Birds and Fish Preservation (Amendment) Act, 1974 (Act No. 24)

No. "4-.-J . I,. 1074.01 "7 J assent, TU'IPELEHAI":..r, ~6 June, 1~J75. i\N i\CT TO AMEND THE nmos AND FISH PRESERVATION ACr [17:h S<:ptember, l'Jn.] liE IT ENACTED by the King ",wi the Ll:.l!,i~Ltive A:isellbir of TlIllf~..l i 11 the: L"'gislatlt!t: of the Kiugduru .IS follows> 1.-( I) This Act l1Iay be cited ..lS The Birds and Fish Preservation Cit'lLvlI (Af,1.endmcm) Act, t~17'i. (2) The B'rds and Fish Preservation Act (Chapter 75) is i'l this 1%71CE. •-\ct·:vlerrecl to as ttlt· Prin..;ii'llAc~. Cli'- 7~ (:J) 'Ihis ACl sLlll be read and construed as one: with the Princi pal Alt. 2. Su:t .. JI!; I to:> inclusive of the Principal Act hereby come under Part I Ihe I.l:."lill~; "ParrLc-Prorcction uf Birds anti Fish". .'. ';ll'!:!lll 2 ()f t li.: P;;"'·!j'.d Ac: i'; !ll'rd,y ;lIHi.:lld..::.! by .ul.liu. i.;'rdn tIL.: f,>1111\v:ng dcl:n;ui'n: . " "i'lllt<:et":l; arc.i" shall mean :.r.y area comprising I.L1'cl, or water, o r land and water, as IS ~pcciiil'd in tl.e Thir.l Sellc,luk hereto." /\.tn~!Hl:n~l1t co St':~ 'til :! .i. ~c·(ti(lll :) or til,: Fr:IKij'J.t Act t, IIC'I':.:h; .1l.Ilt:ndcd by,. j:~'intinD: '\m~lIdi1\t'lll i:J1II\l:di.;!tdy !n:f">t'c tl.c \\'urJ "Schedules", tue WI>!,\; h r"t .Hld .(> Scdi"a \ ~tX0I1,1 . i. S'·'.ll\)11 ·:1 01' : 1.(: t'r :1,,'. '..I Acr j~ heed,:; ellll;:lltLJ by Ill';utid.'; e\.'h:;I,I"".:llt I>..fur.;; lil:; wor.I ":-:('llcdl:l;:~ , in 1.'011, (;I"('~ ill which it ap['c.'c·" tL( :0 S(,.I"", ·1 ''':''J,.l:: "First and ~;~·,>ncl". t:..""},-,.:.tif}n i «itl«: Pnilcir.d i\(t is ll\:r~~)y (t.p(:~dl-"~.1 ~u;d th·.;r\.,: i~i sul:.- ~.""I :~(;. :,ll~d~(,llhcl({llC 'Iic (C)1I0\. 111:':-- :i,," ) .' "();(VII· e s ... If ell:;' 1"',·1':;:111 wit hin ttl" i1n!o.ls m"lltioil,.1 III the ~l:J('r l'.lct ( I'· I S I ., I I l I II I;..Ik. J·,r:,t .•n, . ':,.:011, ::','le' '.: cs ~ I., c.irc h or ltly oe ~<:II o r i:llo\':illi.',ly !t;!v\: in hi~ !,os';<::isiuiI or. 1I11,.kr his C·"I'jd1 allY protected bird or fish he shul l b" !i;th!c t o ;1 tine not t:xce~din,~ fifty pJ.'anga and in dA.lult of ['J}'11I::11(- ":0 impri.sorunent for J period not ex .....·.:dill.ij six mouths and the bird or tish, and auy boat, net, New l<lrts II ""d III i1rltllii.; I. iOIl:i wl:lli:l I'!df,·r~,.J ~. i."I " • ~ ~ •• Powers of police otfi cers and fish erres otliccrs The DirJs .ind Eish Preservation Ad--2·:i of 1974. Sj'C'H-':lll1. g.::.tr and (;'(ll1il'lll:::1t used in connection wit it till: ulching of the bird 1.1: 1·I,ll. may be confiscated (u the GOVL:CIlflle:nt." 7. Tilde: is hcrchj' .lddL:,I 10 the Principal Au ne w Par: II :11,.1 III as fol!ows; Pan U-Pwc,:cc<:ll Areas G. The area ~rcciiicd in the TI,irlj Schedule to this Act is hercbv dt:l:Ltn:d to he: a pr"t(;ctt.:,l area; aud the Prime Minister l1uy with the couseut of Privy Council ttlld ':u tIL s:~i,l Third Sclll:dtt!c: Sl;l'll "ther :lj<:as ;IS 111: dcuJls iil, and ;ltkr sll,'iL other arc.rs l..rvc 'h::l:ll pro· cl.,in\)ld .:we! sch,;d,lkd ill ~ll'~ Ca:<dt<.: as h;l\!ng been ;!d,kd \.,' s.ud Thir.! Sdll::!lIk, tile:y shall be deemed to be: l'[,i[C«(;d a re.is. ''-'''r l) t'jt) l'c'r-;(JII mal', \'..i~<loll .i j'I"UlL:cleJ a rc.i, and \\ it i,,',ur tll<: [',i,))' ((In:>;;II~ ill \\'l',ting of the Prime ;"Iilli,kr· (i-, ,i:sdurgc or (.t",>c l<l be discharged inti) the [',j(l!t,;Clo::<i .i rt..r ;IlIY clt lucnt "I" noxious or I,()."":: liquid or substance; (ii) crect any It.lcbour. wharf. pier, jetty or ot hcr bllil,.!iilg works, temporary or jJermancll:; (iii) cut, damage, rCIlWVl.: or destroy ~ny nungrl)\'/:; (i\) L:fed .In) ii,h·fl:r.,·' " or set any Jish trap: or lr;w:1 {Of (c,l, (i:lcil,dillg ;,hdlfisll) or L:ng".:,;,-, in /;:;;1[11;'; fer commercial purp0-;t:s; C-:) orry Out any boring. drilling or dredg· ing Uj't:L.lt!lllb. ' (2) Any l',=r50n cuntr.lvcning i he prnvisions of the !;t·;t pr,~,~cding subsection shall be: .llui!ty of all offence .m.l :;lull be liable Oil conviction for C'/ery such offence to a tiuc not exceeding lifty pa'ang;\ or :0 imprison rnent for .1 period not exceeding six months, or to both such tine and imprisonment, and, in the case of can vicrions under paragraph (iv) of the immediately pre ceding subsection any boat, net, trap, trawl, gear and equipment used in connection with the offenceml1Y be confiscated to the Government. ' Part III-General 8.-~1) ,~'q~l:llcy.cr any police officer or fisheries officer (being a person duly authorised in writing oy the Prime Minister to act as such) 'Suspects upon reason able grounds that any person has committed an.offence against this Act, he Illay ins pee and search any bag. gage, pacbge, vessel or vehicle bdonging to such per· son, and if there is found as a consequence of such ~C~L~'l~l .Uly· :lr()tl:c~..:J bird, Dr Fr;Jt(:l.:t~d lisb, ,.II" li:.h 1IIo!.l\ • (~dly Lk(:n fro.n a rro~' "Ct\.:,l .rrc.i ill'l'c;;riil,'; i,) II.l\'<': h<.:,:;t "hl'aim:d ill ((llHr.t'ClltiDfl of rhis :L':. ~ltc ,;:II11C 111,1,' h .. ~t:I!tiJ .w" taken before <I. Court. (2; , r I';)!;(<': utlicd nuy cuter U\'Oll an}' lan.I for (he PUliHj5C "f c.lrryi,;.~ (JlI, r l.c provi~illns of thl, Ac: u r lor ['n:V;:lltill,:'; ur ,ktt'ctiu.:; ,)J;;nc'~$ the rcuudcr. "SECOND SU-IEDULE ;-:, I';,,;, S,,:colhi Schcclule to ',he Prinlii";t! f~.n is hU"by f(:pt:af.~d and Amendment t lnr.. is subst iuu c.l t lu-rcror the t"llllllwill,;, to Second S;J;edulc 1."'.. .1 :~ .une El1f~Ii,;!J N:llr:<.: SC:<':JlI'ilic NJ.lIlc· P<.:ri()c! (or wii ich 1){''t;h.:ch·':I'1 l st 1.lflu.ln: to j Lst 1)1:<.":11;"<.:: l st November to 3 l st I:Jiluu\' l~t [anuu rv to 31st December f)::rmochdys (Oril(t;.l Tu,tl,: (<:,:cc:~t t ~ l\: :; t J\.'(. tL':) k fltJv.'a .l(,~ I.e.u liern.rrk ') Ll.'.4d~~r!;a(l~ Turtk I. ',1.";1 'i /1.110 2.I·lHlll (C:-':Ct.:pt i ht .';p(,4cic.s kt1l1W II .IS Lc.u l.crb.rrk ., .3,l.l:.ltIlcrbad·: Turtle M . . . ..~., ... ,.. ~ w.~ . . · •• •• • -~ 9. There sh.rll be added to the Principal Al'e a new Third Schedule New Third as {oll,)ws:-.. Schedule "Tl:H!tn SCHEDULE . The: fo llowiuj; area is hereby declared to be a protected arca;« All and Whole the lagoon in Tongatapu known as Faog.l'uta. and Fanga Kakau, being the area lying to the South of a. straighe Iine drawn from Niutao to the Norchu.ost point of Nukuuuku Motu 1.nJ indll"illg the Straits known as Hulen .iud all mangrove and foreshore. Passe.l iu -theLcgisl.rtive As:;embly this 17th Jay of September, 197·t