Section 8

If any person wilfully removes, destroys or damages any property belonging to the Government by virtue of this Act or acquired by the Government for the purposes thereof, or hinders or prevents such property from being used or operated in the manner in which it is intended to be used or operated, he shall be guilty of an offence and shall be liable on conviction to a fine not exceeding $1,000 and a Magistrate’s Court may order him to pay compensation to the Government for any damage done by him.

Any private person may apprehend any person who in his view commits an offence under this section and shall on such apprehension without unreasonable delay hand over the person so apprehended to a police officer.

Any person who carelessly or accidentally removes, destroys or damages any property belonging to the Government by virtue of this Act or acquired by the Government for purposes thereof, or hinders or prevents such property from being used or operated in the manner in which it is intended to be used or operated shall pay by way of compensation to the Government such sum of money not exceeding $1,000 as a Magistrate’s Court thinks reasonable. Nothing in this subsection shall prevent the Government from taking legal proceedings for the recovery of the full amount of the damage caused by such person.