41Offence to disobey notice

41 Offence to disobey notice

S. 41(1) substituted by No. 61/2003 s. 8.

(1) A land owner of land to which a land management notice applies—

(a) who has been served with the notice; or

S. 41(1)(b) amended by No. 33/2014 s. 9.

(b) to whom particulars of the notice have been given in a section 32 statement prepared in accordance with Division 2 of Part II of the Sale of Land Act 1962; or

(c) who, at the time of becoming owner of the land, was aware or ought reasonably to have been aware of the notice—

must comply with the notice.

(2) Subsection (1) does not make the Crown, a Minister or the Secretary liable for an offence.

S. 41(3) inserted by No. 51/2013 s. 10.

(3) A municipal council does not commit an offence under subsection (1) if, at the time the land management notice was served, there was a declaration under section 22A in effect in respect of the municipal district of the municipal council and a roadside weed and pest animal management plan was being prepared by the municipal council.