Crown Lands Ordinance (Cap. 169).

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"Crown lands" means all lands within the Colony other than forest reserve within the meaning of the Forest Ordinance vested in the Crown or vested in the Administrator for the public uses of the Colony and shall include all lands which have been escheated to the Crown or may hereafter be otherwise acquired by the Crown. The Administrator may appoint a Crown Surveyor and a Commissioner of Lands under section 3. He may also from time to time grant, sell, exchange or lease any Crown lands, or any right or easement in or over them or any of them under section 4. The remaining provisions of this Act deal with inspection of land and land plans, regulation making powers of the Administrator in Council, penalties and sanctions in case of breach of conditions or provisions of this Act, and legal proceedings. (24 sections)

Implemented by: Crown Lands Regulations, 1960. (1961)

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