(1) A tree, timber or log which is left or abandoned

(a) on a public land,

(b) on a road, or

(c) within fifty feet of a road,

may be removed by an authorized officer and disposed of in accordance with this section.

(2) Subsection (1) does not apply to a tree, timber or log which has been lawfully placed by a timber contractor in the ordinary course of operations

(a) at a proper and recognized collection point, or

(b) at or near the approaches to a harbour.

(3) The authorized officer shall affix to the tree, timber or log a notice requiring the owner to remove it within fourteen days after the date when the notice was affixed.

(4) The notice shall state the date by which the tree, timber or log should be removed.

(5) Where the owner fails to remove the tree, timber or log, the authorized officer may, after the expiration of the period of fourteen days, remove the tree, timber or log.

(6) A tree, timber or log removed by an authorized officer under this section shall, upon the removal, vest in the President and shall be disposed of

(a) in accordance with the instructions of the Minister responsible for Lands, or

(b) in the absence of the instructions of the Minister, in the manner that the Inspector-General of Police or the Regional Minister may direct.