September 12, 2026

Section 30. Causing fire prohibited. — Wild Life (Protection) Act, 1972

Act: The Wild Life (Protection) Act, 1972 (Act No. 53 of 1972)
CHAPTER IV – Protected Areas

30. Causing fire prohibited.

No person shall set fire to a sanctuary, or kindle any fire, or leave any fire burning, in a sanctuary, in such manner as to endanger such sanctuary.


Amended by the Wild Life (Protection) Amendment Act, 1991; the Wild Life (Protection) Amendment Act, 2002; and the Wild Life (Protection) Amendment Act, 2022.