77—Disturbance of water beds, or removal or interference with animals or
plants, in aquatic reserve without authorisation prohibited
(1) Except as
authorised by the regulations or a permit issued by the Minister, a person
must not engage in an operation involving or resulting in—
(a)
disturbance of the bed of any waters forming part of an aquatic reserve; or
(b)
removal of or interference with aquatic or benthic animals or plants of any
waters forming part of an aquatic reserve.
Maximum penalty:
(a) for
a first offence—$5 000;
(b) for
a second offence—$10 000;
(c) for
a third or subsequent offence—$20 000.
Expiation fee: $315.
(2) In
subsection (1)—
"aquatic or benthic animals or plants" includes mangroves but does not include
a species of fin fish, shark, crustacean, mollusc, echinoderm, coelenterata or
annelid prescribed for the purposes of this section.