area or a lease or licence of or in respect of any Crown land within any reserved forest. 42 Reserved forests (1) Subject to any adjustment of boundaries made as S. 42(1) substituted by hereinafter provided and subject to any excision No. 6976 s. 7(1)(b). made under any repealed Act or enactment— (a) all unoccupied Crown land within the areas mentioned in the Second Schedule to this Act; (b) all land dedicated as permanent forests or as timber reserves before the commencement of the Forests (Further Amendment) Act 1962 pursuant to any enactment repealed by that Act or any corresponding previous enactment; and (c) all land dedicated pursuant to this Act after the said commencement as reserved forests— shall be reserved forests. S. 42(2) (2) A reserved forest or any part thereof shall not be amended by alienated either wholly or in part for any estate in No. 6976 s. 7(1)(c). fee simple or for any lesser estate save as hereinafter expressly provided. S. 42(3) (3) Every conveyance and alienation of a reserved amended by forest or any part thereof in contravention of this No. 6976 section shall be absolutely void as well as against s. 7(1)(c). Her Majesty as against all other persons whomsoever. S. 42(4) (4) Subject to subsection (4A), except under and amended by pursuant to this Act no lease or licence or permit Nos 6976 or authority (other than for carrying out s. 7(1)(c), 86/1993 exploration or mining within the meaning of the s. 41(2), 48/2004 Mineral Resources (Sustainable Development) s. 102(1), Act 1990) shall be granted or issued over or in 63/2006 respect of any reserved forest. s. 61(Sch. item 16).
area or a lease or licence of or in respect of any Crown land within any reserved forest. 42 Reserved forests S. 42(1) substituted by No. 6976 s. 7(1)(b). (1) Subject to any adjustment of boundaries made as hereinafter provided and subject to any excision made under any repealed Act or enactment— (a) all unoccupied Crown land within the areas mentioned in the Second Schedule to this Act; (b) all land dedicated as permanent forests or as timber reserves before the commencement of the Forests (Further Amendment) Act 1962 pursuant to any enactment repealed by that Act or any corresponding previous enactment; and (c) all land dedicated pursuant to this Act after the said commencement as reserved forests— shall be reserved forests. S. 42(2) amended by No. 6976 s. 7(1)(c). (2) A reserved forest or any part thereof shall not be alienated either wholly or in part for any estate in fee simple or for any lesser estate save as hereinafter expressly provided. S. 42(3) amended by No. 6976 s. 7(1)(c). (3) Every conveyance and alienation of a reserved forest or any part thereof in contravention of this section shall be absolutely void as well as against Her Majesty as against all other persons whomsoever. S. 42(4) amended by Nos 6976 s. 7(1)(c), 86/1993 s. 41(2), 48/2004 s. 102(1), 63/2006 s. 61(Sch. item 16). (4) Subject to subsection (4A), except under and pursuant to this Act no lease or licence or permit or authority (other than for carrying out exploration or mining within the meaning of the Mineral Resources (Sustainable Development) Act 1990) shall be granted or issued over or in respect of any reserved forest.