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Penalty for obstruction
Cap. 222, s. 50 · Revised Edition 2020
(1) Any person who intentionally obstructs a person acting in the exercise of any power conferred by or under section 49 is liable on summary conviction to a fine not exceeding one thousand dollars or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding six months or to both such fine and imprisonment.
(2) Where in the exercise of any power conferred by or under section 49, 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 licensee on whose behalf the power is exercised; and where in consequence of the exercise of such a power a person is disturbed in his 63 enjoyment of any land movables he may recover from that licensee compensation in respect of that disturbance.
(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.
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