Appendix 12
PROSECUTIONS IN RELATION TO OFFENCES IN COUNTRYSIDE 2006-07
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
0 1 $800
96 16(1)(a) Illegal lighting of fire in countryside
0 1 $1,200
96 21(d) Illegal felling of plants in countryside
13 16 $36,300
170 7(2) Illegal possession of hunting appliance
1 1 $0
170 8(1)(a) Possession of protected wild animal
1 1 $1,000
170 13(1)(a) Illegal entry in restricted area
8 7 $3,500
170 17C(3) Illegal feeding of wild animal
47 42 $22,200
208 26 4(1) Illegal possessing/driving of vehicle/bicycle
349 382 $133,940
208 26 6 Illegal possession of air gun
0 2 $950
208 26 7(1)(a) Illegal possession of cooking apparatus
1 1 $500
208 26 7(1)(c) Illegal use of fire
16 16 $8,840
208 26 8(1)(a) Illegal picking of plants
27 29 $17,100
208 26 8(1)(b) Illegal digging of soil
2 2 $1,200
208 26 9(1)(a) Illegal hawking (commodity is intended to be sold)
0 1 $250
208 26 9(1)(b) Illegal hawking
2 1 $400
208 26 11(1)(c) Illegal holding of commercial activities
2 1 $800
208 26 11(2)(b) Operating power driven model within Country Park without Permit
3 2 $1,100
208 26 11(3)(b) Illegal camping outside designated camp site
15 25 $10,200
208 26 12(1)(c) Littering
631 (i) 610 (iii) $962,900
208 26 12(1)(e) Spitting
8 (ii) 10 (iv) $16,800
132 13(1)(a) Dog fouling 2 2 $3,000
Total: 1 128 1 153 $1,222,980
(i) Number of Fixed Penalty Notices issued (littering offence under regulation 12(1)(c) of Cap. 208A) = 629
(ii) Number of Fixed Penalty Notices issued (spitting offence under regulation 12(1)(e) of Cap. 208A) = 8
(iii) Number of Fixed Penalty Notices processed (littering offence under regulation 12(1)(c) of Cap. 208A) = 608
(iv) Number of Fixed Penalty Notices processed (spitting offence under regulation 12(1)(e) of Cap. 208A) = 10
* "No. of Persons involved" includes persons prosecuted in the year.
** "No. of concluded prosecution cases" may include cases carried forward from previous year(s) and does not include prosecution cases that still being processed at the end of the year.
*** "Total Fines" are fines of concluded prosecution cases.