Appendices

Appendix 13

PROSECUTION FOR OFFENCES IN COUNTRYSIDE 2003-2004

Cap.
Sect.

Reg.

Nature of Offence
No. of Persons
Involved *
No. of Concluded
Prosecution Cases **

Total Fines ***

96 3(2) 2
Illegal possession of protected plant
3
1
$700
96 16(1)(a)  
Illegal lighting of fire in countryside
1
2
$1,750
96 21(d)  
Illegal felling of plants in countryside
7
6
$14,750
170 4  
Hunt or wilfully disturbance of any protected wild animal without permit
0
0
$0
170 7(2)  
Illegal possession of hunting gear
0
0
$0
170 13(1)(a)  
Illegal entry into restricted area
13
11
$5,500
170 17C(3)  
Illegal feeding of wild animals
12
9
$4,200
208 26 4(1)
Illegal possession/driving of vehicle/bicycle
365
350
$137,240
208 26 6
Illegal possession of air gun
4
4
$1,500
208 26 7(1)(a)
Illegal possession of cooking apparatus
0
0
$0
208 26 7(1)(c)
Illegal use of fire
12
12
$6,350
208 26 8(1)(a)
Illegal picking of plants
8
8
$3,600
208 26 8(1)(b)
Illegal digging of soil
7
7
$2,500
208 26 9(1)(b)
Illegal hawking
2
2
$450
208 26 10(1)(d)
Illegal depositing of human remains
0
0
$0
208 26 11(1)(c )
Illegal commercial activities
1
1
$1,200
208 26 11(2)(b)
Operating power driven model within Country Park without permit
2
2
$1,150
208 26 11(3)(b)
Illegal camping outside of designated campsite
12
9
$3,750
208 26 12(1)(c )
Littering
592 (i)
577 (ii)
$713,850
208 26 12(1)(e)
Spitting
15 (iii)
13 (iv)
$17,100
132 13(1)(a)  
Dog fouling
2
2
$3,000
Total:      
1,058
1,016
$918,590

(i) 586 cases were prosecuted by Fixed Penalty Notice (FPN) issued under Cap. 570.
(ii) Of 577 cases concluded, 568 were FPN.
(iii) 10 were prosecuted by Fixed Penalty Notice (FPN) issued under Cap. 570.
(iv) Of 13 cases concluded, 9 were FPN.



PROSECUTION FOR OFFENCES IN COUNTRYSIDE 2004-2005

Cap.
Sect.

Reg.

Nature of Offence
No. of Persons
Involved *
No. of Concluded
Prosecution Cases **

Total Fines ***

96 3(2) 2
Illegal possession of protected plant
6
7
$4,700
96 16(1)(a)  
Illegal lighting of fire in countryside
0
0
$0
96 21(d)  
Illegal felling of plants in countryside
4
6
$11,500
170 4  
Hunt or wilfully disturbance of any protected wild animal without permit
1
1
$400
170 7(1)(d)  
Hunting by certain means prohibited
2
2
$4,500
170 7(2)  
Illegal possession of hunting gear
1
0
$0
170 13(1)(a)  
Illegal entry into restricted area
0
2
$1,000
170 17C(3)  
Illegal feeding of wild animal
1
4
$4,000
208 26 4(1)
Illegal possession/driving of vehicle/bicycle
243
276
$107,850
208 26 6
Illegal possession of air gun
2
0
$0
208 26 7(1)(a)
Illegal possession of cooking apparatus
5
4
$1,850
208 26 7(1)(c)
Illegal use of fire
10
3
$1,100
208 26 8(1)(a)
Illegal picking of plants
23
23
$12,650
208 26 8(1)(b)
Illegal digging of soil
1
1
$500
208 26 9(1)(b)
Illegal hawking
0
0
$0
208 26 10(1)(d)
Illegal depositing of human remains
0
0
$0
208 26 11(1)(c )
Illegal commercial activities
1
1
$500
208 26 11(2)(b)
Operating power driven model within Country Park without permit
3
3
$1,500
208 26 11(3)(b)
Illegal camping outside designated campsite
16
18
$5,200
208 26 12(1)(c )
Littering
577 (i)
525 (ii)
$835,400
208 26 12(1)(e)
Spitting
12 (iii)
9 (iv)
$18,900
132 13(1)(a)  
Dog fouling
0
0
$0
Total:      
908
885
$1,011,550

(i) 574 cases were prosecuted by Fixed Penalty Notice (FPN) issued under Cap. 570.
(ii) Of 525 cases concluded, 521 were FPN.
(iii) All cases were prosecuted by Fixed Penalty Notice (FPN) issued under Cap. 570.
(iv) Of 9 cases concluded, 8 were FPN.

* "No. of Persons Involved" are those persons prosecuted in this financial year.
** "No. of Concluded Prosecution Cases" may include cases carried forward from previous financial year(s) and do not include prosecution cases that are still being processed at the end of this financial year.
*** "Total Fines" are fines of concluded prosecution cases.