Declaration by the Minister on Local Forest No. P20 Malanda (Cap. 199).

This Government Notice defines areas as a Local Forest and prohibits the carrying out of specified acts within the said areas without a licence. Acts include the felling, cutting, taking or removal of any forest produce; squatting or building of livestock enclosures; the firing of grass or undergrowth; the grazing of livestock or allowing livestock to trespass; the clearing, cultivating or breaking up land for cultivation or other purposes; entering or being in such areas for purpose of removal of forest produce or any purpose contrary to any Statutory Order made by the Chief Forest Officer. The Notice makes an exemption for certain customary practices of wood cutting.