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2012, c.117 - Trespass Act

Section 7
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Trespass on forest land
7(1)No person shall trespass by means of a motor vehicle on forest land with respect to which the person has had notice not to trespass.
7(2)For the purposes of subsection (1), a person has notice not to trespass when the person has been given notice
(a) by means of signs posted so that a sign is clearly visible in daylight under normal conditions from the approach to each ordinary point of access to the land to which it applies, or
(b) by word of mouth or in writing by an authorized person to refrain from entering or remaining on the land and the notice shall be deemed to have been given by an authorized person under this Act until the contrary is proved.
7(3)A sign posted for the purposes of paragraph (2)(a) shall bear the words “no trespassing” or words of similar effect, together with the words “by order of” followed by the name of the occupier or owner of the premises, plainly visible and legible.
1983, c.T-11.2, ss.3(1), (2), (3); 1985, c.70, s.3; 1989, c.42, s.3; 2008, c.11, s.26; 2023, c.34, s.6
Trespass on forest land
7(1)No person shall trespass by means of a motor vehicle on forest land with respect to which he or she has had notice not to trespass.
7(2)For the purposes of subsection (1), a person has notice not to trespass when he or she has been given notice
(a) by means of signs posted so that a sign is clearly visible in daylight under normal conditions from the approach to each ordinary point of access to the land to which it applies, or
(b) by word of mouth or in writing by an authorized person to refrain from entering or remaining on the land and the notice shall be deemed to have been given by an authorized person under this Act until the contrary is proved.
7(3)A sign posted for the purposes of paragraph (2)(a) shall bear the words “no trespassing” or words of similar effect, together with the words “by order of” followed by the name of the owner or occupier, plainly visible and legible.
1983, c.T-11.2, ss.3(1), (2), (3); 1985, c.70, s.3; 1989, c.42, s.3; 2008, c.11, s.26
Trespass on forest land
7(1)No person shall trespass by means of a motor vehicle on forest land with respect to which he or she has had notice not to trespass.
7(2)For the purposes of subsection (1), a person has notice not to trespass when he or she has been given notice
(a) by means of signs posted so that a sign is clearly visible in daylight under normal conditions from the approach to each ordinary point of access to the land to which it applies, or
(b) by word of mouth or in writing by an authorized person to refrain from entering or remaining on the land and the notice shall be deemed to have been given by an authorized person under this Act until the contrary is proved.
7(3)A sign posted for the purposes of paragraph (2)(a) shall bear the words “no trespassing” or words of similar effect, together with the words “by order of” followed by the name of the owner or occupier, plainly visible and legible.
1983, c.T-11.2, ss.3(1), (2), (3); 1985, c.70, s.3; 1989, c.42, s.3; 2008, c.11, s.26