Perceived Effectiveness of Punishments for Forest Offences

• Main Authors: Kadir, Rokiah, Mohd Noor, Muhammad Nur Haniff, Muhamad, Suriyani
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: UUM Press 2021
• Subjects: K Law (General)
• Online Access: https://repo.uum.edu.my/id/eprint/28825/1/UUMJLS%2012%2002%202021%2041-60.pdf; https://doi.org/10.32890/uumjls2021.12.2.3; https://repo.uum.edu.my/id/eprint/28825/; https://e-journal.uum.edu.my/index.php/uumjls/article/view/15587; https://doi.org/10.32890/uumjls2021.12.2.3
• Institution: Universiti Utara Malaysia

The purpose of this paper is to determine if the law currently in force is ineffective and thus contributes to the occurrence of forest offences. The paper analyses the punishments under the National Forestry Act 1984 based on the perceptions of related stakeholders on the effectiveness of those pun...