Malaysia legislation

Section 47

of *WILDLIFE CONSERVATION ACT 2010

Section 47

The State Authority may, after consultation with the Minister, from time to time by notification in the Gazette—

(a)

declare any State land to be a wildlife reserve or a wildlife sanctuary and designate the officer for the time being having the control of such reserve or sanctuary;

(b)

define and alter the boundaries of the wildlife reserve or the wildlife sanctuary;

(c)

in the case of a wildlife reserve, specify certain animals and birds (which are not wildlife according to this Act) as totally protected wildlife or protected wildlife (as the case may require) which shall be in addition to the lists of any wildlife specified in the Schedules to this Act.

Permits to enter wildlife reserves and wildlife sanctuaries