Restriction on granting license or lease in relation to certain private lands
28 Restriction on granting license or lease in relation to certain private lands
No license or lease shall be granted in respect of any private land which is —
[(a) deleted]
of less extent than half an acre within the limits of any municipality or township; or
used as a cemetery or burial place; or
at a less distance than 150 yards laterally from any cemetery or burial place or reservoir or substantial improvement,
unless in every case the consent in writing of the owner or trustee, as the case may be, of the land in question has first been obtained.
In this section the expression reservoir means any natural or artificial storage or accumulation of water, and includes a spring, dam, bore, and artesian well.
In every case the Minister shall be the sole judge whether any improvement is substantial.
[Section 28 amended: No. 8 of 1940 s. 12; No. 66 of 1954 s. 7.]
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