National Parks and Nature Conservancy Act (Cap. 141).

This Act establishes the National Parks and Nature Conservancy Commission as a body corporate under section 3. The Commission may, with the approval of the Minister, by Order published in the Official Gazette, designate any area as a National Park, a Strict Natural Reserve, a Special Reserve, or an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty. All these protected are defined in section 1. The Commission may enter into agreements with owners or other persons having an interest in an area which is designated as a protected area with the object of securing purposes of this Act. The Minister may compulsorily acquire land for purposes of this Act under section 8. In a Strict Natural Reserve any form of hunting or fishing, forestry, agriculture or mining, disturbance of fauna, flora or soil, and any other activity listed in section 10 is strictly forbidden. Section 11 concerns development control in protected areas in the framework of the Town and Country Planning Act. Remaining provisions concerns powers of enforcement and regulation-making powers of the Minister.