Bermuda National Parks Amendment Act, 2017 (No. 43 of 2017)

FA E R N AT F TQUO U BERMUDA BERMUDA NATIONAL PARKS AMENDMENT ACT 2017 2017 : 43 TABLE OF CONTENTS Citation Amends section 25(1) Repeal and replace the First Schedule Amends the Third Schedule Repeals sections 26 and 27 of the Bermuda National Parks Amendment Act 2009 Commencement WHEREAS it is expedient to amend the Bermuda National Parks Act 1986 and the Government Fees Regulations 1976; Be it enacted by The Queen’s Most Excellent Majesty, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate and the House of Assembly of Bermuda, and by the authority of the same, as follows: Citation This Act, which amends the Bermuda National Parks Act 1986 (the “principal Act”), may be cited as the Bermuda National Parks Amendment Act 2017. Amends section 25(1) Section 25(1) of the principal Act is amended by inserting, next after paragraph (f), the following— prescribing fees, other than fees that are prescribed under the Government Fees Regulations 1976;”. “(fa) 1 2 3 4 5 6 1 2 1 BERMUDA NATIONAL PARKS AMENDMENT ACT 2017 Repeal and replace the First Schedule The First Schedule to the principal Act is repealed and replaced with the following— “ FIRST SCHEDULE (Section 3) CLASS A— PROTECTED AREAS NATURE RESERVES The following areas are hereby declared Class A protected areas and shall be managed to protect special or fragile natural features and provide limited public access. Map No. A1 Abbots Cliff Hamilton A2 Barnes Corner Southampton A3 Castle Harbour Islands St. George's A4 Cooper's Island St. George's A5 Daniel's Island Sandys A6 Dunscombe Wood Devonshire A7 Evan's Pond Southampton A8 Gilbert Paget A9 Hungry Bay Paget A10 Lover's Lake St. George's A11 Mangrove Lake Hamilton A12 Nelly Island Warwick A13 One Rock Passage Pembroke A14 Paynter's Hill St George's A15 Pembroke Marsh Pembroke A16 Shelly Bay Hamilton A17 Smith’s Island St. George's A18 Spanish Point Islands Pembroke A19 Spittal Pond Smith's A20 Stocks Harbour St. George's 3 (1) 2 BERMUDA NATIONAL PARKS AMENDMENT ACT 2017 A21 Summerhaven Smith's A22 Walsingham Hamilton A23 Warwick Ridge Warwick A24 White Crest Hill St. George's A25 Wilkinson Memorial Hamilton A26 Winterhaven Smith’s CLASS B- AMENITY PARKS (Section 3) B1 Achilles Bay Park St. George's B2 Admiralty House Park Pembroke B3 Alexandra Battery Park St. George's B4 Aquarium Park Hamilton B5 Arboretum Park Devonshire B6 Astwood Park Warwick B7 Avocado Lodge Park Devonshire B8 Barnes Corner Park Southampton B9 Blue Hole Hill Park Hamilton B10 Blue Hole Park Hamilton B11 Botanical Gardens Park Paget B12 Breman Island Park (off Vaughn’s Bay) St. George's B13 Burchall Cove Park Hamilton B14 Burt Island Park Warwick B15 Church Bay Park Southampton B16 Clear Water Beach Park St. George's B17 Coney Island Park Hamilton B18 Cooper’s Island Park St. George's B19 Crawl Waterfront Park Hamilton B20 Crow Lane Park Paget B21 Daniel's Head Beach Park Sandy’s B22 Daniel's Head Park Sandy’s B23 Devon Springs Park Devonshire B24 Devonshire Bay Park Devonshire B25 Ducking Stool Park Pembroke B26 Ducks Puddle Annexe Park Hamilton B27 Ducks Puddle Park Hamilton 3 BERMUDA NATIONAL PARKS AMENDMENT ACT 2017 B28 Elbow Beach Park Paget B29 Ferry Point Park St. George's B30 Fort George Park St. George's B31 Fort St Catherine Park St. George's B32 Friendship Vale Park Devonshire B33 Garthowen Park Devonshire B34 Gates Fort Park St. George's B35 Gibbs Hill Lighthouse Park Southampton B36 Government House