Malaysia legislation

Section 9

of *INTERNATIONAL TRADE IN ENDANGERED SPECIES ACT 2008

Section 9

The Scientific Authority shall provide advice to the Lead

Management Authority and Management Authority on international trade in scheduled species on —

(a)

the impact of the trade on the survival of the scheduled species;

(b)

the quotas for the export of the scheduled species;

(c)

the appropriate care of any live scheduled species to be imported or to be kept in Malaysia;

(d)

the measures to be taken when the harvest of the scheduled species threatens its survival;

(e)

the appropriate treatment of any seized or confiscated scheduled species;

(f)

the method of disposal of any seized or confiscated scheduled species; and

(g)

any other matters as it deems fit to enable it to perform its functions effectively or which are incidental to the performance of its functions.

16 Laws of Malaysia