CROWN LAND PRESERVATION ORDINANCE, 1910

CROWN LAND PRESERVATION ORDINANCE, 1910

No. 10 of 1910.

For preventing injuries to trees upon Crown land and to other
Crown property.
1. The Crown Land Preservation Ordinance, 1910.

[4th June, 1910.]

As amended ky No. 12 of 1912 and So. 48 of 1912 Supp. Sched.
As amended by No. 12 of 1912.
As amended by Xo. 8 of 1912.





2. MThenever it is proved to the satisfaction of the Governor-in-
Council that trees or growillo. plarits npon Crown land, leased or
unleased, have been felled, cut, burned, or otherwise damaged or
destroyed, or that any wilftil or wanton damage has been done in
or upon any Crown property or such Crown land in or in the
neighbourhood of any village, and that there is sufficient, reason to
1)elleve that such damage or destruction was committed by the
inhabitants of the such village or any of them, it shall be lawful
for the Governor-in-Council to order that a fine payable at the
time -and in. the manner prescribed in the said order shall be levied
upon all persons who are registered in the Land Office as owners
of land in the said village and in stich areas adjacent to the said
village as the Governor-in-Council may in the said order direct and

who reside in the said village or within the sald area : and such
order shall continue in force until the Governor-in-Concil revokes
or alters the original order, which the Governor-in-Colincil shall
do if satisfied that the injuries to trees or growing plants on
account of which the original order was issued have ceased or that
full compensation has been paid by way of fine for the damage
done or that such injuries or dainage were not cornmitted by the
inhabitants of such village

Provided always that before the matter is submitted to the
Governor-in-Council for decision a. report shall be made in the case
of Crown lands situated in the New Territories by the District
Officer and an Assistant District Officer, and in the case of
Crown lands sitnated elsewhere by the, Registrar General and
the Superintendf-nt of the Botanical and Forestry Department,
who shall sit together and hold an inquiry at the sald village so as
to give the persons on whom the punishment may fall a full
opportunity of putting forward any defence that they may have to
-urge.

For the purposes of any such inquiry the said officers shall have
all the powers of commissioners appointed under the Commissioners
Powers Ordinance, 1886.

3. Any such fine shall be a first charge upon the property of all
persons who are registered in the Land Office as owners of land
which is within the area specified in the said order and who reside

As aniended by No. 26 of 1910, No. 50 of 1911, No. 8 of 1912,
No. 12 of 1912, No, 13 of 1912 and No. 21 of 1912.
As amended by No. 8 of 1912, No. 12 of 1912 and No. 43 of 1912
Supp. Sched.
within such area, and it shall be recoverable in the same manner in
all respects as Crown rent is recoverable.

4. Nothing in this Ordinance shall operate to prevent any person
from being prosecuted under any other enactment for injuring or
cutting down trees or the stealing or unlawful possession of wood
or for doing any wanton and rnalicious damage of any nature what-
soever on or upon any Crown property or Jand, leased or unleased.

Short title. injuries to trees and plants upon crown land and to other crown property.no. 13 of 1886.mode fo levying fine . [cf. No. 6 of 1875.] saving of liability to other penalties.

Short title. injuries to trees and plants upon crown land and to other crown property.no. 13 of 1886.mode fo levying fine . [cf. No. 6 of 1875.] saving of liability to other penalties.

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