74Power for Magistrates' Court to order removal of unauthorized buildings etc. in reserved forest

74 Power for Magistrates' Court to order removal of unauthorized buildings etc. in reserved forest S. 74(1) amended by Nos 6976 s. 15(a), 7876 s. 2(3), 41/1987 s. 103(Sch. 4 item 24.82), 57/1989 s. 3(Sch. item 81.3). (1) Where buildings huts fences dams weirs installations or standing crops are found within a reserved forest and— (a) the owner or occupier thereof does not on demand produce any lease licence permit or authority therefor; or S. 74(1)(b) amended by No. 41/1987 s. 103(Sch. 4 item 24.82). (b) after reasonable inquiries made by an authorised officer the owner or occupier thereof cannot be found— then on the hearing of the complaint of an authorised officer the Magistrates' Court may fix a time within which such buildings huts fences dams weirs installations or crops shall be removed. S. 74(2) amended by No. 6976 s. 15(a). (2) If such removal is not effected within the time so fixed all such buildings huts fences dams weirs installations or crops shall thereupon become the property of the Crown and shall be disposed of as the Minister may direct. S. 74(3) amended by No. 6976 s. 15(a). (3) In any case where after such inquiries the owner or occupier has not been found it shall be sufficient service of the notice of removal if a copy thereof is posted on some conspicuous part of the land on which the buildings huts fences dams weirs installations or crops are found. No. 6073 s. 75. S. 75 amended by Nos 10235 s. 3(h), 41/1987 s. 103(Sch. 4 item 24.83), 46/2012 s. 7, 37/2014 s. 10(Sch. item 67.4).