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Section 16 (2), The Crown Lands Ordinance, 1960

In forceThe Crown Lands Ordinance, 1960, Sierra Leone

(1) The owner or lessee of any Crown land sold, grantedor leased before or after the coming into operation of this Ordinance shall at all times maintain in repair to the satisfaction of the Director of Surveys and lands or of such other officer as the Minister may appoint in this behalf all boundary marks or pillars placed or erected to denote the boundaries of the land in question. covenants by lessee in building lease. covenant by Leases in Agricultural Leases. Covenants binding on persons deriving title from grantee Boundary marks. A 72 A 73 (2) Every owner or occupier of land abutting on Crown land shall define and keep defined the boundary between the land owned or occupied by him and the adjoining Crown land to the satisfaction of the Director of Surveys and Lands or of such other officer as the Minister may appoint in this behalf, and in default of his so doing the Director of Surveys and Lands or other officer as aforesaid may by notice in writing require such owner or occupier to define such boundary in such manner and within such time as shall be specified in such notice. (3) Any owner or occupier who fails to comply with the requirements of a notice served upon him in accordance with the provisions of subsection (2) of this section shall be guilty of an offence against this Ordinance, and shall on summary conviction be liable to a fine not exceeding one hundred pounds and in addition to or in lieu of such fine the court shall order him to pay the expenses incurred (if any) by the Government in defining the boundary which he has neglected to define.

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