S. 5(1) amended by Nos 52/1994 s. 97(Sch. 3 item 19),
76/1998
s. 12(1)(a).
(1) The Governor in Council on the recommendation of the Secretary may by proclamation published in the Government Gazette—
(a) declare any public land to be an erosion hazard area; and
(b) revoke or vary any such declaration.
S. 5(2) amended by Nos 52/1994 s. 97(Sch. 3 item 19),
76/1998
s. 12(1)(a).
(2) The Secretary shall not make a recommendation under subsection (1) in respect of land under the management or control of any person or body except at the request of that person or body.
S. 5(3) amended by Nos 41/1987 s. 103(Sch. 4 item 41.3),
76/1998
s. 12(1)(b), 70/2013 s. 4(Sch. 2 item 25), 51/2016 s. 32(1),
53/2017 s. 80.
(3) Public land may be described in a proclamation under subsection (1) by reference to a plan or map kept in the Central Plan Office and where it is so described a copy of the plan or map shall be kept—
(a) by any person or body having the management or control of the land; and
(b) at all police stations in the vicinity of the land.
(4) Any copy of a plan or map kept pursuant to subsection (3) shall at all reasonable times be open for inspection by any member of the public without fee.
S. 5(5) amended by No. 51/2016 s. 32(2).
(5) Except with the written permission of the proper authority, a person within an erosion hazard area shall not—
(a) have in his possession or use any motorized vehicle;
(b) remove or damage any vegetation;
(c) take or remove any sand gravel rock clay or earth;
(d) interfere with any erosion prevention works; or
(e) cause any water or other fluid to be drained or to flow over the area.
Penalty: 20 penalty units.
S. 5(6) substituted by No.
76/1998
s. 12(2).
(6) In this section—
"proper authority"—
(a) in relation to public land vested in or under the management or control of a person or body means that person or body; and
(b) in relation to any other public land means the Minister;
"Secretary" means the body corporate established by Part 2 of the Conservation, Forests and Lands Act 1987 .
S. 6
repealed by No. 9863 s. 2(Sch.).
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