Forest Protection (Amendment) Law, 1986 (R.N.D.C.L. 142)

P~N:;lT.C.L. 1~2 ; FQJ.!,E;S'J." •l?RQTilCIIQN (A;\\:l!>~MllNTl ~AW, ,19H6 l!'lpur,uan,o of tho Provisi~nl\l Nati~nal Defence Council (Establish•· ment) Pro.clamatlon, 1981 .tbis.1/!iv,is hereby made: Tho P,orest Pfotoction Docre•,.Wlf (N.R.C,D. 243) is hereby a!f¥'nded as follows--:, (a) by tho substitu!ion for-subsoi:tion (I) bf section I thereof of the followjn2 new stibsection: Jorest K'(t) Any pefsOn who in a Forest R'.OSe'rvv ~nw,, withOut the written consent of the competent fprest a~tltority-:-:- :: , (a) fells, . uproots, lops,· girdles, taps, fojures:. by. fittt or otherwise daffl.ues any. treq or ,t;lllbe"r, (b)'makc,s-i.,Or cultivates tiny farm or erects ,any:building, (f°)" ~au.~'Js:" anY datn~se by ne,slisoiice. in \ foiling any·tt"!'O. or cutting or romovmg · any ·tiiliber, . . (a) lti ·••Y way obstructs' tho channel of A 11)'. ~-1~erf ~f"?~• ,f:ll\',!f ~r !,'-1',~, ' (e) hunt~, -sho ots, fishes, poisons water or sets t~aps or snares, (f). subjects to any manuracturing pro• ',.cess, c.ollects, ~gt1,veys .9r,remoyes any forest produce, · · (g)-pa~turer~w~ qr. per~Jts any cattle , to trespass, shalt t,e· guilt)' -i~r' an-, offence: and1iablc on suQlmary conviction to a fino. hot exceeding: !ZI0,000.00 or to imprlsonmontnot oxceoding fl.VII yoar, or to both: :Prnvidcd that for a second or subsequent offence under thiS section an offender shall be liab1e on summri.ry conviction to a firie of not lesS than JZ!IO,OOO:oo and not exceeding !220,000.00 or·to impri,mnment,not exc~d· ing ten years or to both". . · (b) by tho substitullon of so.ction 2 thereof of the following new section·: ·-''Otten°" rela!in.B1 to marks. , :2.nAny,pocsou.:wli~ •;"j "a A< ... • (a) kn0Winglycounfotfeil1(\lr.(.;,»!l!ii.Jtly ,µJe~'.UROD any ti~ber or standing !ree 2 FOREST PROTECTION (AMEND¾tNTJ LAWPi98,, 1l'm~r~ to i1)~lca1ojhat such timber ·or ~ee1s·tbc property of some p1,rs'on~. or ' ;6)Wifh0ut the wiitten· consent of a Forest Officer alters. dbfitceS '(}fc,blito~ 'rates any mark Placed "<>i.i a·.free or on timber; or :c),Ulters- .moves;:"destroys or c1eraccs"any 'p'oundary:m·ttr,k of any Fo,rest Reserve. ohaU-be:l!uil{yfof ,atj, offence. and,liatle on i~nunacy.·99n.vi~fiPn to a fine not exceeding 1Zl0,00fltQ Q.,qrJ6jmprisgmnont not exccedi~g five ye1;1,:s:or .lo both: Proyided Jhat for a second or stibscqu~nt offellce'Jlrnder.•this section an offender shall bO. Uable,Qn summary conviction to u fine of not less. than Jli0,000,00 and not exC<,eding fi!'.2Q,OOO.QO or' to imViri;son01ent not ~t:edintz teµ years·or to both'. MMe tbls 17th 'daj,of Fetirµnty,.1986, l't,T,•LT:,:JllRRY JOHN RA WLINOS ChQ/miai, oj the l'rovi,lona/ Notional /)efenc, Co•nc;/