Natural and Historical Monuments and Relics By-laws (Cap. 173)

LIVINGSTONE Old Government House is a brick and timber building situated on Crown land on Plot No. 209 at the junction of Sackville Street and Queensway, Livingstone. This notice relates only to Plot No. 209 together with those parts of the building shaded red on a plan deposited with the National Heritage Conservation Commission, signed by the Surveyor-General and dated the 14th December, 1957. Originally an hotel, this building was taken over in 1907 as the Residency and Headquarters of the British South Africa Company's Administrator of North-Western Rhodesia. It remained the residence of the Administrators after the amalgamation of North-Western and North-Eastern Rhodesia in 1911 and of the Governors of Northern Rhodesia from 1924 until 1935 when the capital of the Territory was transferred to Lusaka. A good example of the style of building constructed in the Territory in the early years of the century, it is also the most historic house in the country and is in a good state of preservation. Much of the original furniture is also in existence. SECTION 16 OF THE NATURAL AND HISTORICAL MONUMENTS AND RELICS BY-LAWS Government Notices 120 of 1954 68 of 1957 (Cap. 266 of The 1971 Edition of the Laws*) * These By-laws continue 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 Natural and Historical Monuments and Relics By-laws and shall apply to all national monuments, ancient monuments and ancient workings under the control of the Commission, other than those mentioned in the Schedule. (As amended by No. 68 of 1957) Title and application 2. No person, other than a person duly authorised by the Commission, shall in or in respect of any ancient or national monument or ancient working do or attempt to do any of the following acts: Prohibited acts (a) destroy, damage, injure, deface or remove any tree, shrub or other vegetation; or (b) injure, deface, destroy or remove any monument, notice-board, fencing or other structure lawfully erected; or (c) roll any rock from its natural position; or (d) fire any grass, undergrowth or trees: Provided that (i) any bona fide picinic party may light fires for cooking purposes on condition that any fires so lighted shall be effectively prevented from spreading and shall be extinguished before being left by the person or persons who lighted them; (ii) such fires shall not be lighted in any place where they are likely to spread or cause damage to any monument or relic; or (e) mark, deface, alter or in any way attempt to destroy or interfere with any petroglyph or drawing or painting on stone or any portion of the rock face containing the same. 3. No person shall, within any area or place which has been duly proclaimed to be an ancient or national monument or ancient working or adjacent thereto, do or attempt to do any of the following acts: (a) commit any nuisance or use any latrine or lavatory for any purpose other than that for which it was intended; or (b) throw away or leave any litter or rubbish of any description, except in the receptacles provided therefor. *These By-laws continue in force by virtue of section 15 of the Interpretation and General Provisions Act (Cap 2). Additional prohibited acts 4. No person shall, except by written authority from the Commission and subject to such conditions as the Commission may attach thereto, do or attempt to do any of the following acts within any area or place which has been duly proclaimed to be a national monument: (a) hawk any goods or carry on any trade or business; or (b) drive, or cause to be driven any vehicle or bicycle over any part of the area of a national monument (other than over a recognised public road) where the driving of such vehicle or bicycle is shown to be prohibited by any notice-board erected in a suitable position by the Commission; or Prohibition of certain acts except under the authority of a permit from the Commission (c) kill, hunt, capture or unlawfully molest by any method any wild animal (excluding fish) or bird; or (d) carry any firearm, airgun, catapult or other offensive weapon; or (e) in any river, stream or lake take fish by any method other than by rod and line; or (f) encamp or reside elsewhere than on sites specially set aside by the Commission for that purpose; or (g) construct any building, shelter or other erection; or (h) search for by means of either excavation or surface operations or remove any objects of archaeological or palaeontological or anthropological interest; or (i) trace or attempt to make a tracing or rubbing or squeeze of any petroglyph or drawing or painting on stone; or (j) clear, cultivate or break up land for cultivation or for any other purpose; or (k) graze cattle or other domestic animals. 5. Any person contravening or attempting to contravene any of these By-laws, or any condition attached to any permit issued under these By-laws, shall be guilty of an offence and shall be liable on conviction to a fine not exceeding seven hundred and fifty penalty units. (As amended by Act No. 13 of 1994) Penalty SCHEDULE (By-law 1) The area declared to be a national monument by Government Notice No. 222 of 1954, and known as the Hippo Pool, Chingola. (No. 68 of 1957) SECTION 15 OF THE ANCIENT MONUMENTS RULES Government Notices 90 of 1948 109 of 1949 69 of 1957 226 of 1964 Act No. 13 of 1994