VIRGIN 2 Protection of Trees and No. 9 of 1945.
IsLanps. Conservation of Soil and Water.

Substitution 4. The following is hereby subitituted for

ofseotion 10 section 10 of the Principal Ordinance:—
of the Prinoi-

pal Ordinance.

“Liability for 10. (1) Where after the publication of

offences coni- - : .

mitted after ®n Order declaring any private land or por-

publication of tion thereof to be a protected area or a

protection f ee 7 : 7 sth ..

orders. orestry area or a water area, as the case may
be, any person commits on the said land or
portion thereof any act contrary to the
provisions of this Ordinance, the person
committing such act and every owner or
occupier of such land or portion thereof who
in any way directly or indirectly contributes
to the commission of such act shall be guilty
of an offence.

(2) An owner or occupier of any land
or portion thereof shall be deemed to have
contributed to the commission of an offence
on the said land or portion thereof contrary to
subsection (1) of this section if he does not
with all due diligence and to the best of his
ability give such information or evidence
within his knowledge us may lead to the
discovery of the person so oltending.”’.

Amendment of 5. Subsection (1) of section 12 of the
section 12(1) Dpinas ; - bharalhe i
of the Princ, Etincipal Ordinance is hereby amended by

pal Ordinance.

(a) the insertion of the word “ author-
ised” between the word “any” and the
word ‘‘ person” appearing in line 1;

(6) the insertion of the words “ protected
area or” between the word “any” and the
word “forestry’’ appearing in line 3; and

(c) the addition after the full-stop at
the end of the subsection of the following:
“In this subsection ‘authorised person’ means
the Commissioner or the owner of the protected
area, forestry ares or water area concerned,
or such persons as they may respectively
depute. ”.