### Country Parks and Special Areas Regulations 《郊野公園及特別地區規例》

12. Prevention of nuisances
(1) No person shall within a country park or special area—
(a) wilfully or negligently deface, injure, soil or defile any notice, marker, fence, building, shelter, equipment or installation erected, used or maintained by the Authority;
(b) wilfully or negligently obstruct or pollute in any way any stream, water course, pool or body of water;
(c) deposit any litter, paper or rubbish, except into the bins or containers provided for such purpose;
(d) cause a public disturbance, behave in an offensive or indecent manner or be otherwise than properly clothed;
(e) spit, except into a latrine or into a channel or drain provided for the carriage of sewage, sullage, waste water or excretal matter;
(f) be under the influence of drugs;
(g) to the annoyance of any other person operate or play, or make any sounds on, any musical or other instrument, including any gramophone or radio apparatus, or sing any song or shout;
(h) beg or gather alms or, for the purpose of gathering alms, expose or exhibit any sores, wounds or bodily ailments or deformity. (41 of 1980 s. 50)
(2) No offence under subregulation (1)(b) is committed by a person who makes a discharge or deposit under and in accordance with a licence under the Water Pollution Control Ordinance (Cap. 358). (41 of 1980 s. 50; 67 of 1990 s. 23)

### Country Parks and Special Areas Regulations 《郊野公園及特別地區規例》

13. Closure of country parks and special areas
(1) The Authority may, if he considers it necessary in the interests of good management, close to the public the whole or any part of a country park or special area.
(2) A closure under subregulation (1) shall be effected by the Authority displaying in such prominent positions as he shall determine notices in English and in Chinese prohibiting entry to the park or area or to the part thereof that has been closed.
(3) Subject to subregulation (6), where a notice has been displayed under subregulation (2), no person shall—
(a) enter the country park or special area, or part thereof, that has been closed;
(b) remain in such park, area or part after being requested to leave by the Authority or an authorized officer; or
(c) knowingly remain in such park, area or part more than 12 hours after the time when the notice was displayed.
(4) During the period when a country park or special area or part thereof is closed any permit granted by the Authority under these regulations and relating to that park or area, or part thereof, shall be suspended.
(5) Where a closure under subregulation (1) has extended, or is likely to extend, beyond a period of 4 weeks, the Authority shall publish in the Gazette a notice of the closure.
(6) Subregulation (3) shall not apply to any person ordinarily resident in the country park or special area, or part thereof, which has been closed.
(7) This regulation does not apply in relation to any specified zone. (L.N. 63 of 2005)

### Country Parks and Special Areas Regulations 《郊野公園及特別地區規例》

14. Designated barbecue sites and camping sites
The Authority may designate and set aside any place within a country park or special area to be a barbecue site or camping site.

15. Powers of inspection and seizure
(1) A person to whom a permit under these regulations is granted shall, on being so required by the Authority or an authorized officer, produce the permit for inspection, together with means of identification.
(2) Where the Authority or an authorized officer has reason to believe that a person has committed an offence under these regulations he may seize any commodity, article or animal (other than a vehicle), whether in the possession of such person or not, in respect of which the Authority or the authorized officer has reason to believe that the offence was committed.
(3) Any animal seized under subregulation (2) shall be impounded under the Pounds Ordinance (Cap. 168) as if it were a stray animal.
(4) Where any commodity or article has been seized under subregulation (2) it shall, if perishable, be disposed of by the Authority, but otherwise shall be dealt with in accordance with section 102 of the Criminal Procedure Ordinance (Cap. 221).

16. Authorized officers
The Authority may appoint any public officer or class of public officer to be an authorized officer for the purposes of these regulations; and an authorized officer shall have such powers and discharge such duties as are conferred on or imposed on authorized officers under these regulations.

16A. Attendants
(1) The Authority may appoint any person to be an attendant of a specified zone for the purposes of these regulations; and an attendant shall have such powers and discharge such duties as are conferred on or imposed on attendants under these regulations.
(2) The Authority shall issue to each attendant an identification document that—
(a) gives the name of the attendant to whom it is issued; and
(b) states that it is issued by or on behalf of the Authority under these regulations.
(3) When exercising a power or discharging a duty under these regulations, an attendant shall, if requested to do so, produce for inspection the identification document issued to him in accordance with subregulation (2).
(L.N. 63 of 2005)

17. Obstruction
Any person who obstructs the Authority or an authorized officer in the lawful exercise of any power conferred by or the lawful discharge of any duty imposed under these regulations commits an offence and is liable to a fine at level 2.
(E.R. 2 of 2012)

### Country Parks and Special Areas Regulations 《郊野公園及特別地區規例》

18. Permits
(1) An application for a permit under these regulations shall be made in writing to the Authority and shall be accompanied by the appropriate fee prescribed in Schedule 1, except where a permit is to be issued free of charge. (L.N. 63 of 2005)
(2) Upon receipt of an application under subregulation (1) and upon payment of the fee (if any), the Authority may—
(a) grant a permit, subject to such conditions as he thinks fit; or
(b) refuse to grant a permit.
(3) A permit shall be valid for such period as may be stated thereon.
(4) A permit shall be revoked if the holder thereof—
(a) contravenes any regulation, whether or not he is convicted of an offence under these regulations;
(b) contravenes or fails to comply with any condition subject to which the permit was granted.
(5) If the Authority is satisfied that a permit has been lost, destroyed or accidentally defaced, he may issue a duplicate thereof for which, in the case of a permit for which a fee is charged, he shall pay either the original fee, as specified in Schedule 1 or $50, whichever is the less. (L.N. 63 of 2005)
(6) Any person who is aggrieved by the refusal, revocation or suspension of a permit may, within 14 days after the receipt of the notice of refusal, revocation or suspension appeal in writing to the Chief Secretary for Administration, who may confirm, vary or set aside such refusal, revocation or suspension. (L.N. 362 of 1997)
(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.

18A. Reduction, waiver or refund of fees
The Financial Secretary or any public officer under his delegated authority may generally or in a particular case reduce, waive or refund, in whole or in part, any fee payable under regulation 4(3) or 13A(5)(a)(i).
(L.N. 63 of 2005)