Section 31: Restriction on weapons, etc., in the National Parks

(1) A person in a National Park who-
(a) without a permit issued under this section; or
(b) in breach of any express condition of a permit issued under this Act; or
(c) in breach of a regulation made pursuant to this Act, conveys into a National Park or, being within the confines of the National Park, is in possession of, carries or uses for any purpose, any firearm, spear, bow, arrow or other weapon, explosive, snare, net trap or poison, or sets out any snare, net trap or other instrument for the purpose of capturing or killing an animal, is guilty of an offence under this Act.
(2)
The Conservator-General or any other employee of the Service duly authorised in that behalf by the Conservator-General may, subject to such conditions as he may deem fit, issue a permit to a person-
(a) to convey into a National Park; or
(b) within the confines of the National Park, to possess, carry or use, for a purpose expressly stated in the permit, any firearm, spear, bow, arrow or other weapon or any explosive, snare, net, trap or poison, as the case may be.
(3) A permit issued under subsection (2) of this section shall be valid for the period specified in the permit.
(4) In a charge for a contravention of this section, the onus of proving that the conveyance into or possession, carriage or use in a National Park of any firearm, spear, bow, arrow or other weapon or of any explosive, snare, net, trap or poison, as the case may be, was lawful, shall be on the person charged.
(5) The provisions of subsections (1), (2) and (4) of this section shall not apply to an employee of the Service or any other public officer or police officer acting in the performance of his duties under this Act or any other written law.