CAB/LEG/24.1
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(iii)
(2)
where it shall be forbidden to reside, enter, traverse or camp, and
where it shall be forbidden to fly over at low altitude, without a
special written permit from the competent authority, and in
which scientific investigations (including removal of animals
and plants in order to maintain an ecosystem) may only be
undertaken by permission of the competent authority.
“national park” means an area:
(i)
under State control and the boundaries of which may not be
altered or any portion alienated except by the competent
legislative authority;
(ii)
exclusively set aside for the propagation, protection, conservation
and management of vegetation and wild animals as well as for
the protection of sites, land-spaces or geological formations of
particular scientific or aesthetic value, for the benefit and
enjoyment of the general public; and
(iii)
in which the killing, hunting and capture of animals and the
destruction or collection of plants are prohibited except for
scientific and management purposes and on the condition that
such me asures are taken under the direction or control of the
competent authority;
(iv)
covering any aquatic environment to which all of the provisions
of section (b) (1-3) above are applicable.
The activities prohibited in strict nature reserve under the provisions of section (a) (2)
of paragraph (4) of this article are equally prohibited in national parks except in so far as
they are necessary to enable the park authorities to implement the provisions of section (2) of
this paragraph, by applying, for example, appropriate management practices, and to enable
the public to visit these parks; however, sport fishing may be practiced with the authorization
and under the control of the competent authority;
(3)
“special reserve” means other protected areas such as:
(i)
“game reserve” which shall denote an area
(a)
set aside for the conservation, management and
propagation of wild animal life and the protection and
management of its habitat;