Section 55 — Wild Life Protection Ordinance, 1998

(a)

regulating and controlling the taking, hunting, killing, snaring, trapping or capturing any kind of wild life;

(b)

regulating and controlling the transporting of any kind of wild life;

(c)

regulating and controlling the keeping of any kind of wild life in captivity, including in private possession, public collections and zoos, farms and ranches;

(d)

regulating and controlling the import and export of wild life;

(e)

the type of weapons, instruments, contrivances and various other methods which may be used in the taking, shooting or killing of wild life;

(f)

regulating the activities which can be done for research and other scientific or other purposes inside Wild Life

Sanctuaries;

(g)

prescribing the powers, duties, responsibilities and other activities of Honorary Wild Life Rangers and a Special

Wild Life Committee;

(h)

granting exemption from anything as provided by such rules;

(i)

provisions for appeal against or review of the exercise of any discretion vested by the rules in any Wild Life Officer;

(j)

regulating and controlling the collection, sale, offer for sale, export or import of turtle eggs, edible birds’ nests, guano or animal faeces including the erection, setting up or maintainance of any building or structure for harbouring or providing facilities or environment for, swiftlets to make or create nests with view to the collection of edible birds’ nests for sale or trade;

(k)

incentives, by way of grants or other forms of monetary rewards, to any person or body of persons involved in the supervision, control and management of a Wild Life

Sanctuary and the protection of wild life therein or to any person who provides information leading to the conviction of any person of any offence under this Ordinance;

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(l)

the fees and forms for licences and permits issued or granted under this Ordinance;

(m)

procedures and forms for compounding of offences;

and

(n)

anything which requires to be prescribed or provided for under this Ordinance.

(2)

The Minister may, by order published in the Gazette, amend any of the Schedules.

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