Botanical Gardens Act (No. 12 of 1900)

LAWS OF ANTIGUA AND BARBUDA Botanical Gardens (CAP. 56 1 CHAPTER 56 THE BOTANICAL GARDENS ACT Arrangement of Sections Section 1. Short title. 2. Interpretation. 3. (1) Minister may make regulations. (2) Regulations to be approved by Legislature. (3) Publication of regulations. (4) Penalty. (5) Prosecution. 4. Appointment, qualifications and functions of the Curator. BOTANICAL GARDENS (27th June, 1900.) This Act may be cited as the Botanical Gardens Act. In this Interpretation. "the Botanical Gardens" means the piece of land con taining about five acres situate in the parish of St. John, bounded on all sides by the Victoria Park, and fenced in, and heretofore known as "The Botanical Station", and shall also include any other lands which may hereafter be acquired for the purposes of Botanical Gardens; 1. 2. Act 12/1900. 3/1989. Short title. LAWS OF ANTIGUA AND BARBUDA 2 CAP. 56) Botanical Gardens "Board" means the Board established under section 3; "Minister" means the Minister responsible for Agriculture. Minister may make regulations. 3. ( 1 ) The Minister may by (a ) establish a Board to develop, manage and main tain the affairs of the Botanical Gardens; control the hours during which the Botanical Gardens may be open to the public; prohibit the use of the Botanical Gardens for activities not conducive to the purposes and objectives for which it was established; determine the fees to be charged for admitting members of the public to the Botanical Gardens or for using the services and facilities provided; and (e) provide for the better carrying out of the pur poses of this Act. ( 2 ) All regulations made under the authority of this Act approved by shall be laid before the Legislature by whom the same may be altered or amended before approval. Publications of (3) regulations on being approved by the regulations. Legislature shall be forthwith published in the Gazette, and shall take effect from the date of such publication. Penalty. (4) Any person who contravenes any regulation made under this section is guilty of an offence and is liable on sum mary conviction to a fine of two thousand dollars or to a term of imprisonment for twelve months. Prosecution. (5) Prosecutions for breaches of such regulations shall be taken in the name of the Curator or other person for the time being in charge of the Botanical Gardens. Appointment, ( 1 ) There shall, for the purposes of managing, maintaining and supervising the Botanical Gardens, be a Curator. Curator and such number of other public officers as are quired to assist the Curator for the proper discharge of his functions. Regulations to be Legislature. qualifications and functions of the 4. regulations (b) (c) ( cl) Such re LAWS OF ANTIGUA AND BARBUDA Botanical Gardens (CAP. 56 (2) The Curator shall be a person who holds a requisite qualification in horticulture with three years post qualifica tion experience or a person who has had at least five years experience in the management of horticultural gardens. (3) The Curator shall perform such functions as are con ferred upon him by the regulations or as directed by the Board. 3