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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.
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(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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