Forestry Act, 1946
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Penalty for injuring trees. |
51.—(1) No person shall do either of the following things, that is to say:— | |
(a) do or cause or permit to be done in relation to any tree (other than a tree the uprooting or cutting down of which would not be a contravention of this Act) any act or thing, whether by ringbarking or otherwise howsoever, which causes or is calculated or likely to cause such tree to die or to decay or which causes or is calculated or likely to cause irremediable damage to such tree, or | ||
(b) remove or cause or permit to be removed timber from any tree (other than as aforesaid) otherwise than in accordance with the practice of good forestry or for the purpose of preventing grave damage to crops. | ||
(2) Every person who contravenes subsection (1) of this section shall be guilty of an offence under this section and shall, subject to section 53 of this Act, be liable on summary conviction thereof to a fine not exceeding five pounds for every tree in respect of which such contravention is committed. |