Section 8
Special Park Committee
of National Parks and Nature Reserves Ordinance, 1998
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(1)
The Controller may constitute a Special Park
Committee, which shall be headed by a Park Warden to assist the
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Controller in the protection and management of a national park or a nature reserve, and to promote public appreciation and enjoyment thereof.
(2)
A Special Park Committee shall consist of not more than twelve members, and shall comprise park officers, Honorary Wild
Life Rangers appointed under section 8(1) of the Wild Life Protection
Ordinance, 1998 [Cap. 26], any other persons residing near a national park or a nature reserve and such other persons, who, in the opinion of the Controller, would be able to assist him in the protection and management of a national park or a nature reserve.
(3)
(a)
The Controller may designate any part of a national park for the exercise of subsisting rights or privileges which are recognized under section 11.
(b)
In the exercise of his powers under subsection (1), the
Controller shall take into account any recommendation which may be made to him by a Special Park Committee pertaining to the exercise of such rights and privileges within the national park.