Section 521A — Crimes Act 1900 (NSW)

Stealing of rock, stone etc

Whosoever steals—
(a) any rock or rocks,
(b) any stone or stones, or
(c) any gravel, soil, sand or clay,
that is or are in, on or under, or forms or form part of any land shall, on conviction by the Local Court, be liable to imprisonment for 6 months, or to pay a fine of 5 penalty units, or both.

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Related sections

s 518 — Stealing dead wood
s 520 — Stealing plants etc in gardens
s 521 — Stealing plants etc not growing in gardens
s 522 — Possession of shipwrecked goods
s 523 — Offering shipwrecked goods for sale
s 524 — Seizure of such goods

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