18Direction to carry out works or measures

18 Direction to carry out works or measures

18 Direction to carry out works or measures

(1) Where the owner, occupier or mortgagee of any land within an area of erosion hazard:

(a) has neglected or refused to enter into any agreement under this Act to ensure the carrying into effect of a project instituted in respect of that area in so far as such project relates to that land, or

(b) has failed to carry out any covenant, condition or provision of any agreement entered into by the owner, occupier or mortgagee as aforesaid,

the Minister may authorise the Commissioner to give to such owner, occupier or mortgagee a notice under this section.

(2) A notice given under subsection (1) may direct the person to whom it is given to do any one or more of the following, that is to say:

(a) to carry out on the land to which the notice relates the remedial works or measures which the Commissioner considers should be carried out upon such land and to complete such works or measures to the satisfaction of the Commissioner within the time specified in the notice,

(b) to adopt in respect of the land to which the notice relates during the period specified in the notice the methods and practices of land utilisation or land management specified therein,

(c) to limit during the period specified in the notice the livestock which the person shall from time to time carry on the land to which the notice relates or any specified part thereof to such total number of livestock or the numbers of livestock of specified classes as shall be specified in the notice.

(3) (Repealed)

(4) Any period specified in a notice given under subsection (1) shall not exceed ten years.

(5) The requirements of any such notice in relation to the matters referred to in subsection (2) (b) and (c) may vary according to different times of the year.

(6) Any notice given under subsection (1) may be revoked, varied or amended by like notice.

(7) Any owner, occupier or mortgagee to whom notice has been given under this section may within twenty-eight days after service upon the owner, occupier or mortgagee of such notice lodge with the Minister an objection in writing thereto specifying the grounds of objection.