ADMINISTRATION OF LANDS ACT - 1962, (ACT 123)

Section - 17 - Collection of Revenue

(1) All revenue from lands subject to this Act shall be collected by the Minister and for that purpose all rights to receive and all remedies to recover that revenue shall vest in him and, subject to the exercise of any power of delegation conferred by this Act, no other person shall have power to give a good discharge for any liability in respect of the revenue or to exercise any such right or remedy.

(2) Revenue for the purposes of this Act includes all rents, dues, fees, royalties, revenues, levies, tributes and other payments, whether in the nature of income or capital, from or in connection with lands subject to this Act.

(3) Subsection (1) of this section does not apply to revenue from forest produce, within the meaning of section 2 (excluding subsection (5)) of the Forests Ordinance (Cap. 157), which shall continue to be collected by the Chief Conservator of Forests.

(4) Any moneys in the Forests Improvement Fund in excess of authorised expenses in connection with exploitation and silvicultural work shall be transferred from that Fund to the Stool Lands Account.