“Activity includes a trade, business, or occupation

“Concession or concession document—

• “(a) Means—

  • “(i) A lease; or

  • “(ii) A licence; or

  • “(iii) A permit; or

  • “(iv) An easement—

  granted under section 14AA of this Act; and

• “(b) Includes any activity authorised by the concession document:

“Concessionaire means a person who is—

• “(a) A lessee; or

• “(b) A licensee; or

• “(c) A permit holder; or

• “(d) The grantee of an easement—

“under section 14AA of this Act

“Lease—

• “(a) Means—

  • “(i) A grant of an interest in land that—

    • “(A) Gives exclusive possession of the land; and

    • “(B) Makes provision for any activity on the land that the lessee is permitted to carry out:

  • “(ii) Any document purporting to be a lease (whether or not the document gives the lessee exclusive possession of the land concerned) and issued under any enactment passed before the commencement of section 2 of the Wildlife Amendment Act 1996:

  • “(iii) Any document purporting to be a lease (whether or not the document gives the lessee exclusive possession of the land concerned) and issued under this Act before the commencement of the said section 2; but

• “(b) Does not include a licence referred to in paragraph (b)(ii) of the definition of the term licence;—

“and lessee has a corresponding meaning

“Licence—

• “(a) Means—

  • “(i) A profit a prendre or any other grant that gives a non-exclusive interest in land; or

  • “(ii) A grant that makes provision for any activity on the land that the licensee is permitted to carry out; and

• “(b) Includes—

  • “(i) Any document purporting to be a licence (whether or not the licence gives an interest, or makes any provision, referred to in paragraph (a) of this definition) and issued under any enactment relating to wildlife that was passed before the commencement of section 2 of the Wildlife Amendment Act 1996; and

  • “(ii) Any document purporting to be a licence and purporting to grant an exclusive interest in land, and issued under this Act before the date of commencement of the said section 2 or issued under any other enactment relating to wildlife that was passed before that date; and

  • “(iii) Any document purporting to be a licence (whether or not the licence gives an interest, or makes any provision, referred to in paragraph (a) of this definition) and issued under this Act before the commencement of the said section 2;—

“and licensee has a corresponding meaning

“Permit, in relation to section 14AA of this Act,—

• “(a) Means a grant of rights to carry out an activity for a purpose referred to in that section that does not require an interest in land; and

• “(b) Includes any authorisation or licence granted before the commencement of this definition that granted similar rights;—

“and permit holder has a corresponding meaning”.

“14AA

• “(1) The Minister may, in accordance with Part IIIB of the Conservation Act 1987, grant a concession in respect of any wildlife sanctuary, wildlife refuge, or wildlife management reserve held or managed by the Minister; and the said Part IIIB shall apply as if references in that Part to a conservation area were references to a sanctuary, refuge, or reserve under this Act and with any other necessary modifications.

  “(2) The Minister may impose a reasonable charge for the use of any facilities (other than a path or track) provided by the Minister in or in respect of any such sanctuary, refuge, or reserve.

  “(3) Any person who, in accordance with any concession or other consent of the Minister,—

  • “(a) Has erected any structure or facility in any sanctuary, refuge, or reserve; or

  • “(b) Uses for camping sites or for parking places for vehicles any part of any sanctuary, refuge, or reserve; or

  • “(c) Carries on any activity in any sanctuary, refuge, or reserve—

  “may, subject to the relevant conservation management strategy or conservation management plan (if any) and the terms and conditions (if any) of the concession document or other consent concerned, impose a reasonable charge in respect of the carrying on or products of the activity.

  “(4) Nothing in this section authorises any person to do anything on or in respect of any private land.”

“22A

• Every person commits an offence against this Act and is liable on conviction to the penalty set out in section 67E(1) who acts as a game hunting guide without holding a game hunting guide licence issued under this Act.”