means the Director or any person who, under section 7, has been appointed as a “forest officer” forest officer; means any thing which grows or is naturally found in a forest and includes - “forest produce” (a) any living organism or product of it; and (b) any inanimate object of mineral, historical, anthropological or cultural value; means a state forest reserve or a regional forest reserve; “forest reserve” means any person who, under section 8, has been appointed as an honorary “honorary officer” forest officer; means a forest officer or a person who, under section 9, has been designated “licensing officer” or appointed as a licensing officer; means a local authority council defined in section 1 of the Local “local authority council” Authorities Act, 1992 (Act No. 23 of 1992); means the person who or body which has been appointed as the “management authority” management authority in terms of an order made under section 13(5)(b) or an agreement entered into under section 13(5)(a), 14(4), 15(1) or 16; means a management plan prepared under section 12 for a classified forest; “management plan” means the Minister responsible for forestry; “Minister” [definition of substituted by Act 13 of 2005] “Minister” means the Ministry charged with the administration of affairs relating to forestry; “Ministry” [definition of by Act 13 of 2005] “Ministry” substituted and its derivatives, means prescribe by regulation made under section 48; “prescribe” means an area which, under section 21(3), has been declared to be a protected “protected area” area; means a plant declared as such under section 22(5); “protected plant” means a regional council established by the Regional Councils Act, “regional council” 1992 (Act No. 22 of 1992); forest means an area which, under section 14, has been declared to be a “regional reserve” regional forest reserve; forest means an area which, under section 13, has been declared to be a state “state reserve” forest reserve; and means a traditional authority established by section 2 of the Traditional “traditional authority” Authorities Act, 1995 (Act No. 17 of 1995). [The Traditional Authorities Act 17 of 1995 has been replaced by the Traditional Authorities Act 25 of 2000.]
“forest officer” means the Director or any person who, under section 7, has been appointed as a forest officer; “forest produce” means any thing which grows or is naturally found in a forest and includes - (a) any living organism or product of it; and (b) any inanimate object of mineral, historical, anthropological or cultural value; “forest reserve” means a state forest reserve or a regional forest reserve; “honorary officer” means any person who, under section 8, has been appointed as an honorary forest officer; “licensing officer” means a forest officer or a person who, under section 9, has been designated or appointed as a licensing officer; “local authority council” means a local authority council defined in section 1 of the Local Authorities Act, 1992 (Act No. 23 of 1992); “management authority” means the person who or body which has been appointed as the management authority in terms of an order made under section 13(5)(b) or an agreement entered into under section 13(5)(a), 14(4), 15(1) or 16; “management plan” means a management plan prepared under section 12 for a classified forest; “Minister” means the Minister responsible for forestry; [definition of “Minister” substituted by Act 13 of 2005] “Ministry” means the Ministry charged with the administration of affairs relating to forestry; [definition of “Ministry” substituted by Act 13 of 2005] “prescribe” and its derivatives, means prescribe by regulation made under section 48; “protected area” means an area which, under section 21(3), has been declared to be a protected area; “protected plant” means a plant declared as such under section 22(5); “regional council” means a regional council established by the Regional Councils Act, 1992 (Act No. 22 of 1992); “regional forest reserve” means an area which, under section 14, has been declared to be a regional forest reserve; “state forest reserve” means an area which, under section 13, has been declared to be a state forest reserve; and “traditional authority” means a traditional authority established by section 2 of the Traditional Authorities Act, 1995 (Act No. 17 of 1995). [The Traditional Authorities Act 17 of 1995 has been replaced by the Traditional Authorities Act 25 of 2000.]
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