Hippo Pool, Chingola, By-laws (Cap. 173)

9. Any member may resign from the Commission or any special committee at any time. Such resignation shall be in writing and shall be addressed to the chairman, and shall take effect from the date on which it is accepted. (As amended by No. 109 of 1949) Resignation of members 10. The secretary to the Commission shall notify the chairman of all vacancies in the membership of the Commission or any special committee. (As amended by No. 109 of 1949) Vacancies 11. Members of the Commission or any special committee will be allowed their travelling expenses to and from the meetings of the Commission or committee, and when travelling on special business connected with either of these bodies. If motor transport is used, mileage allowance at Government rates will be paid. Members who travel to centres other than their place of residence will be entitled to subsistence allowance at Government rates whilst on duty connected with the work of the Commission or any special committee. (No. 109 of 1949) Allowances SECTION 16-THE HIPPO POOL, CHINGOLA, BY-LAWS Government Notice 70 of 1957 (Cap. 266 of The 1971 Edition of the Laws*) * These By-laws remain in force by virtue of section 15 of the Interpretation and General Provisions Act (Cap 2). By-laws made by the Commission with the approval of the Minister 1. These By-laws may be cited as the Hippo Pool, Chingola, By-laws and shall apply only to the Area. Title and application 2. In these By-laws, unless the context otherwise requires- Interpretation "the Area" means the area declared to be a national monument by Government Notice No. 222 of 1954, and known as the Hippo Pool, Chingola; "the Conservancy" means the special committee appointed by the Commission, under the provisions of rule 6 of the Ancient Monuments Rules, to control and administer the Area; "permit" means a permit granted under the provisions of by-law 3. 3. (1) The Conservancy may grant to any person or class of persons a written permit empowering such person or class of persons to do any act which would otherwise be prohibited by the provisions of these By-laws. Permits in respect of prohibited acts (2) The Conservancy may attach such terms and conditions to any permit as to the Conservancy may seem necessary, and any person who contravenes or fails to comply with any such term or condition shall be guilty of an offence. (3) A permit shall remain in force for such period, not exceeding twelve months from the date thereof, as may be specified therein. (4) The Conservancy may revoke, alter or amend any permit at any time upon giving reasonable notice in writing in that behalf to the person to whom the permit was granted. 4. Any person who does any of the following acts within the Area shall be guilty of an offence: (a) kills, hunts, captures, snares or wilfully molests by any method or in any manner any wild animal, other than fish, or takes, destroys or disturbs the nest or eggs of any such animal: Acts prohibited within the Area Provided that this paragraph shall not apply to noxious insects or to the nest or eggs of crocodiles; (b) takes fish in any river, stream or pool by any method other than by rod and line; (c) carries, elsewhere than on the road running between Chingola and Chililabombwe, or uses any firearm, airgun, catapult, bow, arrow, spear, trap or snare; *These By-laws remain in force by virtue of section 15 of the Interpretation and General Provisions Act (Cap 2). (d) keeps any dog or other animal or has any dog which is not under control; (e) grazes cattle or other domestic animals; (f) clears, cultivates or breaks up land for cultivation or for any other purpose; (g) destroys, damages, injures, defaces or removes any tree, shrub, flower or other vegetation; (h) makes any excavation, otherwise than in pursuance of the requirements of paragraph (k), or removes from its site any soil, sand, earth or stone; (i) injures, defaces, destroys, removes or otherwise interferes with any structure lawfully erected or any sign, notice-board or monument; (j) throws or leaves any litter or rubbish of any description in any place other than in the rubbish bins or receptacles provided: Provided that if no bin or receptacle is provided, such litter or rubbish shall be buried, burnt or carried away; (k) discards any burning object or sets fire to any grass, undergrowth or trees: Provided that fires may be lighted for cooking or other purposes on condition that such fires (i) shall not be lighted in any place where they are likely to lead to uncontrolled fires; (ii) shall be extinguished, before being left, by the person or persons who lighted them; (l) constructs any landing-stage or landing-place or any building, shelter or other erection; (m) hawks any goods or carries on any trade or business; (n) begs or collects any money or exhibits any bill or poster; (o) hires boats, or carries any passengers in boats, for or in expectation of gain or reward; (p) enters any part of the Area where such entry is shown to be prohibited by a notice-board or other sign erected by the orders of the Commission or of the Conservancy; (q) drives any vehicle, elsewhere than on the road from Chingola to Chililabombwe, at a speed exceeding twenty-five miles an hour; (r) drives or causes to be driven any vehicle over any part of the Area where there is no road or parking place, or over any road or parking place which has been closed by the Conservancy by means of a fence, line of stones, ditch or other obstruction, or which is shown to be closed by a notice erected by the orders of the Conservancy; (s) encamps or resides elsewhere than on sites specifically set aside by the Conservancy for such purpose or otherwise than in accordance with such conditions as the Conservancy may from time to time impose; (t) unnecessarily causes or makes any noise or behaves in any other manner which is likely to disturb or cause annoyance to any other person: Provided that this paragraph shall not apply to the noise necessarily made by the engine of any boat or craft. 5. Any person guilty of an offence against these By-laws shall be liable to a fine not exceeding seven hundred and fifty penalty units. (As amended by Act No. 13 of 1994) General Penalty SECTION 49-THE NATIONAL MONUMENTS (ENTRY FEES) REGULATIONS. Statutory Instrument 181 of 1993 Act No. 13 of 1994 Regulations by the Minister 1. These Regulations may be cited as the National Monuments (Entry Fees) Regulations. Title 2. Every vehicle or person entering a National Monument, camping, fishing, boating, commercial filming, video recording, exporting relics or affiliated to National Heritage Conservation Commission, shall pay to the Commission the appropriate fee set out in the Schedule hereto. Entry fees SCHEDULE (Regulation 2)