Crown Lands Act 1976
46Unlawful user
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46 Unlawful user
(1) No person shall, without lawful authority –
(a) [Section 46 Subsection (1) amended by No. 17 of 1996, Applied:19 Mar 2002] use, occupy, or be found in possession of any Crown land or assigned land; or
(b) [Section 46 Subsection (1) amended by No. 17 of 1996, Applied:19 Mar 2002] keep or depasture any sheep, cattle, or other stock thereon; or
(c) [Section 46 Subsection (1) amended by No. 17 of 1996, Applied:19 Mar 2002] cut, dig, or take therefrom any timber, wood, gravel, stone, limestone, salt, guano, shells, sand, loam, brick-earth, or any other natural substance whatever; or
(d) [Section 46 Subsection (1) amended by No. 17 of 1996, Applied:19 Mar 2002] strip or remove bark from any tree growing or being thereon; or
(e) [Section 46 Subsection (1) amended by No. 17 of 1996, Applied:19 Mar 2002] cut, remove, take, or damage any trees or vegetation thereon; or
(f) [Section 46 Subsection (1) amended by No. 38 of 2007, Sched. 1, Applied:26 Dec 2007] subject to subsection (7) , light thereon any fire.
(g) [Section 46 Subsection (1) amended by No. 38 of 2007, Sched. 1, Applied:26 Dec 2007] . . . . . . . .
(2) No person shall, without lawful authority or the consent in writing of the Minister, erect on any Crown land or assigned land any structure including a sign.
(3) No person shall, without lawful authority –
(a) drive or park any motor vehicle or trailer including a caravan on any Crown land or assigned land where the driving or parking of a motor vehicle, trailer or caravan is prohibited by means of a sign or otherwise; or