Malaysia legislation

Section 4

of WILDLIFE CONSERVATION (AMENDMENT) ACT 2022

Section 4

Section 10 of the principal Act is amended—

(a)

in subsection (1)—

(i)

in paragraph (d)—

(A)

by deleting the word “protected”; and

(B)

by substituting for the comma at the end of the paragraph a semi colon; and

(ii)

by inserting after paragraph (d) the following paragraphs:

“(e) carry out research or study in a wildlife reserve or wildlife sanctuary;

(f)

operate a wildlife rehabilitation facility;

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(g)

operate a wildlife training facility;

(h)

operate a wildlife boarding facility;

(i)

carry out wildlife competition;

(j)

carry out wildlife control services; or

(k)

use any wildlife in the performance of any religious, customs or cultural activities,”; and

(b)

by substituting for subsection (2) the following subsection:

“(2)  Where any activity under paragraph (1)(a), (b),

(c)

or (f) involves any protected wildlife or totally protected wildlife, the person shall obtain a licence to keep the protected wildlife pursuant to section 9 or a special permit to keep the totally protected wildlife pursuant to section 11, as the case may be.”.

Amendment of section 11