Malaysia legislation
Section 40
Section 40
Section 68 of the principal Act is amended—
(a)
in subsection (1), by substituting for the words
“not exceeding one hundred thousand ringgit” the words
“of not less than fifty thousand ringgit and not more than five hundred thousand ringgit”; and
(b)
in subsection (2)—
(i)
by substituting for paragraph (a) the following paragraph:
“(a) any totally protected wildlife specified in the Ninth Schedule or any part or derivative of such wildlife, shall, on conviction, be punished with a fine of not less than thirty thousand ringgit for each wildlife or part or derivative of such wildlife and to imprisonment for a term not exceeding fifteen years;”;
(ii)
by deleting paragraph (b); and
(iii)
by substituting for paragraph (c) the following paragraph:
“(c) any totally protected wildlife specified in the
Tenth Schedule or any part or derivative of such wildlife shall, on conviction, be punished with a fine of not less than one hundred and fifty thousand ringgit for each wildlife or part or derivative of such wildlife and to imprisonment for a term not exceeding fifteen years.”.
Amendment of section 69