| (1) | The Minister may reserve State land for forestry if— |
| (a) | in the case of State land held in trust by the Ingonyama referred to in the KwaZulu Ingonyama Trust Act, 1994 (KwaZulu Act No. 3 of 1994), the authority with the necessary power in terms of that Act agrees; |
| (b) | in the case of State land, other than land referred to in paragraph (a), which has at any time vested in— |
| (i) | the South African Development Trust established by section 4 of the Development Trust and Land Act,1936 (Act No. 18 of 1936); or |
| (ii) | the government of any area for which a legislative assembly was established in terms of the Self-governing Territories Constitution Act, 1971 (Act No. 21 of 1971); or |
| (iii) | the governments of the former Republics of Transkei, Bophuthatswana, Venda and Ciskei, |
the Minister of Land Affairs agrees;
| (c) | in the case of State land which is not owned by the State hut is managed by the national or a provincial government exclusively or jointly with the owner in terms of an agreement, the owner agrees; |
| (d) | in the case of State land, other than land referred to in paragraphs (a), (b) and (c), the Minister of Public Works agrees. |
| (2) | State land reserved for forestry under subsection (1) may include land which is not treed or which will not be afforested if that land will be managed as part of the forest management unit or units in question. |
| (3) | The Minister may release a State forest or part of a State forest which is no longer required for forestry. |
| (4) | The Minister reserves State land for forestry or releases it by notice in the Gazette. |
