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Wildlife Act 1953

General provisions - Infringement offences

70Y: Payment of infringement fees

You could also call this:

"Paying a fine for breaking wildlife rules"

If you pay an infringement fee for breaking a wildlife rule, you must pay it into a Crown Bank Account. The money goes into this account when you pay for something you did wrong under the Wildlife Act. You pay the fee as required by the law.

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Part 5General provisions
Infringement offences

70YPayment of infringement fees

  1. All infringement fees paid in respect of infringement offences must be paid into a Crown Bank Account.

Notes
  • Section 70Y: inserted, on , by section 69 of the Conservation (Infringement System) Act 2018 (2018 No 61).