Protected Areas and Protected Places Act · 2017 Revised Edition
10. Defensive measures at protected areas and protected places
Official textFrom Attorney General's Chambers, unchanged
It shall be lawful for the Minister* to authorise the taking of such steps as he may deem necessary for the protection of any protected area or protected place, and such steps may extend to the taking of defensive measures which involve or may involve danger to the life of any person entering or attempting to enter a protected area or protected place.
Where any measures such as are referred to in subsection (1) are adopted, the Commissioner of Police or any person so authorised by the
Minister* in that behalf shall cause such precautions to be taken, including the prominent display of warning notices, as he deems reasonably necessary to prevent inadvertent or accidental entry into any such protected area or protected place; and where such precautions have been duly taken, no person shall be entitled to compensation or damages in respect of any injuries received or death caused as a result of any unauthorised entry into any such protected area or protected place.
protected area
“protected area” means any area declared to be a protected area under section 4;
Terms defined in s 2
protected area
Defined · s 2“protected area” means any area declared to be a protected area under section 4;
protected place
Defined · s 2“protected place” means any place or premises declared to be a protected place under section 5;