National Parks (Aldbara Island Special Reserve) Regulations

1991 ED] NATIONAL PARKS AND NATURE CONSERVANCY ACT [CAP 141 National Parks (Aldabra Special Reserve) Regulations [21st September, 1981J ARRANGEMENT OF REGULATiONS REGULATION PARTI-PREL~ARY 1. Citation. 2. Interpretation. PART II - PRESERVATION OF ENVIRONMENT 3. Damage etc. to property of Foundation. 4. Damage or disturbance to wildlife. 5. Ban on weapons. explosives etc. 6. Ban on introducing wildlife. 7. Ban on lighting fires. 8. Litter and pollution. PART III - MISCELLANEOUS 9. Fees and charges. 10. Authorised exemptions. 11. Restrictions on entry etc. 12. Directions of Warden etc. 13. Boarding of craft. 14. Obstruction of Warden etc. PART IV - OFFENCES 15. Offences and penalties. 33 S.l. 87 of1981. 1991 ED] Citation. Interpretation. Cap. 77. Cap. 217. S.I. 86/1981 (Cap. 141 Sub. Leg.) Damage etc. to property of Foundation. NATIONAL PARKS AND NATIJRE CONSERVANCY ACT [CAP 141 PART I - PRELIMINARY 1. These Regulations may be cited as the National Parks (AldabraSpecial Reserve) Regulations. 2. In these Regulations, unless the context otherwise requires "animal" includes reptile and bird; "Commission" means the Seychelles National Environ ment Commission established under section 3 of the Act (but subject to section 12 of the Act); "craft"includes anykindofboat orwatercraft,but doesnot include a craft while engaged in saving life or proceeding to or coming from anywhere to save life; "explosives" has the meaning assigned in section 2 of the Explosives Act; "Foundation" means the Seychelles Islands Foundation established under section 3 of the Seychelles Islands Foun dationDecree; "Reserve" means the AJdabra Special Reserve as desig nated by the National Parks (Special Reserve Aldabra) (Designation) Order(being, intermsofsection2ofthe Act. an area set aside in which characteristic wildlife requires protectionandinwhichall other interestsandactivities are subordinated to this end); "Warden"means the officer of the Foundationappointed, with the agreement of the Commission, to manage and be in charge of the Reserve. PART II - PRESERVATION OF ENVIRONMENT 3. Subject to Regulation 10, no person shall in the Reserve remove, deface, damage or obscure anybuoy, marker, notice, structure, craft or equipment belonging to or placed by the Foundation. 34 1991 ED} NATIONAL PARKS AND NATURE CONSERVANCY ACT [CAP 141 4. Subjectto Regulation10, no person shall inthe Reserve (a) kill, capture, take. shoot, or wilfully injure or disturb by any means (i) any animal whether vertebrate or invertebrate and whether alive or dead; or (ii) the egg, spawn, nest or shell of any animal; or (b) disturb. removeor destroyfor anypurpose anyplant or the fruit or seed ofany plant; or (c) disturb, remove or destroy for any purpose the sub strate (being humus, soil, sand, mud, gravel, rock, coral or reef debris) forming the habitatof anyanimal or plant. Damage or disturbance to wildlife. 5. Subjectto Regulation10. noperson shall bringinto. or have Ban on weapor $, in his possession in the Reserve, explosives, etc. (a) a weapon or devicedesigned orwhichmaybeusedto contraveneRegulation4; (b) an explosive. explosive device or firework or a poi sonous substance. 6. Subjectto Regulation10,no personshall bring, or permitto Ban on introduc be brought, into the Reserve ingwildlife. (a) any animal or the egg or spawn of any animal; or (b) any plant or the fruit or seed of any plant, which is capable of reproducing or propagating itself. 7. Subject to Regulation 10, no person shall light a fire in the BM on lighting Reserve or do anything likely to cause a fire in the Reserve. fifes. 8(1) Subject to Regulation 10, no person in the Reserve shall Litter and throw down, drop, leave or otherwise deposit anything or pollution. substances so as to defaceby litter or pollute the Reserve. (2) No person shall outside the Reserve throw down, drop, leave or otherwise deposit anything or substanceso as to cause 35 1991 ED] NATIONAL PARKS AND NATURE CONSERVANCY ACT [CAP 141 or contribute to the defacement by litter or pollution of the Reserve. (3) In addition to anypenalty imposed underRegulation 15, apersonwhocontravenes thisRegulation maybeorderedbythe court to pay the whole or anypart of'anycosts incurred by the Foundation inrestoringanypan of theReserveaffected bythe defacement or pollution caused by that person. PART III - MISCELLANEOUS Fees andcharges. 9(1) The Foundation may, with the agreement of the Com mission, imposea fee or chargeof a maximum ofR.1 00 for (a) entry into the Reserve; Authorised exemptions. (b) the performance of acts in the Reserve; or (c) services provided by it in relationto the Reserve. (2) TheFoundation shall givenoticeinthe Gazette offees or chargesimposed under sub-regulation (1). 10. TheFoundation may, withtheagreement of theCommis sion, authorise in writing the doing of anything in the Reserve wmch (a) would otherwise contravene Part II oftheseRegu lations; (b) is otherwise lawful; and (c) is in furtherance of (i) the better management of the Reserve; or (ii) scientific research in the Reserve; or (iii) thepurposes ofthe ActandtheseRegulations, andmayinitsdiscretion, forthebettermanagement of theReserve, impose general or special conditions on that authorisation. Restrictions onson 11(1) TheFoundation may, with the agreement of the Com entryetc. mission, 36 1991 ED] NATIONAL PARKS AND NATURE CONSERVANCY ACT [CAP 141 (a) close the whole or anypart of the Reserveto public access; (b) prohibit craft not authorised by the Warden from entering or beingin the Reserve; (c) indicate daysor times whenthepublic may landonthe Reserve; (d) initsdiscretion imposerestrictions onpublic accessin furtherance of better wildlife management in the Reserve. (2) The Foundationshall givenotice in the Gazette of restric tions imposed under sub-regulation (1). 12. A person in the Reserve shall comply with any direction Direction!'; nf given by the Warden or by an officer of the Foundation on his Wardenetc. behalf. 13. The Warden or an officer of the Foundation or a police Boarding of officermay at anytime board and inspecta craft in the Reserve craft. where he has reasonable grounds to suspect that the craft or a person inthe craft is contravening the Act or these Regulations. 14. No person shall prevent, hinder, obstruct or interrupt- Obstruction of Warden etc. (a) the Wardenor an officer of the Foundation or of the Commission inthe proper discharge of his functions; or (b) a personemployed byor acting underthe authority of the Foundation or the Commission in the proper execution ofwork connected with the improvement, maintenance or regulation of the Reserve. PART IV • OFFENCES 15. A personwho contravenes (a) anyprovision of Regulation 3,4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 12 or 14; or 37 Ofences and penalties. 1991 ED] NATIONAL PARKS AND NATURE CONSERVANCY ACT [CAP 141 (b) a condition of an authorisation under Regulation 10; or (c) a prohibition or restriction imposed under Regula tion 11. is guilty of an offence and is liable to imprisonment for 3 months and to a fine ofR. 2000. 38