An Blascaod Mór National Historic Park Act, 1989

Bye-laws.

3.—(1) The Commissioners may, with the consent of the Minister and after consultation, in any case where the Commissioners consider such consultation appropriate, with the Foundation, make bye-laws for the care, maintenance, management, control, preservation, protection and development of the Park and the regulation of the use of the Park and the maintenance of good order therein.

(2) Without prejudice to the generality of subsection (1), bye-laws under this section may make provision in relation to one or more of the following matters:

(a) the regulation of access to the Park and the prohibition of access thereto at specified places and at specified times,

(b) the prohibition of landing from the sea or air at specified places in or areas of the Park,

(c) the use of places in the Park for landing from the sea or air,

(d) the protection of and the prevention of damage or injury to flora, fauna and property in the Park,

(e) the prohibition of access to specified places in or areas of the Park,

(f) the regulation or prohibition of bathing from or fishing at specified places in the Park,

(g) the regulation or prohibition of the use of vehicles or specified vehicles in the Park,

(h) the fixing of fees and charges in respect of entry to the Park or any part thereof or any building or facility therein and the use of its facilities (including places therein for landing from the sea or air) and the use of transport services provided pursuant to section 2 (3) (g), and

(i) the enforcement of the bye-laws.

(3) Bye-laws under this section may contain all such incidental, subsidiary and ancillary provisions as the Commissioners consider necessary or expedient for the purposes of this section.

(4) A person who contravenes a bye-law under this section shall be guilty of an offence and shall be liable, on summary conviction, to a fine not exceeding £1,000 or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 3 months or to both.

(5) Fees or charges received by the Commissioners or the Foundation in pursuance of bye-laws under this section and any other income received by the Commissioners or the Foundation in the performance of functions under this Act shall be disposed of by the Commissioners or the Foundation, as the case may be, for the purposes of those functions in such manner as the Minister may direct.

(6) Where an offence under this section is committed by a body corporate and is proved to have been committed with the consent or connivance of, or to be attributable to any neglect on the part of, any person, being a director, manager, secretary or other officer of the body corporate, or a person who was purporting to act in any such capacity, that person as well as the body corporate shall be guilty of an offence and shall be liable to be proceeded against and punished as if he were guilty of the first-mentioned offence.

(7) Proceedings for an offence under this section may be brought and prosecuted by the Commissioners.

(8) As soon as may be after the making of a bye-law under this section, copies of it shall be displayed in the Park so as to be seen and be capable of being read by the persons using the Park.

(9) A bye-law under this section shall be laid before each House of the Oireachtas as soon as may be after it is made.