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TOWNLANDS BYLAWS
1. For the purposes of
these Bylaws -
"Townlands"
means the Town Lands of the Township of Mtunzini.
"Board means the
Mtunzini Town Board.
"Town Clerk"
means the Town Clerk of Mtunzini.
2. No person shall use,
occupy or reside in or erect any building booth, shelter or structure
of any description upon any part of the Townlands unless duly authorised
by the board.
3. No person shall hunt
or shot any game or birds of any description on the Townlands.
4. No person shall carry
or be in possession of, or discharge any firearm or airgun on the
Townlands.
5. No person shall keep
or departure animals on the Townlands without the written approval
of the Board and any animals found thereon otherwise than in accordance
with this Bylaw, shall be impounded and the owner of such animals
shall be liable to prosecution.
6. Any person who willfully
burns or ignites or causes to be burnt or ignited any grass, trees
or sugar cane on the Townlands, or through whose negligence such
burning or ignition is caused, shall be deemed guilty of a contravention
of these Bylaws.
7. The deposit upon the
Townlands of rubbish or litter of any nature whatsoever, except,
at such places upon the Townlands as may be specially set apart
for the purpose by the Board, is prohibited.
8. No person shall cut
grass on the Townlands without first obtaining a permit from the
Board.
9. No person shall cut
down or remove any trees, shrubs or other growth on or from the
Townlands without first obtaining a permit from the Board.
10. No person shall cause
or permit any vehicle or sledge be drawn or propelled on or over
any portion of the Townboard except with the prior permission of
the Board.
11. No person shall make
any road or footpath over any portion of the Townlands, not shall
any person use any road or footpath, the use of which has been prohibited
by the Board.
Prohibition of the use
of any road or footpath shall be notified by th erection of a notice
at either end thereof.
12. The Board may issue permits for the removal of sand, firewood
and grass from the Townlands upon pre-payment of the fees prescribed
in the Board's Tariff Bylaws.
13. No person shall do
any of th following acts upon or in relation to the Townlands save
and except in so far as he or she may be authorised to be do in
pursuance of a permit issued to him or her by the Board : -
(a) Break up or disturb
the surface, whether by digging, ploughing or any other manner.
(b) Dig or quarry for
stone, sand, clay or gravel or remove the same.
(c) Cut or remove any
tree, shrub, plant, grass or hay.
Offences
and Penalties
14. Any person who contravenes
any of these Bylaws shall be guilty of an offence and liable, upon
conviction to a fine not exceeding fifty rand(R50) in the case of
a first conviction, or in the case of a second or subsequent conviction
for the same default of payment of any fine imposed in either case,
to imprisonment for any period not exceeding three months; provided
that in the case of a continuing offence a fine not exceeding Five
rand (R5) for each day upon which the contravention continued may
be prescribed, but no such fine shall in any one prosecution or
within any one month exceed One Hundred Rand (R100).
15. The Commonage Regulations
of the Mtunzini Township published on the 5th February, 1958 under
Provincial Notice No. 53 of 1948, as amended, are hereby repealed.
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