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18. It shall be lawful for the Governor in Council to Power to amend the Second Schedule in any manner whatsoever.
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19. Whenever it appears to a magistrate, upon the oath Issue of of any person, that there is reasonable cause to suspect that warrant any trees, shrubs or plants or any parts thereof are contained in certain in any building or place in contravention of this Ordinance or of any regulations made thereunder or of any of the enactments specified in the Second Schedule, such magistrate may by warrant directed to any European Officer of the Botanical and Forestry Department, empower him with such assistants as may be necessary, by day or night-
(1) to enter, and, if necessary, break into, such building or place and to search for and take possession of any trees, shrubs or plants or parts thereof which may be found there, and to carry the saine before a magistrate; and
(2) to arrest any person who may appear to have such trees, shrubs or plants or parts thereof in his possession, custody or control.
20. Every person who assaults or resists or obstructs Assaulting any forest officer in the execution of his duty shall be guilty of an offence against this Ordinance.
21. Every person who, without lawful authority excuse, in any forest, plantation or prohibited area—
or resisting or obstruct- ing forest officer,
or Acts
prohibited in forests
(a) cuts grass, removes turf or earth, rakes pine
needles:
(b) fells or lops any tree or strips off the bark or leaves from or otherwise damages the same;
(c) trespasses or pastures cattle or permits cattle to trespass;
(d) damages any notice, fence, fire-barrier or forestry path;
shall be guilty of an offence against this Ordinance.
etc.
feiture.
22.-(1) Every person who contravenes any of the Penalties provisions of this Ordinance or of any regulation made there- and for- under shall upon summary conviction be liable to a fine not exceeding two hundred and fifty dollars and to imprisonment for any term not exceeding six months.
(2) It shall be lawful for a magistrate to forfeit any severed tree or plant or portion of a tree or plant with regard to which any contravention of any such provision or regula- · tion or of any enactment specified in the Second Schedule shall have been committed.
23. The Forest Fires Prevention Ordinance, 1917, the Repeal of Crown Land Preservation Ordinance, 1917, the Plants Ordinances
No. 5 of Ordinance, 1920, the Forest Officers Ordinance, 1923, and 1917, No. 6 The Prohibited Areas Ordinance. 1927 are repealed.
of 1917. No. 11 of 1920, No. 32 of 1923, No. 12 of 1927,
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