Forest Act · s 22A

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s 22AMinister to replace land ceased to be reserved forest

Where any land has ceased to be a reserved forest under section 22, the Minister shall, if he is satisfied that it is in the national interest to do so and having regard to —

(a)

the need for soil and water conservation and other environmental considerations;

(b)

the need to sustain timber production in order to meet the requirements of any forest industry;

(c)

the economic development of Brunei Darussalam; and

(d)

the availability of suitable land, constitute in accordance with section 5 any other land, of an approximately equal area, to be a reserved forest.

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