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Penalty for obstruction
Cap. 221, s. 41 · Revised Edition 2020
(1) Any person who intentionally obstructs a person acting in the exercise of any power conferred by or under section 39 or 46 40 shall be liable on summary conviction to a fine not exceeding five thousand dollars.
(2) Where in the exercise of any power conferred by or under section 39 or 40, any damage is caused to land or to movables, any person interested in the land or movables may recover compensation in respect of that damage from the licence holder on whose behalf the power is exercised; and where in consequence of the exercise of such a power a person is disturbed in his enjoyment of any land or movables, he may recover from that licence holder compensation in respect of that disturbance.
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(3) Any question of disputed compensation under sub- section (2), shall be referred to and determined in accordance with the provisions of the Arbitration Act.
Amended by: 40 of 1999
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