Forestry Act, 1988
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Amendment of provisions of Forestry Act, 1946. |
6.—(1) Every provision of the Forestry Act, 1946 , mentioned in Part I of the Second Schedule shall have effect from the passing of this Act as amended in the second column. | |
(2) The provision of the Forestry Act, 1946 , mentioned in Part II of the Second Schedule shall have effect from the vesting day as amended in the second column. | ||
(3) A person charged with an offence under any of the following provisions of the Forestry Act, 1946 , that is to say, sections 37 (3), 38 (2), 39 (4), 42 (3), 45 (2), 47 (2) and 51 (2) may be tried on indictment and, on conviction on indictment, shall be liable to a fine not exceeding £2,000 together with an amount not exceeding £50 for each tree in respect of which the offence is committed or, at the discretion of the court, to imprisonment for a term not exceeding two years, or to both the fine and the imprisonment. | ||
(4) Section 4 of the Forestry Act, 1946 , is hereby amended by the substitution for every reference to an offence of a reference to a summary offence. |