112Bores to be licensed

#### 112 Bores to be licensed 112 Bores to be licensed > > (1) The sinking of a bore shall not be commenced, nor shall a bore be enlarged, deepened, or altered unless— > > > > > (a) in pursuance of a licence issued under this Part, or > > > > > (b) the bore is to be sunk, enlarged, deepened, or altered by the Crown. > > > (2) If any person contravenes the provisions of this section, the said person, and the owner of the bore in respect of which the contravention has occurred, shall be guilty of an offence and shall be liable, on conviction— > > > > > (a) where the offence was committed by a corporation—to a penalty not exceeding 200 penalty units and, in the case of a continuing offence, to a further penalty not exceeding 20 penalty units for each day the offence continues, or > > > > > (b) where the offence was committed by any other person—to a penalty not exceeding 100 penalty units and, in the case of a continuing offence, to a further penalty not exceeding 10 penalty units for each day the offence continues. > > > (3) This section extends to any bore that was constructed, or was otherwise in existence, before 1912. > > **s 112:** Am 1930 No 15, sec 4 (h); 1955 No 12, sec 12 (c); 1970 No 5, Sch; 1978 No 121, Sch 1 (20); 1984 No 66, Sch 2 (14); 1992 No 112, Sch 1; 1999 No 98, Sch 3 \[2\].