National Parks (Aride Island Special Reserve) Regulations

1991 ED] NATIONAL PARKS AND NATURE CONSERVANCY ACT [CAP 141 National Parks (Aride Island Special Reserve) S.I. 92of1979. Regulations S.I. 21 of1981. [16th October, 1979} ARRANGEMENT OF REGULATIONS REGULATION 1. Citation. 2. Interpretation. 3. Unlawful to kill or disturb living things or their habitats. 4. Introduction of plants or animals unlawful. S. Pollution and other acts unlawful. 6. Possession of weapons, traps and poisons unlawful. 7. Lighting of fires unlawful. 8. Authorization of certain acts for Reserve management. 9. Restrictions on access. 10. Fees. Citation. 1. These Regulations may be cited as the National Parks (Aride Island Special Reserve) Regulations. Interpretation. S.121/1981. s.i 99/1975. Cap. 141 (Sub. Leg.) Unlawful to kill or disturb living thingsor their habitats. 2. In these Regulations, unless the context otherwise. requires "Reserve" means Aride Island Special Reserve as de scribed by the National Parks and Nature Conservancy (Special Reserve ArideIsland) (Designation) Order; "Society"means the Society for the PromotionofNature Conservation and includes its servants and agents; "Warden"means theservantofthe Societyappointed with the agreement of the Commission, to be in charge of the Reserve. 3. Subject to regulation 8, any person who, within the Reserve (a) kills, captures, takes or wilfully injures. has in his 20 1991 ED] NATIONAL PARKS AND NATURE CONSERVANCY ACT [CAP 141 possession, disturbs or destroys by any means what soever anyplant or animal or the eggs, spawn. nests or shells thereof, whether marine or terrestrial and whethervertebrate or invertebrate andwhetherliving or dead; or (b) removes, or wilfully disturbs any humus, soil, sand, mud, gravel, rock,coralorreefdebris, foranypurpose whatsoever from or in anypart of the Reserve, shall be guilty of an offence and liable to a fine of R.2,OOO and to imprisonment for 12 months. 4. Subject to regulation 8, any personwhowilfully introduces into the Reserve any living creature, or anyplant, or egg of any living creature, or any seed or other part of any plant, shall be guilty of an offence and liable to a fine of R. 2,000 and to imprisonment for 3 months. !Ii. Subject to regulation 8, any person who, other than in receptacles provided for that purpose, throws down, drops, leaves or otherwise deposits anything whatsoever insuchcircum stancesasto cause, contribute to ortendto leadto thedefacement bylitteror the pollutionbychemicals or othernoxious substances or domestic effluent of anypart of theReserve, shall be guilty of an offence and liable to a fine ofR. 2,000 and to imprisonment for 3 months. 6. Subject to regulation 8, anypersonwho introduces into or has in his possession in the Reserve any weapon or device designed fororwhichmaybeusedforthecapture, injury orkilling of any wildlife, or any explosive device or firework or any poisonous substance, shall be guilty of an offence and liable to a fine ofR. 2,000 and to imprisonment for 3 months. 7. Subject to regulation 8, any personwholights a fireor does anything likely to causea fire in the Reserve shall be guilty ofan offence and liable to a fine ofR. 2,000 and to imprisonment for 3 months. 21 Introduction of plantsor animals unlawful. Pollution and other acts unlawful, Possession of weapons, traps and poisons unlawful. Lighting of fires unlawful. 1991 ED} Authorization of certain acts for Reserve manage ment. Restrictions on access. Fees. NATIONAL PARKS AND NATURE CONSERVANCY ACT [CAP 141 8(1) The Society may, with the agreement of the Commis sion, authorize in writing any act which in the absence ofsuch authorization would contravene the provisions ofregulations 3, 4,5,6 and 7: Provided that (i) such authorization shall be confined to lawful acts related to the management of the Reserve or to scientific research within the Reserve and to the securing of these Regulations and of the Act; and (ii) the Society may impose such conditions on the authorization 'of such acts as it sees fit. (2) Any person who fails to comply with the conditions of authorization ofthese acts within the Reserve, shall be guilty of an offence and liable to a fine ofR. 2,000 and to imprisonment for 3 months. 9. The Society may, with the agreement ofthe Commis Sion (a) close any part or parts of the Reserve to public access; (b) indicate days or times when the public may land on the Reserve; (c) at its discretion, impose such other restrictions on public access as may be in the interests of good wildlife management. 10. The Society may, with the agreement ofthe Commission, make such provision as it thinks fit for the imposing and collection offees for entry into or performance ofacts within the Reserve. 22