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Appendix 12

PROSECUTIONS IN RELATION TO OFFENCES IN COUNTRYSIDE 2007-08

Cap.

Sect.

Reg.

Nature of Offence

No. of Persons Involved*

No. of concluded prosecution cases**

Total Fines***

96

3

2

Illegal possession of protected plant

2

2

$400

96

16(1)(a)

 

Illegal lighting of fire in countryside

3

3

$3,500

96

21(d)

 

Illegal felling of plants in countryside

12

7

$22,200

170

4

 

Illegal hunting of protected wild animal

1

1

$450

170

7(2)

 

Illegal possession of hunting appliance

2

2

$1,500

170

13(1)(a)

 

Illegal entry in restricted area

5

6

$3,000

170

17C(3)

 

Illegal feeding of wild animal

50

50

$23,000

208

26

4(1)

Illegal possessing/driving of vehicle/bicycle

273

257

$89,200

208

26

7(1)(a)

Illegal possession of cooking apparatus

4

3

$750

208

26

7(1)(c)

Illegal use of fire

5

1

$500

208

26

8(1)(a)

Illegal picking of plants

16

17

$13,700

208

26

8(1)(b)

Illegal digging of soil

3

1

$1,000

208

26

9(1)(b)

Illegal hawking

0

1

$500

208

26

11(1)(c)

Illegal holding of commercial activities

3

4

$2,250

208

26

11(2)(b)

Operating power driven model within Country Park without Permit

0

1

$500

208

26

11(3)

Illegal camping within Country Park or special area

24

16

$5,200

208

26

12(1)(c)

Littering

513

446

$714,300

208

26

12(1)(e)

Spitting

12

11

$16,500

208

26

17

Obstructing authorised officer in discharging duty

1

1

$250

Total:

 

 

 

929

830

$898,700

(i)

Number of Fixed Penalty Notices issued (littering offence under regulation 12(1)(c) of Cap. 208A) = 512

(ii)

Number of Fixed Penalty Notices issued (spitting offence under regulation 12(1)(e) of Cap. 208A) = 12

(iii)

Number of Fixed Penalty Notices processed (littering offence under regulation 12(1)(c) of Cap. 208A) = 443

(iv)

Number of Fixed Penalty Notices processed (spitting offence under regulation 12(1)(e) of Cap. 208A) = 11

*

"No. of Persons involved" denotes persons prosecuted or given a fixed penalty notice in the year.

**

"No. of concluded prosecution cases" may include fixed penalty notices processed and 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 and fixed penalty notices processed.

 
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