Nature Conservation Ordinance, 1975 (No. 4 of 1975).

The Act makes provision for the conservation and management of wildlife and regulates fishing in inland waters. The text consists of 91 sections divided into 7 Chapters and completed by 9 Schedules. The Chapters are the following: Preliminary (I); Game Parks and Nature Reserves (II); Wild animals (III); problem animals (IV); Fish in inland waters (V); Indigenous plants (VI); general (VII). The Nature Conservation Board shall be continued under section 3.The Cabinet may appoint Nature Conservators under section 79. Section 21 sets out the powers of the Executive Committee of the Board in relation to hunting, seasons, etc. The executive Committee may define boundaries of lagoons under section 65 included in Chapter V. Other provisions of Chapter V concern the keeping of fish (sect. 66), angling (sects. 67 to 69) , use of explosives, etc (sect. 70), and offences (sect. 71.)