(2) Any word or expression which has not been defined in subsection (1) and to which a
meaning has been assigned in any provision of the Land Acquisition Act [Chapter 20:10] shall
have the same meaning when used in this Act.
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Prohibition on destruction, etc., of farm equipment or material
.(1) No owner or holder of farm equipment or material shall wilfully demolish, damage,
alter or in any other manner impair the farm equipment or material, or cause any other person to
demolish, damage, alter or in any other manner impair it, without the permission in writing of
the acquiring authority.
(2) An owner or holder of farm equipment or material who contravenes subsection (1) shall
be guilty of an offence and liable to—
(a) a fine—
(i) equivalent to so much of the amount of the impairment caused to farm
equipment or material as is ascertainable in monetary terms; or
(ii) not exceeding level ten;
whichever is the greater amount; or
(b) imprisonment for a period not exceeding two years;
or to both such fine and such imprisonment.
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Identification of farm equipment or material
(1) Any duly authorised representative or employee of the acquiring authority may enter
any land or premises at any reasonable time and do such acts thereon as are reasonably
necessary to ascertain—
(a) whether there is on the land or premises any farm equipment or material not currently
being used for agricultural purposes on any agricultural land; and
(b) the owner or holder of such farm equipment or material; and
(c) the items of such farm equipment or material on the land or premises; and
(d) the condition of such farm equipment or material and its suitability for agricultural
purposes.
(2) The acquiring authority shall provide each of its authorised representatives or
employees with a certificate indicating his or her authority for the purposes of this section and
the authorised representative or employee shall produce such certificate to any interested person
on demand.
(3) Upon entering any land or premises the duly authorised representative or employee of
the acquiring authority shall, if he or she has reasonable cause to believe that there is any farm
equipment or material on the land or premises not currently being used for agricultural purposes
on any agricultural land, request the owner or occupier thereof to compile an inventory of such
farm equipment or material on the land or premises:
Provided that—
(a) the owner or holder of any farm equipment or material shall have the burden of
proving, to the satisfaction of a duly authorised representative or employee of the
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