(1) To prevent the waste of trees or timber in any area outside a Forest Reserve, the Commissioner may by executive instrument declare any area (other than a Forest Reserve) which consists wholly or mainly of standing trees or timber to be a protected area with effect from a date four weeks after the publication of the instrument or such later date as may be specified in the instrument.

(2) The Commissioner shall keep each protected area under review and if it appears to him that the control exercisable under this Part can conveniently be withdrawn from any part of a protected area the Commissioner shall revoke the instrument as respects that part of the protected area and that part shall accordingly cease to be a protected area.