205Marine vegetation—regulation of harm

205 Marine vegetation—regulation of harm

205 Marine vegetation—regulation of harm

(1) This section applies to—

(a) mangroves, or

(b) seagrasses, or

(c) any other marine vegetation declared by the regulations to be marine vegetation to which this section applies,

but does not apply to protected marine vegetation under section 204A.

(2) A person must not harm any such marine vegetation in a protected area, except under the authority of a permit issued by the Minister under this Part.

Maximum penalty—In the case of a corporation, 2,000 penalty units or, in any other case, 1,000 penalty units.

(3) In this section—

mangrove includes any of the following species of vegetation—

(a) Acrostichum speciosum (Mangrove Fern),

(b) Aegiceras corniculatum (River Mangrove),

(c) Avicennia marina (Grey Mangrove),

(d) Bruguiera gymnorhiza (Large Leaf Mangrove),

(e) Excoecaria agallocha (Milky Mangrove),

(f) Rhizophora stylosa (Stilted Mangrove).

seagrass includes any of the following species of vegetation—

(a) Halodule uninervis (Halodule),

(b) Halodule tridentate (Halodule),

(c) Ruppia maritime (Ruppia),

(d) Ruppia megacarpa (Ruppia),

(e) Ruppia polycarpa (Ruppia),

(f) Halophila ovalis (Paddle Weed),

(g) Halophila decipiens (Paddle Weed),

(h) Halophila spinulosa (Paddle Weed),

(i) Hetrozostera nigricaulis (Eel Grass),