Waste Lands Act 1865 (SA)

ANNO VICESIMO NONO

No. 8.

An Act to amend Act No. 18 of 1858, intituled " An Act to amend the

Waste Lands Act."

[Assented to, 16th March, 1866.1

HEREAS it is desirable to amend Act KO. 18 of 1858, intituled Preambl*.

W Ehacted, by the Gtovermor-in-Chief of the Province of South Australia, An Act to mend the Waste Lands Act"-Be it therefire	with the advice and consent of the Legislative Council and House of
Assembly of the said Province, in this present Parliament assembled, as follows:

1. Clause 3 of Act No. 18 of 1858 is hereby repealed: Provided W e a l of c l a m 9 of No, !S of 1858.

that the repeal of the said clause shall not invalidafe any act hereto-

fore done under the provisions of thc said clause.

2. h y person, unless claiming under a sale or demise from Her Pendtkr for the authorized occupation F'

Majesty, or from some person acting in tlie name and on behalf of ,duge	otcro,	g	+
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Her Majesty, who shall be found unlawfully occupying any waste Land$* and making 1 falee declaration of '

lands of the Crown in the said Province, either by residing or by commonage.	;*
erecting any hut or building thereon, or by clearing, enclosing, or cul- tivating any part, or who may or shall knowingly make any false declaration with regard to commonages in Hundreds, shall be liable,
0x1 conviction thereof, to the penalties following: that is to say-fo'r
the first offence, a sum not exceeding Ten Pounds; for the second offence, a sum not exceeding Twenty Pounds, nor less than Ten Pounds; and foi the third or any subsequent offence, a sum not ex- ceeding Fifty Pounds, nor less than Twenty Pounds: Provided always, that no information shall be laid for any second or sub-

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sequent offence until the expiration of fourteen clear days from the

date of the previous conviction.

Penaltiegforunlaw-

fully depasturing.

3. Any person who shall unlawfully depasture any cattle upon

any waste lands of the Crown in the said Province shall be liable,

on conviction thereof, to the penalties following: that is to say-for

the first offence, a sum not exceeding Five Pounds; for the second

offence, a sum not exceeding Ten Founds; and for the third and

any subsequent offence, a sum not ezceeding Fifty Pounds.

In the name and on behalf of -the Queen I hereby assent to

this Act.

D. DAILY, Governor,

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