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DESTRUCTIVE INSECTS OF VICTORIA : 



Offences. 



Obstructing 

 execution 

 of Act an 

 offence. 



No autho- 

 rized per- 

 son liable 

 for damage 

 unless 

 wilful. 



be then sitting and if Parliament be not sitting then 

 within fourteen days after the commencement of the 

 next session of Pai'Kament. 



14. (i ) Every person shall be guilty of an offence 

 ao;ainst this Act — 



(«) who in any manner obstructs or impedes or 

 attempts to obstruct or impede any 

 person acting under the authority direc- 

 tion or order of the Minister or of a 

 court of petty sessions in the execution 

 of such person's 230wers under such 

 authority direction or order under this 

 Act, or 



{b) who disobeys or fails to comply with any 

 of the provisions of this Act or any 

 direction or order given pursuant to 

 such provisions. 



(2) If any person is 2:uilty of an offence against 

 this Act for which no penalty is specially provided 

 he shall for every such offence be liable on convic- 

 tion to a penalty not exceeding Twenty pounds. 



15. No action shall be brought against any person 

 acting in the execution of this Act for anything done 

 thereunder unless the same be commenced within 

 four months next after the act complained of has been 

 committed. 



16. (i) No person acting under the authority 

 direction or order of the Minister or 01 a court of 

 petty sessions in the execution of this Act shall be 

 deemed to be a trespasser by reason of any entry or 

 removal or destruction under this Act, or be liable 

 for any damage occasioned in carrying out such 

 authority direction or order under the provisions of 

 this Act unless the damage was occasioned by 

 sucn person wilfully and without necessity. 



