Singapore legislation
Section 10
Section 10
Acts prohibited
(1)
Subject to the provisions of this Act and to any rules made thereunder, no person other than an officer or servant of the Board acting in the performance of his duty shall —
convey into a nature reserve, or within the confines of a nature reserve be in possession of, any weapon, explosive, trap, net, birdline, poison or other thing intended or calculated to cause injury to any animal within the nature reserve;
convey into a nature reserve, or within the confines of a nature reserve be in possession of, any implement or tool intended or calculated for the doing of any act or thing in contravention of the provisions of this Act or of any rules made thereunder;
introduce any animal into a nature reserve or permit any domestic animal to stray into the nature reserve;
within a nature reserve disturb or take the nest of any animal or kill, injure, capture or molest any animal provided that any noxious animal may be killed;
within a nature reserve cut, destroy or damage any tree or plant or clear, break up, dig or cultivate any land; or
remove from a nature reserve any tree or plant or any part of any tree or plant.
(2)
Notwithstanding subsection (1)(d) and (f) it shall be lawful for the Chairman to give permission for the taking of plants or animals for study, teaching or research.
(3)
Any person who contravenes any of the provisions of this section shall be guilty of an offence.[9