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Ordinance No. IX of 1895. 
An Ordinance to amend “The Coco-nut Trees Preservation 
Ordinance 1890.” 
[21st October, 1895,] 
C. B. H. MITCHELL, 
Governor and Command,er-in-Chief. 
It is hereby enacted by the Governor of the Straits- Settlements 
with the advice and consent of the Legislative Council thereof as 
follows:— 
1. (X)— This Ordinance may be cited as “The Coco-nut Trees Short title 
Preservation Ordinance Amendment Ordinance 1893,” &c - 
(2) —“The Coco-nut Trees Preservation Ordinance 1890’'' is here¬ 
inafter referred to as “the principal Ordinance”. 
(3) —Any copy of the principal Ordinance printed after the com¬ 
mencement of this Ordinance may be printed with the additions 
omissions substitutions and amendments required and made by this 
Ordinance. 
2. Section four of the principal Ordinance is hereby repealed Amendment 
and the following, section is substituted for it:— of section 4 
„ . of principal 
(1)—It any person keeps on ms premises dead coco-nut trees or Ordinance. 
“stumps of coco-nnt timber rubbish heaps or other accumulations of 
“ dung vegetable ref use or other matter which would be likely to 
“harbour or become breeding places for the said beetles and neglects 
“or refuses to remove or destroy the same when required so to do 
“by a notice in writing from any of the persons mentioned in the 
“ next following sub-section he shall be liable to a line not exceeding 
“twenty-five dollars. 
“(2)—A notice in writing under the last preceding sub-section 
“may be given by any of the following persons namely:— 
“ (u) The Director of Gardens and Forests. 
“ (b) Any District Officer. 
“ (c) Any Officer whom the Governor may appoint in that behalf. 
“ \d) Any owner or occupier of land planted with coco-nut trees 
“ and situate within one mile of the premises on which 
“such dead coco-nut trees or stumps or coco-nut timber 
“ or other accumulations of dung vegetahle#efuse or other 
“ matter are kept. • 
“(8)—Upon the conviction of any person under this section the 
“Magistrate may make an order authorising:— 
“ {a) the Director of Gardens and Forests 
“(6) any District Officer 
“(c) any Officer appointed to give notice under sub-section (2) 
“ hereof 
“(a!) any Police Officer 
“ to cause such trees stumps timber rubbish heaps or other accumuia- 
“ tions to be removed and destroyed and any person so authorised 
“ may do all acts necessary for the execution of such order and may 
“recover the costs of such removal and destruction from the defaulter 
“in the Court of Bequests.” 
Passed this 21st day of October, 1895. 
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i. R. IXNEfcS, 
Acting Clerk of Councils . 
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