1. Forestry Amendment Bill, 2005
“It is the best possible time to be alive when almost everything you thought you knew is wrong.”
Tom Stoppard

2. Forestry Amendment Bill, 2005
What is being amended?
Forestry Amendment Bill, 2005
National Forests Act, 1998 (Act No 84 of 1998)
National Veld and Forest Fires Act, 1998 (Act No 101 of 1998)
Wattle Bark Industry Act, 1960 (Act No 23 0f 1960)

3. What are these Acts about? Forestry Amendment Bill, 2005
National Forests Act, 1998 (Act No 84 of 1998)
Sustainable management of forests
Protection of forests and trees
Sustainable use of forests
Community participation in all aspects of forestry

4. Forestry Amendment Bill, 2005
National Veld and Forest Fires Act, 1998 (Act No 101 of 1998)
To prevent and combat veld, forest and mountain fires
Provides for institutions, methods and practices for achieving this purpose

5. Forestry Amendment Bill, 2005
Wattle Bark Industry Act, 1960 (Act No 23 0f 1960)
Provides for control of the wattle bark industry
Main mechanism of control is through an agreement with the Minister of DWAF

6. Forestry Amendment Bill, 2005
Process followed:
1 Recognised need for change
Due to implementation experience
To provide more completely for the new regulations
To support the restructuring process

7. Forestry Amendment Bill, 2005
2 Developed draft Bill
3 Internal consultation
Submitted to Office of the Chief State Law Advisor (CSLA)
Bill submitted for the first time, and approved by Cabinet on 15 July 2003
6 Bill published for public comment (Notice 1878: 18 July 2003)
7 Bill sent to focus group of stake holders
8 Comments worked into a revised Bill

8. Forestry Amendment Bill, 2005
9 However, a need for additional amendments became evident
Due to long time lag in resolving land claims it became clear that the proposed Trust provision had to become a long term entity
Therefore amended the proposed Trust provision

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10 Due to these changes DWAF had to resubmit to CSLA
11 Tabled in Cabinet on 8 March 2005
12 Cabinet requested DWAF meet with National Treasury to address the administrative mechanism for the management of the Trust
13 DWAF met with Treasury on 15 March 2005 where agreement was reached on the administrative mechanism

10. Forestry Amendment Bill, 2005
NFAC
CEC
Wattle Bark Industry
Provincial Conservation Agencies
SANParks Board
Dept of Public Finance
Dept of State Expenditure
Dept of Public Enterprise
Dept of Agriculture
Dept of Land Affairs
Dept of Environmental Affairs and Tourism
SATGA
KZN Fire Protection Association
Forestry SA
SAFCOL
Lessees
SA Agricultural Union

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