S. 49(1) amended by Nos 9549 s. 2(1)(Sch. item 66), 10081 s. 5(1), 10087 s. 3(1)(Sch. 1 item 84(a)(b)), 41/1987 s. 103(Sch. 4 item 24.45), 92/1990 s. 128(Sch. 1 item 12.8), 74/2000 s. 3(Sch. 1 item 52.3), 48/2004 s. 103(2)(a), 63/2006 s. 61(Sch. item 16).
(1) Notwithstanding anything in the Land Act 1958 or this Act, on the application of the Minister made after reference in writing to and consultation with the Minister for the time being administering the Water Act 1989 and the Minister for the time being administering the Mineral Resources (Sustainable Development) Act 1990 , the Governor in Council by Order made without the special authority of an Act of Parliament other than this Act may authorize the excision of any area of land described in the Order permanently from any reserved forest; and a copy of every such Order shall be published in the Government Gazette.
S. 49(2) amended by Nos 7228 s. 7(Sch. 4 Pt 12(b)), 10087 s. 3(1)(Sch. 1 item 85), 41/1987 s. 103(Sch. 4 item 24.46), 76/1998 s. 10(1)(h), repealed by No. 48/2004 s. 103(2)(b).
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(3) On the fourteenth day after the publication of the copy of any such Order in the Government Gazette, such Order shall come into force, whereupon—
S. 49(3)(a) amended by No. 48/2004 s. 103(3)(a).
(a) the area of land therein described in the reserved forest shall on a date to be specified in such Order be excised from the reserved forest as if it had been excised therefrom by Act of Parliament and thereupon the said area of land shall be deemed to be and may be dealt with as unoccupied Crown land.
S. 49(3)(b) amended by No. 6976 s. 7(1)(i), repealed by No. 48/2004 s. 103(3)(b).
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S. 50 substituted by No. 6976 s. 8.