22A. Minister 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 —

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

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

the economic development of Brunei Darussalam; and

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