Appendix 13
PROSECUTION IN RELATION TO OFFENCES IN COUNTRYSIDE 2005-2006
Cap. Sect.
Reg.
Nature of Offence
No. of Persons Involved*
No. of concluded prosecution cases**
Total Fines***
96 3(2) 2 Illegal possession of protected plant
5 5 $2,200
96 16(1)(a) Illegal lighting of fire in countryside
3 2 $1,800
96 21(d) Illegal felling of plants in countryside
15 5 $3,650
170 4 Hunt or wilfully disturb any protected wild animal without permit
1 1 $1,500
170 7(1)(d) Hunting by certain means prohibited
0 0 $0
170 7(2) Illegal possession of hunting appliance
1 0 $0
170 8(1)(a) Illegal possession of protected wild animals
2 1 $2,000
170 13(1)(a) Illegal entry in restricted area
0 0 $0
170 17C(3) Illegal feeding of wild animal
24 18 $8,600
208 26 4(1) Illegal possessing/driving of vehicle/bicycle
391 359 $126,410
208 26 6 Illegal possession of air gun
2 3 $1,900
208 26 7(1)(a) Illegal possession of cooking apparatus
3 4 $850
208 26 7(1)(c ) Illegal use of fire
6 17 $6,550
208 26 8(1)(a) Illegal picking of plants
24 15 $5,350
208 26 8(1)(b) Illegal digging of soil
0 0 $0
208 26 9(1)(a) Intended to illegal trading
1 0 $0
208 26 9(1)(b) Illegal hawking
1 1 $500
208 26 10(1)(d) Illegal depositing human remains
0 0 $0
208 26 11(1)(c ) Illegal holding of commercial activities
0 0 $0
208 26 11(2)(b) Operating power driven model within Country Park without Permit
1 1 $500
208 26 11(3)(b) Illegal camping outside designated camp site
26 28 $7,390
208 26 12(1)(c ) Littering
601 (i) 660 (ii) $1,028,700
208 26 12(1)(e) Spitting
21 (iii) 25 (iv) $39,600
132 13(1)(a) Dog fouling 2 2 $3,000
Total: 1130 1147 1,240,500
* "No. of Persons involved" are those persons being prosecuted in this financial year.
** "No. of concluded prosecution cases" may include cases carried forward from previous financial year(s) and do not include prosecution cases that are still being processed at the end of this financial year.
*** "Total Fines" are fines of concluded presecution cases.
(i) 598 cases were prosecuted by Fixed Penalty Notice (FPN) issued under Cap. 570.
(ii) Of 660 cases concluded, 657 were FPN.
(iii) All cases were prosecuted by Fixed Penalty Notice (FPN) issued under Cap. 570.
(iv) ALL cases concluded were FPN.