Offences and penalties within reserves

(1) A person commits an offence who, in any marine or inland water reserve, without a licence granted by the Fisheries Administrator or without permission granted under section 16, as the case may be– (a) fishes, or attempts to fish; (b) takes or destroys any flora or fauna ; (c) dredges, extracts coral, sand or gravel, discharges or deposits waste or any other polluting matter, or in any way disturbs, alters or destroys the natural environment; (d) constructs or erects any buildings or other structures on or over any land or waters within such a reserve; or (e) commits any act or takes action which is in violation of this law or any other law relating to marine or inland water reserves. (2) A person who commits an offence under sub-section (1) is punishable on summary conviction32 Fisheries Resources (a) in respect of paragraph (a) or (e), to a fine not less than one thousand dollars but not more than five thousand dollars, or imprisonment for not less than 6 months but not more than a year or both fine and imprisonment; (b) in respect of paragraph (b), (c) or (d), (i) to a fine not less than five thousand dollars but not more than one hundred thousand dollars or imprisonment for a term not exceeding one year or to both fine and imprisonment; and (ii) the cost to rehabilitate the area to its natural state. for activities having detrimental impact within