Section 29: Protected forests

29. Protected forests.___(1) The 1[Provincial Government] may, by notification in the 2[official Gazette], declare the provisions of this Chapter applicable to any forest-land or waste-land which, is not included in a reserved forest, but which is the property of Government, or over which the Government has proprietary rights, or to the whole or any part of the forest produce of which the Government is entitled. (2) The forest-land and waste-lands comprised in any such notification shall be called a “protected forest”. (3) No such notification shall be made unless the nature and extent of the rights of Government and of private persons in or over the forest-land or waste-land comprised therein have been inquired into an recorded at a survey or settlement, or in such other manner as the 1[Provincial Government] thinks sufficient. Every such record shall be presumed to be correct until the contrary is proved: Provided that, if, in the case of any forest-land or waste land, the 1[Provincial Government] thinks that such inquiry and record are necessary, but that they will occupy such length of time as in the meantime endanger the rights of Government, the 1[Provincial Government] may, pending such inquiry and record, declare such land to be a protected forest, but so as not to abridge or affect any existing rights of individuals or communities.

Effective date: 1927-01-01

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