Section 16
of Sabah Biodiversity Enactment 2000
Section 16
An application for an access licence shall be in respect of access to biological resources or traditional knowledge associated with biological resources found on:
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(a)
State lands;
(aa) alienated land;
(b)
any reserves, natives customary lands or any other sites over which native and local communities exercise community-based or customary rights; or
(c)
any other areas, including rivers, tributaries, waterways or areas covered by water, marine parks or territorial waters of the State, and shall also include any ex situ collections in the State.
(2)
Notwithstanding subsection (1), an application for an access licence for commercial or potential commercial purposes shall enter into a benefit sharing agreement under section 24A.
Information for the application for an access licence.