(1)  The Governor may, on the recommendation of the Authority made pursuant to section 10 , by notice published in the Gazette , declare any land specified in the notice as a private timber reserve.

(2)  The Authority shall cause a copy of a notice under subsection (1) to be sent to the local authority exercising jurisdiction over the land to which the notice relates and any local authority exercising jurisdiction over any land adjacent to that land.

(3)  A notice under subsection (1) is not a statutory rule within the meaning of the Rules Publication Act 1953 .