4Declaration as to — entry on Crown lands

##### 4. Declaration as to — entry on Crown lands It is hereby declared that — (a) notwithstanding any other Act or law, the Company may enter upon the Crown lands referred to in clause 2(c) of the Agreement in accordance with and for the purposes therein mentioned; and (b) section 277(5) of the *Mining Act 1904* 1, does not apply to any renewal of the rights of occupancy granted pursuant to clause 2(a) of the Agreement; and (c) section 96 of the *Public Works Act 1902*, does not apply to any railway agreed to be constructed under the Agreement; and (d) the Governor may, on the recommendation of the Company, make, alter and repeal by‑laws, in accordance with and for the purposes referred to in clause 9 of the Agreement, and the by‑laws — (i) shall be published in the *Gazette*; (ii) shall take effect and have the force of law from the date they are so published or from a later date fixed by the order making the by‑laws; (iii) may prescribe penalties not exceeding $100 for a breach of any of the by‑laws; (iv) are not subject to section 36 of the *Interpretation Act 1918* 2, but shall be laid before each House of Parliament within the 6 sitting days of such House next following the publication of the by‑laws in the *Gazette*. [Section 4 amended: No. 113 of 1965 s. 8(1).] [**5.** Deleted: No. 87 of 1987 s. 7.]