government forest.

7. Forest Act, 1981 (Venda) Except- ( a) section 2(1)(/) in so far as it relates to the protection of trees on land which is not a Government forest; (b) section 7 in so far as it relates to trees contemplated in this section on land which is not a Government forest; (c) section 8; (d) section 24 read with section 2(1)(/) in so far as it relates to the protection of trees on land which is not a Government forest; and (e) section 25 read with section 7(5) in so far as it relates to trees contemplated in section 7(5) on land which is not a Government forest.

8. KaNgwane Forestry Act, 1981 Except- (a) section 2(1)(/) in so far as it relates to the protection of trees on land other than a Government forest; (b) section 7- in so far as it relates to trees contemplated in this section on land other than a Government forest; (c) section 8; (d) section 26 read with section 2(1) (I) in so far as it relates to the protection of trees on land other than a Government forest; and (e) section 27 read with section 7 in so far as it relates to trees contem plated in section 7 on land other than a Government forest. GOVERNMENT GAZElTE, 7 DECEMBER 1994 No. 16140 17 FORESTRY LAWS RATIONALISATION AND AMENDMENT ACf,1994 Act No. 51,1994 SCHEDULE3 EXTENSION OF THE APPLICATION OF CERTAIN LAWS BY SECTION 2 Number and year or law Short title Extent of extension or appllca· tion Act No. 23 of 1960 Wattle Bark Industry Act, 1960 The whole Act No. 122 of 1984 Forest Act, 1984 The whole, except sections 13 and 14, Part IX, section 73(1)(b) and (g) and section 75(4) Act No. 128 of 1992 Management of State Forests Act, 1992 The whole