Fauna and Flora Protection (Amendment) Act 2009 · As enacted
7. Amendment of Section 5 of the principal enactment
Official English translation. Where it differs from the Sinhala or Tamil text, the Act itself says which text prevails.
Official translationFrom Department of Government Printing, unchanged
Section 5 of the principal enactment is hereby amended by the addition immediately after subsection (3)
of that section of the following subsections :—
“(4) Any person who enters and remains within any National Park with out obtaining a permit issued under subsection (1) or contravenes any condition in the permit, shall be guilty of an offence under this Act.
Act, No.22 of 2009
“Causing nuisance or disturbance within a
National
Reserve &c.
Any person who having been issued a permit under subsection (1), uses such permit for any purpose other than the purpose for which it has been issued, shall be guilty of an offence under this Act.
Any person who on detection by a wildlife officer not below the rank of a Wildlife Ranger, admits liability for any of the offences under subsection (4) or subsection (5) may make a payment of such sum as may be prescribed in respect of the offence for which he has admitted liability in place of being prosecuted for the commission of such offence. The payment made shall be credited to the Wildlife Preservation Fund.”.