(1) A management plan
for any land shall contain —
(a) a
statement of the policies or guidelines proposed to be followed; and
(b) a
summary of the operations proposed to be undertaken,
in respect of that
land during a specified period, which shall not exceed 10 years.
(1a) A management plan
for an indigenous State forest or timber reserve shall specify the purpose, or
combination of purposes, for which it is reserved being one or more of the
following purposes —
(a)
conservation; or
(b)
recreation; or
(c)
timber production on a sustained yield basis; or
(d)
water catchment protection; or
(e)
other purpose being a purpose prescribed by the regulations.
(2) A management plan
shall state the date on which it will expire, unless it is sooner revoked, but
notwithstanding anything in this section or in the plan, a plan which would
otherwise expire shall, unless it is revoked, remain in force until a new plan
is approved.
(3) A management plan
shall not disclose any information or matter communicated in confidence for
the purposes of this Act or which would or might reasonably be expected to
cause damage to the interests of the person from whom the information was
received.
[Section 55 amended: No. 20 of 1991 s. 27.]