INSIGHTS

The Minister of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries has, in terms of section 12 of the National Forest Act 84 of 1998, published a list protected trees as set out in the Schedule to this notice.

The effect of this declaration is that in terms of section 15(1) of the Act, no person may cut, disturb, damage or destroy any protected tree or possess, collect, remove, transport, export, purchase, sell, donate or in any other manner acquire or dispose of any protected tree or any forest product derived from a protected tree, except under a licence or exemption granted by the Minister to an applicant and subject to such period and conditions as may be stipulated.