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Fencing Act 1978  050
Commenced: 1 Apr 1979
FIRST SCHEDULE: Forms




                                SCHEDULES
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                             FIRST SCHEDULE
                                                               Section 10


                               Form No. 1
                                  FORMS

                              FENCING NOTICE

   (Use of this form is not obligatory but it is given as a guide to the
 type of information that should be included in a fencing notice.)

 TO

   (Owner, or occupier by virtue of a tenancy for not less than 10 years
 certain, of No........Street, Dunedin, or Broadacres Farm, Taradale.)

 PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that I desire that a/the fence be erected (or
 repaired) between your said property and my adjoining property at
 No........Street      (or Greenmeadows Farm)

 in accordance with the following particulars:

   1. Further description of boundary to be fenced.

   2. Type of fence. (If desired specify one of the specimen fences in
 the Second Schedule to the Fencing Act 1978, or specify any other type
 desired.)

   3. Method of construction. (e.g., by a contractor, or by 1 neighbour,
 or by both neighbours.)

   4. Estimated total cost. (To be shared half each or, if different
 shares are proposed, specify those shares.)

   5. How materials to be purchased or supplied and how paid for.

   6. Date for commencement of work.

   Within 21 days after the date of the receipt of this notice you may
 object to any of the above particulars and make your counter-proposals.

   Within the same time, if you claim you are not liable to pay for
 fencing, you may notify me accordingly and supply the name and address
 of the person who is liable for fencing in connection with your
 property.

   If no objection is received I will proceed with the fencing in
 accordance with this notice, and you will be deemed to have agreed to
 the proposals set out in this notice, and will be liable to share the
 cost accordingly.

   This notice is given under the Fencing Act 1978.

   Dated this       day of                  19    .

                                                           ..............

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 Section 11


                               Form No. 2
                              CROSS-NOTICE

      (A cross-notice must be in this form or to the like effect.)

 TO

 (Specify the giver of the original notice.)

   Please take notice that I object to your notice to fence dated the
 day of                  19    .

   The particulars of my objection are as follows:

   (Set forth the proposals to which objection is made. If objection is
 made to all the proposals a statement to this effect will suffice.)

 *I make the following counter-proposals:

   (Set forth any counter-proposals with the same particularity as it
 required in the case of a fencing notice.)

   This notice is given under the Fencing Act 1978, which provides that,
 if we are unable to agree regarding the particulars to which objection
 is taken by this cross-notice and the counter-proposals that are made by
 this cross-notice, the matters in dispute may be determined by a
 Magistrate's Court.

   Dated this       day of                  19    .

                                                           ..............



              *Delete if no counter-proposals are proposed.

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