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Forest Act · 2013 Revised Edition · Part III · Penalties and Procedure
Forest Act · 2013 Revised Edition · Part III · Penalties and Procedure
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All money other than fines, payable to the Government under this Act or on account of the price of any produce or of expenses incurred in the execution of this Act in respect of any forest produce may, if not paid when due, be recovered in the manner provided by law for the recovery of fines.
When any money becomes recoverable under the provisions of subsection (1), the Director or other forest officer authorised by him in writing may, if the amount does not exceed $10,000, apply ex parte in a summary way to the Court of a Magistrate, and in any other case, to the High court, for the levy of the amount due, and such Court shall thereupon proceed to levy such amount, as if it were a fine.
If any person whose property has been seized under the authority of subsection (2) disputes the propriety of such seizure, he may apply to the
Court which ordered such seizure for an order to stay the proceedings, and the Court after making such inquiry as may be necessary shall make such order in the premises as may seem just.
Charges on forest produce for money due to Government.
Part IV