30AOwnership of timber

30A Ownership of timber (1) In any proceedings for an offence under this Act with respect to cutting or taking away of timber from the land described in Division 2A or Division 5 of Part 4A of the Fifth Schedule, if the person charged with the offence was found in possession of the timber that is the subject of the offence on that land, in the absence of evidence to the contrary, the timber is taken to be the property of the Crown. (2) In this section— ***timber*** has the same meaning as in section 3(1) of the **Forests Act 1958**. S. 31 repealed by No. 9863 s. 2, new s. 31 inserted by No. 40/2009 s. 31.