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Freedom Camping Act 2011

Enforcement, miscellaneous, and transitional provisions - Offences, defences, and penalties - Infringement offences

20A: Infringement offences relating to conservation land

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“Rules and fines for camping on protected nature areas”

You can get in trouble if you break the rules about freedom camping on conservation land. These rules say you can’t camp where it’s not allowed. If you’re camping in a vehicle, you need to show a special card. You must be careful not to damage the land, plants, animals, or any structures. You can’t leave rubbish lying around - you need to use the right bins. You also can’t start setting up camp where it’s not allowed. If a person in charge tells you to leave, you must go. If you don’t follow these rules, you might have to pay a fine.

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Part 3 Enforcement, miscellaneous, and transitional provisions
Offences, defences, and penalties: Infringement offences

20AInfringement offences relating to conservation land

  1. A person commits an infringement offence if the person—

  2. freedom camps on conservation land in breach of any prohibition or restriction specified in a notice made under section 17 that applies to the land; or
    1. fails to display a warrant card in a motor vehicle that the person is using to freedom camp on conservation land on which freedom camping is restricted to self-contained motor vehicles; or
      1. while freedom camping on conservation land,—
        1. interferes with or damages the land, its flora or fauna, or any structure on the land; or
          1. deposits waste in or on the land (other than into an appropriate waste receptacle); or
          2. makes preparations to freedom camp on conservation land in breach of any prohibition or restriction specified in a notice made under section 17 that applies to the land; or
            1. fails or refuses to leave conservation land when required to do so by an enforcement officer acting under section 36.

              Notes
              • Section 20A: inserted, on , by section 18 of the Self-contained Motor Vehicles Legislation Act 2023 (2023 No 24).
              • Section 20A(b): inserted, on , by section 18 of the Self-contained Motor Vehicles Legislation Act 2023 (2023 No 24).