Waterfront Park Pembroke B37 Governor’s Island Park St. George's B38 Great Bay Park St. George's B39 Great Head Park St. George's B40 Happy Valley Park Devonshire B41 Harlem Heights Park Hamilton B42 Harrington Sound Park Hamilton B43 Hen Island Park St. George's B44 Higgs and Horseshoe Islands Park St. George's B45 Hog Bay Park Sandy’s B46 John Smith’s Bay Park Smith’s B47 Kindley Field Park (Long Bird Bridge –Stock’s Harbor) St. George's B48 Ladies Chambers Park Pembroke B49 Little Head Park (Vaughn’s Bay-Red Hole) St. George's B50 Mangrove Bay Park Sandy’s B51 Mill Creek Park Pembroke B52 Mullet Bay Park St. George's B53 Orange Valley Park Devonshire B54 Paget Island Park St. George's B55 Palmetto Park Devonshire B56 Parson’s Road Park Pembroke B57 Peggy’s Island Park St. George's B58 Penhurst Park Smith’s B59 Pig’s Field Park Pembroke 4 BERMUDA NATIONAL PARKS AMENDMENT ACT 2017 B60-01; B60-02; B60-03; B60-04; B60-05; B60-06; B60-07; B60-08; B60-09; B60-10; B60-11; B60-12 Railway Trail Park (A-L maps) All Parishes B61 Robinson's Bay Park Devonshire B62 Rocky Hill Park St. George's B63 Scaur Hill Fort Park Sandy’s B64 Shelly Bay Park Hamilton B65 Somerset Long Bay Park Sandy’s B66 Southshore Park (Southampton) Southampton B67 Southshore Park (Warwick) Warwick B68 Southlands Park Warwick B69 Spanish Point Park (without islands) Pembroke B70 St. David’s Lighthouse Park St. George's B71 Tobacco Bay Park St. George's B72 Tulo Valley Park Pembroke B73 Virginia Park Sandy’s B74 Watch Hill Park Southampton B75 West Whale Bay Park Southampton B76 William Wilson Park Pembroke CLASS C RECREATIONAL PARKS (Section 3) C1 Bernard Park Pembroke C2 Boaz Island Park Sandys C3 Darrell's Island Park Warwick C4 Death Valley Park Southampton C5 Olive Bank Park Warwick C6 Ports Island Park Pembroke C7 Rubber Tree Park Warwick C8 Smith's Parish Community Field Park Smith's C9 Warren Simmons Field Park Sandys 5 BERMUDA NATIONAL PARKS AMENDMENT ACT 2017 C10 White's Island Park Pembroke Maps of the Nature Reserves and Protected Areas can be viewed— (a) on the Bermuda Government portal at www.gov.bm; (b) at the Department of Parks; or (c) at the Ministry of Public Works (Department of Land Surveys and Registration). ”. Amends the Third Schedule The Third Schedule to the principal Act is amended— in paragraph 1 by repealing and replacing the number “12” with the number “13”; in paragraph 1(b) by— repealing and replacing the word “ten” with the word “eleven”; and repealing and replacing sub-paragraphs (i) to (vii) inclusive with the following— one member from the Bermuda National Trust; one member from the Bermuda Audubon Society; one member from the National Museum of Bermuda; one member from the Bermuda Zoological Society; one member from the Bermuda Tourism Authority; two members representative of users of the System; and four members who may be considered by the Minister to have a sufficient interest or expertise in environmental protection, conservation of natural or historical resources; economic, commercial or entrepreneurial matters”. “(i) (ii) (iii) (iv) (v) (vi) (vii) Repeals sections 26 and 27 of the Bermuda National Parks Amendment Act 2009 Sections 26 and 27 of the Bermuda National Parks Amendment Act 2009 are repealed. 4 (a) (b) (i) (ii) 5 6 BERMUDA NATIONAL PARKS AMENDMENT ACT 2017 Commencement This Act shall come into operation on the same date as the Bermuda National Parks Amendment Act 2009. [Assent Date: 20 November 2017] [Operative Date: 01 April 2018] 6 7