NATIONAL PARKS AND WILDLIFE ACT 1972 - SECT 20

NATIONAL PARKS AND WILDLIFE ACT 1972 - SECT 20

20—Appointment of wardens

        (1)         Subject to subsection (7), the Minister may, by instrument in writing, appoint any person who has prescribed qualifications to be a warden under this Act.

        (2)         A warden will be appointed for a term specified in the instrument of appointment.

        (3)         An appointment under subsection (1) may be subject to conditions or limitations specified in the instrument of appointment that govern the exercise of the appointee's powers as a warden.

        (5)         Every police officer is, while holding office as such, a warden competent to exercise powers as such in any part of the State.

        (6)         A warden must, while acting as such, carry an identity card issued by the Minister or, if the warden is a police officer, the officer's warrant card, and the warden must produce the card for inspection by the person against whom the warden proposes to exercise any of the powers conferred by this Act.

        (7)         The Minister may not appoint a warden with powers limited in application to a co-managed park except—

            (a)         if there is a co-management board for the park—with the agreement of the co-management board; or

            (b)         in any other case—after consultation with the other party to the co-management agreement for the park.