46Unlawful user

### 46 Unlawful user > > (1)  No person shall, without lawful authority – > > > > > > (a) [*\[Section 46 Subsection (1) amended by No. 17 of 1996, Applied:19 Mar 2002\]*](/view/html/inforce/2002-03-19/act-1996-017#AT@EN) use, occupy, or be found in possession of any Crown land or assigned land; or > > > > > > > (b) [*\[Section 46 Subsection (1) amended by No. 17 of 1996, Applied:19 Mar 2002\]*](/view/html/inforce/2002-03-19/act-1996-017#AT@EN) keep or depasture any sheep, cattle, or other stock thereon; or > > > > > > > (c) [*\[Section 46 Subsection (1) amended by No. 17 of 1996, Applied:19 Mar 2002\]*](/view/html/inforce/2002-03-19/act-1996-017#AT@EN) 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) [*\[Section 46 Subsection (1) amended by No. 17 of 1996, Applied:19 Mar 2002\]*](/view/html/inforce/2002-03-19/act-1996-017#AT@EN) strip or remove bark from any tree growing or being thereon; or > > > > > > > (e) [*\[Section 46 Subsection (1) amended by No. 17 of 1996, Applied:19 Mar 2002\]*](/view/html/inforce/2002-03-19/act-1996-017#AT@EN) cut, remove, take, or damage any trees or vegetation thereon; or > > > > > > > (f) [*\[Section 46 Subsection (1) amended by No. 38 of 2007, Sched. 1, Applied:26 Dec 2007\]*](/view/html/inforce/2007-12-26/act-2007-038#JS1@Ja1@GC1@Hpa@EN) subject to [subsection (7)](#GS46@Gs7@EN) , light thereon any fire. > > > > > > > (g) [*\[Section 46 Subsection (1) amended by No. 38 of 2007, Sched. 1, Applied:26 Dec 2007\]*](/view/html/inforce/2007-12-26/act-2007-038#JS1@Ja1@GC1@Hpb@EN) .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .   > > > (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 > > > > > > > (b) drive any vehicle on a part of any beach or foreshore that is being used by people for bathing, playing or other recreational purposes. > > > (4)  *\[Section 46 Subsection (4) amended by No. 23 of 1978, s. 6 and Sched. 1 \]*Where any litter is deposited on any Crown land or assigned land in contravention of [subsection (1)(g)](#GS46@Gs1@Hpg@EN) or any structure is erected in contravention of [subsection (2)](#GS46@Gs2@EN) , a bailiff may remove the litter or structure therefrom and all costs incurred in the removal thereof shall, upon demand for the payment thereof by the Director-General from the person depositing the litter or erecting the structure, be paid by that person to the Director-General. > > > (5)  No person shall resist or obstruct – > > > > > > (a) the Minister or any person authorized by him in that behalf in resuming any Crown land or assigned land or entering thereupon; or > > > > > > > (b) any bailiff of Crown lands, or any person assisting him, in the execution of any warrant directed to the bailiff under this Act. > > > (6)  *\[Section 46 Subsection (6) amended by No. 23 of 1978, s. 6 and Sched. 1 \]*The owner of any land may, with the approval of the Director-General, assign to the Crown the land or any part of the land (in this section referred to as "assigned land") and upon the assignment of the land such of the provisions of this Act as are applicable in respect thereof shall apply. > > > (7)  *\[Section 46 Subsection (7) amended by No. 68 of 1994, s. 3 and Sched. 1 \]*Notwithstanding the provisions of [subsection (1)](#GS46@Gs1@EN) [(f)](#GS46@Gs1@Hpf@EN) a person may light a fire for the purpose of cooking food if the lighting of the fire is authorized under the [Fire Service Act 1979](/view/html/inforce/2026-04-12/act-1979-035) but where such a fire is lit the person lighting the fire shall commit an offence if he – > > > > > > (a) [*\[Section 46 Subsection (7) amended by No. 17 of 1996, Applied:19 Mar 2002\]*](/view/html/inforce/2002-03-19/act-1996-017#AT@EN) leaves the fire unattended at any time; or > > > > > > > (b) does not take proper precautions before lighting the fire to ensure that the fire does not spread; or > > > > > > > (c) does not extinguish the fire before leaving the place of the fire.