Wild Birds Protection (Nature Reserves) Regulations (Cap. 247)

2003 ED] WILD ANIMALS AND BIRD PROTECTION ACT [CAP 247 ────────────────────────────────────────────────────────── ───────────────────── 3 Culling 5A.(1) The Minister may, in the interest of public health and and controlling safety or for the purposes of conservation of a species or sub of bird species of wild animal or bird, authorise by notice in the population Gazette, the culling, selective culling or controlling of certain bird populations. (2) The Notice shall specify the area and period within which the acts authorised will be carried out. Offences and 6. Any person who contravenes regulation 4 or regulation 5 penalties. shall be guilty of an offence and shall be liable to the penalties provided under section 3 of the Act. THE WILD BIRDS PROTECTION (NATURE RESERVES) REGULATIONS SI. 27 of 1696 SI. 104 of 1975 [18th April, 1966] SI. 72 of 1976 ARRANGEMENT OF REGULATIONS REGULATION 1. Citation. 2. Interpretation. 3. Appointment of wardens. 4. Powers and rights of wardens. 5. Powers and rights of resident wardens. 6. No person to disturb etc., birds in nature reserve or tamper with etc. birds' eggs and nests. 7. Owner's responsibility with regard to nature reserve. 8. Owner to give facilities for accommodation of resident wardens. 9. No person to obstruct or hinder wardens and resident wardens. 10. Offences and penalties. 2003 ED] WILD ANIMALS AND BIRD PROTECTION ACT [CAP 247 ────────────────────────────────────────────────────────── ───────────────────── 4 Citation. 1 These regulations may be cited as the Wild Birds Protection (Nature Reserves) Regulations. Interpreta- 2 In these regulations unless the context otherwise tion. requires S.I. 72/1976. "bird" means any wild land or sea bird. "nature reserve" means any island or place declared in the schedule hereto to be a nature reserve; "the owner" includes the lessee, the usufructuary or the person in actual occupation; "resident warden" means a warden directed by the President to reside in a specified nature reserve under the provisions of regulation 3; "warden" means a person appointed to be warden of nature reserves under the provisions of regulation 3. Appointment 3 The President may appoint such number of persons as he of wardens. may deem necessary to be wardens of nature reserves and may S.I. 72/1976. direct that any such person or persons shall reside in any nature reserve specified by him. Powers and 4 A warden may enter upon, visit and inspect any island rights of or place declared to be a nature reserve. warden. Powers and 5 A resident warden may live on any island or in any 2003 ED] WILD ANIMALS AND BIRD PROTECTION ACT [CAP 247 ────────────────────────────────────────────────────────── ───────────────────── 5 rights of place declared to be a nature reserve and shall have access to resident any part of such island or place. A resident warden shall warden. have all the powers and rights conferred upon a warden by these regulations. No person to 6 No person may, in a nature reserve, disturb etc., birds in (a) disturb, catch, take, shoot or kill, or nature reserve or (b) tamper with, take or destroy the eggs or nests tamper with of, etc., birds' eggs and any bird except a bird which is not protected under the nests. provisions of subregulation (2) of regulation 3 of the Wild Cap. 247 Birds Protection Regulations: Sub. Leg. Provided that this regulation shall not be deemed to Cap. 16 affect in any way the provisions of the Birds' Eggs Act and of any regulations made thereunder which shall have full force and effect. Owner's 7 The owner of any island or place declared to be a responsibility nature reserve with regard to nature (a) shall not do, allow or suffer to be done, in reserve such nature reserve, anything which would S.I. 104/1975. adversely affect the bird life and in this respect shall follow any directions which may be given to him by the Chief Agricultural Officer or by a warden, and (b) shall take such measures as the Chief Agricultural Officer may direct for the protection of the bird life subject to the cost of implementing such measures being borne by the Government of Seychelles. 2003 ED] WILD ANIMALS AND BIRD PROTECTION ACT [CAP 247 ────────────────────────────────────────────────────────── ───────────────────── 6 Owner to 8 The owner of any island or place declared to be a give nature reserve shall give all facilities for the accommodation facilities for of resident wardens on such island or in such place subject to accommodation any cost arising therefrom being borne by the Government of of resident Seychelles. wardens. No person to 9 No person shall obstruct or hinder a warden or a obstruct or resident warden in the execution of his duties or in the hinder exercise of any power or right conferred upon him by these wardens and regulations. resident wardens. Offences and 10 Any person who contravenes or fails to comply with any penalties. provision of regulations 6, 7, 8 or 9 shall be guilty of an offence and shall be liable to the penalties provided under section 3 of the Act. SCHEDULE The following island are declared to be nature reserves Beacon or Ile Séche Booby or Ils aux Fous Boudeuse Etoile King Ross or Lamperiaire Les Mamelles North Cousin or Cousin Vache Marine The following places are declared to be nature reserves 2003 ED] WILD ANIMALS AND BIRD PROTECTION ACT [CAP 247 ────────────────────────────────────────────────────────── ───────────────────── 7 The Vallée de Mai, Praslin.