33Timber to be property of Crown

#### 33 Timber to be property of Crown 33 Timber to be property of Crown > > (1) All timber on the Island shall remain the property of the Crown notwithstanding that the land on which the timber is growing becomes the subject of a lease or reservation or dedication under this Act. > > > (2) No person shall remove, cut, ringbark or otherwise destroy any such timber as is growing on land which becomes the subject of any lease under this Act, unless, being the holder of the lease, the person is authorised to do so by the Board or by the conditions of the lease. > > > > A person who contravenes the provisions of this subsection shall be liable on conviction to a penalty not exceeding 50 penalty units. > > **s 33:** Am 1967 No 66, sec 10 (b); 1981 No 50, Sch 5 (11); 1992 No 112, Sch 1; 2004 No 12, Sch 1 \[18\].