Section 70: Protection of third party

(1) Notwithstanding regulation 69 (3), the owner of a registered private forest shall not mortgage or in any other way transfer his or her interest in the registered area except with the permission of the District Land Board on the advice of the District Forestry Officer. (2) Where a registered forest has been mortgaged or transferred, the mortgagee or transferee shall hold the registered land subject to the terms, conditions and encumbrances to which the private forest was held. (3) An area registered under regulation 63 shall not be deregistered or in any way altered except with the written permission of the District Land Board and on the advice of the District Forestry Officer.