Section 20: Community wildlife committee

(1) There is established a community wildlife committee for each wildlife conservation area with the following functions- (a) to act as a liaison between the Authority and the local community; (b) to supervise the utilisation of grants by a local government in respect of a wildlife conservation area; (c) to advise the Authority on the day-to-day management of a wildlife conservation area; and (d) to advise the local community on matters of wildlife conservation and development around conservation areas. (2) A community wildlife committee for a wildlife conservation area shall comprise of the following- (a) a representative of the Authority from that conservation area who shall be the secretary to the committee; (b) a representative of each of the district local governments surrounding the conservation area; (c) a wildlife conservation non-governmental organisation operating around the wildlife conservation area; and (d) a representative of a community wildlife association operating within the wildlife conservation area. (3) A community wildlife committee shall elect a chairperson from the local government representatives at its first sitting. (4) The members of a community wildlife committee shall be appointed by the Minister in consultation with the Board. (5) The Minister shall, by statutory instrument, in consultation with the Board, prescribe the terms and conditions of service of a community wildlife committee. (6) A community wildlife committee shall regulate its own proceedings and shall report to the Board.