Malaysia legislation
Section 20
Section 20
(1)
Subject to this Enactment, the native or traditional rights specified in a proposal may continue to be exercised in the Sanctuary described in that proposal, except where under agreement between the Director and the persons entitled to exercise those rights they cease to be exercisable in return for compensation.
(2)
Except with the written authorisation of the Director or officer in charge of a Wildlife Sanctuary, no person shall -
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(a)
make within the Sanctuary any commercial film or video recording or take still photographs for commercial purposes; or
(b)
enter any area of the Sanctuary that has been declared by the
Director or officer in charge of the Wildlife Sanctuary to be closed to the public.
(3)
Any person who contravenes subsection (2) commits an offence and shall, on conviction, be liable to a fine of not less than twenty thousand ringgit and not more than fifty thousand ringgit or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding three years or to both.
(4)
The Director may authorise the construction of buildings for the proper management or development of a Wildlife Sanctuary and the provision of public facilities in those parts of a Sanctuary referred to in section 15 (2).
(5)
A person may use a road designated by the Director for such purpose by notification in the Gazette, for the purpose of passing through a Wildlife Sanctuary for a destination outside the Sanctuary or for entry to the Sanctuary through a designated entry point.
(6)
A person travelling on a designated road –
(a)
shall stop at such barrier or guard post as may be established at such place where the designated road enters or exits the
Sanctuary;
(b)
shall not carry any weapon or other equipment capable of killing, stunning or otherwise making an animal immobile or defenceless without the consent in writing of a Wildlife Officer; and
(c)
shall abide by such restrictions or conditions as may be prescribed and such directions as may be given to that person by a Wildlife Officer.
Conservation Areas.