Law No. 102 of 1983 on Natural Protected Areas.

This Law is composed of 11 articles. Natural protected areas will be designated and delineated by a decree of the Prime Minister upon recommendation of the Egyptian Environmental Affairs Agency (art. 1). The following activities are forbidden in protected areas: catching, transporting, killing and disturbing wildlife; damaging or removing any living organism, natural feature and resource such as shells, corals, rocks and soil for any purpose; damaging or removing plants from protected areas; spoiling and destroying geological structures; introducing non-indigenous species of biota into the protected areas; polluting soil, water and air in any manner and erecting buildings, establishments, paved roads, drive vehicles or undertaking any agricultural, industrial and commercial activity without the permission of the Competent Administrative Body (art. 2). Competencies and duties of the Administrative Body (art. 4). A special fund will be established to collect donations, grants and admission fees as well as fines incurred by violators of this Law (art. 6). Transgressors will be fined for not less than Egyptian Pounds (EP) 500 and not more than EP 5000 or will be imprisoned for not more than one year, they will have to paym the expenses of removal or reparation of damages, and the Administrative Body can confiscate equipment, weapons or tools used in committing the offence (art. 7).