CHAPTER III
Protection and Maintenance of the National Park
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Section 16. Within the national park, no person shall:
(1) hold or possess land, nor clear or burn the forest;
(2) collect, take out, or do by any means whatsoever things endangering or deteriorating woody plant, gum, yang wood oil, turpentine, mineral or other natural resources;
(3) take out animals or do by any means whatsoever things endangering the animals;
(4) do by any means whatsoever things endangering or deteriorating soil, rock, gravel or sand;
(5) change a water-way or cause the water in a river, creek, swamp or marsh to overflow or dry up;
(6) close or obstruct a watercourse or way;
(7) collect, take out, or do by any means whatsoever things endangering or deteriorating orchids, honey, lac, charcoal, barks or guano;
(8) collect or do by any means whatsoever things endangering flowers, leaves or fruits;
(9) take in or take out any vehicle or drive it on the way not provided for such purpose, unless permission is obtained from the competent official;
(10) cause any aircraft to take off or land in the place not provided for such purpose, unless permission is obtained from the competent official;
(11) take cattles in or allow them to enter;
(12) take in any domestic animal or beast of burden, unless he has complied with the Rules prescribed by the Director-General and approved by the Minister;
(13) carry on any activity for benefit, unless permission is obtained from the competent official;
(14) post up a notification or advertisement, or scratch or write on any place;
(15) take in any gear for hunting or catching animal or any weapon, unless permission is obtained from the competent official and the conditions prescribed by the latter have been complied with;
(16) fire any gun, cause any explosive article to be exploded or let off any fireworks;
(17) make a noisy disturbance, or do other act causing trouble or nuisance to any person or animal;
(18) discharge rubbish or things at the place not provided for such purpose;
(19) leave any flamable article which may cause fire.
Section 17. No person shall remove, deface, damage or render useless the boundary posts, signs or other marks furnished by the competent official under this Act.
Section 18. Any person entering the national park must comply with the order of the competent official given in compliance with the Rules prescribed by the Director-General and approved by the Minister.
Section 19. The provisions of section 16 and section 17 shall not apply to the competent official carrying out any work for the protection and maintenance of the national park, for education or technical research, or for facilitating tourism or sojourn, or for rendering safety or giving knowledge to the public, provided that it must be in accordance with the Rules prescribed by the Director-General and approved by the Minister.
Section 20. For the purpose of making the arrest and suppression of the offenders under this Act, the competent officials shall be administrative or police officials under the Criminal Procedure Code.
Section 21. The competent official shall have the power to order the person committing an offence under section 16 to get out of the national park or to refrain from doing any act therein.
Section 22. In the case where any violation of this Act has caused anything into being or rendered a change in condition to anything in the national park, the competent official shall have the power to order the offender to demolish or remove such thing from the national park, or restore such thing to its former condition, as the case may be. If the offender fails to comply therewith or the offender is unknown, or for the purpose of prevention or alleviation of the national park from damage, the competent official himself may take any of the said actions as may be appropriate. The expenses incurred thereby shall be borne by the offender.
--The Council of State of Thailand--
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Protection and Maintenance of the National Park
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Section 16. Within the national park, no person shall:
(1) hold or possess land, nor clear or burn the forest;
(2) collect, take out, or do by any means whatsoever things endangering or deteriorating woody plant, gum, yang wood oil, turpentine, mineral or other natural resources;
(3) take out animals or do by any means whatsoever things endangering the animals;
(4) do by any means whatsoever things endangering or deteriorating soil, rock, gravel or sand;
(5) change a water-way or cause the water in a river, creek, swamp or marsh to overflow or dry up;
(6) close or obstruct a watercourse or way;
(7) collect, take out, or do by any means whatsoever things endangering or deteriorating orchids, honey, lac, charcoal, barks or guano;
(8) collect or do by any means whatsoever things endangering flowers, leaves or fruits;
(9) take in or take out any vehicle or drive it on the way not provided for such purpose, unless permission is obtained from the competent official;
(10) cause any aircraft to take off or land in the place not provided for such purpose, unless permission is obtained from the competent official;
(11) take cattles in or allow them to enter;
(12) take in any domestic animal or beast of burden, unless he has complied with the Rules prescribed by the Director-General and approved by the Minister;
(13) carry on any activity for benefit, unless permission is obtained from the competent official;
(14) post up a notification or advertisement, or scratch or write on any place;
(15) take in any gear for hunting or catching animal or any weapon, unless permission is obtained from the competent official and the conditions prescribed by the latter have been complied with;
(16) fire any gun, cause any explosive article to be exploded or let off any fireworks;
(17) make a noisy disturbance, or do other act causing trouble or nuisance to any person or animal;
(18) discharge rubbish or things at the place not provided for such purpose;
(19) leave any flamable article which may cause fire.
Section 17. No person shall remove, deface, damage or render useless the boundary posts, signs or other marks furnished by the competent official under this Act.
Section 18. Any person entering the national park must comply with the order of the competent official given in compliance with the Rules prescribed by the Director-General and approved by the Minister.
Section 19. The provisions of section 16 and section 17 shall not apply to the competent official carrying out any work for the protection and maintenance of the national park, for education or technical research, or for facilitating tourism or sojourn, or for rendering safety or giving knowledge to the public, provided that it must be in accordance with the Rules prescribed by the Director-General and approved by the Minister.
Section 20. For the purpose of making the arrest and suppression of the offenders under this Act, the competent officials shall be administrative or police officials under the Criminal Procedure Code.
Section 21. The competent official shall have the power to order the person committing an offence under section 16 to get out of the national park or to refrain from doing any act therein.
Section 22. In the case where any violation of this Act has caused anything into being or rendered a change in condition to anything in the national park, the competent official shall have the power to order the offender to demolish or remove such thing from the national park, or restore such thing to its former condition, as the case may be. If the offender fails to comply therewith or the offender is unknown, or for the purpose of prevention or alleviation of the national park from damage, the competent official himself may take any of the said actions as may be appropriate. The expenses incurred thereby shall be borne by the offender.
--The Council of State of Thailand--
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