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21. The Lands Tribunal may direct that interest be paid on compensa- tion (but not on costs) from such date and for such period as it thinks fit at the lowest rate paid from time to time by members of the Exchange Banks Association on time deposits or at such other rate as may be determined by resolution of the Legislative Council.
22. All compensation, including interest therean and costs, shall be paid from such money as may be provided from time to time by the Legislative Council.
23. If a claimant to whom compensation is payable, either by agree- ment or following an award by the Lands Tribunal,-
(a) la absent from Hong Kong
(6) cannot be found;
(c) within 3 months of an agreement for or award of compensation
makes no claim for payment; or
(d) in the opinion of the Authority is unable to give an effectual
discharge for the compensation,
the Authority may direct payment of the compensation to be made to such other person on behalf of the claimant as he sball think proper, subject to such conditions as he thinks fit, and the receipt of the person to whom payment is made shall be a valid and effectual discharge for the compensa- tion in the same manner as if payment had been made to the claimant
PART VI
SPECIAL AREAS
24. (1) The Governor may by order in the Gazerte designate any area of Crown land outside a country park as a special area for the purpose of this Ordinance.
(2) The Authority may, on the advice of the Board, by order in the Gazette, designate any area of Crown land within a country park as a special area for the purposes of this Ordinance,
(3) In this section "Crown land" means any land which is not leased land.
PART VI
EXCLUSIONS
25. The Governor may by order in the Gazette exclude from any country park or special area-
(a) village areas, traditional burial grounds, temples and other religious
buildings;
(b) any area in respect of which a lease is issued or to be issued by the Secretary for the New Territories, after consultation with the Authority, for the purposes of recreation or tourism; and
(c) any place, building, site or structure that has been declared a monument under section 3 of the Antiquities and Monuments Ordinance.
II
PART VIII
MISCELLANEOUS.
26 (1) The Governor in Council may make regulations to provide Realulon. for-
(a) the proper management and control, including closure or partial
closure, of country parka and special areas;
(b) prohibiting or restricting the entry lata, or movement within, country parks and special areas of persons, vehicles, boats and animals,
(c) the preservation of good order and prevention of abuses and
nuisances within country parks and special arcas;
(d) the Fees or charges payable in connexion with the use of soy country park or special area or any part thereof or in connexion with the use of any amenities or facilities provided therein;
(e) probibiling or restricting the killing, hunting, trapping, molesting or disturbance of any form of wild life within a country pack or special area, the taking of destruction of or interference with vegetation within & country park or special area or the doing of anything therein which will interfere with the soil;
(A) prohibiting or restricting the lighting of fires within a country park
or special area and the prevention of fire hazarda;
(2) prohibiting or controlling the use of a country park or special
*e for-
(i) picnicking
(ii) barbecuing,
(i)) camping:
(iv) swimming;
(v) bawking:
(vi) advertising;
(vii) fishing, and
(viii) any other similar activities;
(A) the seizure and disposal of any vehicle, bost, animal or other article or thing in respect of which any regulation made under this section is contravened;
(0 the issue by the Authority on such terms and subject to such con- ditions as the Authority may personally determine, of permite authorizing the entry into a country park or special area or the doing of anything therein which would otherwise be unlawful; and () generally the purposes of this Ordinance.
(2) Regulations made under this section shall not derogate from or adversely affect any rights attached to any land within a country park or special area.
(3) Regulations made under this section may provide that a contraven- Lott or breach thereof shall be an offence punishable by a fine not exceeding $5,000 and imprisonment for a term not exceeding year and where the offence is a continuing offence, punishable by a daily fine not exceeding $100 in addition to the penalties imposed in relation to that offence.