Section 27: Management plan for the National Park

(1) The Management Committee shall, not later than two years after-
(a) the enactment of this Act, in the case of an existing National Park; or
(b) the establishment of a new National Park, prepare and publish a comprehensive management plan in accordance with internationally accepted standards.
(2) Each management plan shall include-
(a) a map of the National Park indicating proposed facilities;
(b) an inventory of the wildlife, cultural and related natural resources in the National Park;
(c) an assessment of wildlife population trends in the National Park;
(d) an assessment of wildlife interference and plans for controlling it;
(e) a description of proposed research activities;
(f) a description of proposed infrastructural development, including the construction of facilities for visitors to the National Park;
(g) a description of proposed activities for the management of wildlife resources, including restoration of depleted populations;
(h) plans for the administration of the National Park, including financial and staffing projections;
(i) plans for the development of national and international tourism, where applicable;
(j) plans for the creation of buffer zones around the National Park;
(k) plans for public participation in the activities of the National Park;
(l) plans for the participation of the local communities in the management of the National Park;
(m) plans for promoting and assisting in ensuring environmentally sound and sustainable development in the areas surrounding the National Park, other than the buffer zones, with a view to furthering protection of those areas.
(3) The Management Committee shall, in preparing a management plan, invite, accept and consider all appropriate submissions from interested groups, local authorities and committees and members of the public.
(4) The draft management plan shall be submitted to the Board for its consideration and approval, with or without modifications, not later than three months after its submission.
(5) A management plan shall be reviewed at intervals of not more than ten years and the procedure for submission and approval by the Board shall be the same as for the management plan.
(6) A copy of the management plan or reviewed management plan shall be available to members of the public on payment of the prescribed fee.
(7) A management plan shall replace an interim management policy as soon as it is approved by the Board.