1989 Ed.]
Country Parks and Special Areas Regulations
[CAP. 208
A9
[Subsidiary]
(7) The grant by the Authority of a permit to any person in respect of any act or thing done under these regulations shall be without prejudice to any other licence, permit or consent which that person may be required to obtain under any other enactment.
19. Application to Crown servants
and waterworks contractors
(1) These regulations shall not apply to, and regulation 4 shall not apply in respect of a vehicle or bicycle being used by-
(a) any person in the public service of the Crown while he is within a country park or special area acting in the course of his duties; (b) any person, not being a person in the public service of the Crown, who is authorized by the Water Authority to carry out the construction, operation or maintenance of waterworks within a country park or special area.
(2) In this regulation "person in the public service of the Crown" means a person who is-
(a) a public officer;
(b) a member of Her Majesty's forces; or
(c) a member of-
(i) the Royal Hong Kong Regiment;
(ii) the Royal Hong Kong Auxiliary Air Force;
(iii) the Royal Hong Kong Auxiliary Police Force; (iv) the Essential Services Corps.
20. Offences and penalties
(1) Any person who contravenes regulation 4, 5, 6, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12 or 13(3) commits an offence and is liable to a fine of $2,000 and to imprisonment for 3 months and, where the offence is a continuing offence to an additional fine of $100 for each day during which the offence has continued.
(2) Any person who when driving a vehicle or riding a bicycle or horse within a country park or special area refuses or wilfully fails to stop when called upon to do so by an authorized officer acting in the course of his duties commits an offence and is liable to a fine of $2,000 and to imprisonment for 3 months.
(3) Any person who contravenes regulation 7(1) or, when the Authority has prohibited the use of fire under regulation 7(2), any person who lights or uses any fire in any country park or special area in contravention of such prohibition, commits an offence and is liable on conviction to a fine of $5,000 and to imprisonment for 1 year.
(4) If a person who is required under regulation 15(1) to produce a permit fails, without reasonable excuse, to do so, that person commits an offence and is liable to a fine of $1,000.