17. Amendment of section 40

Section 40 of the principal Act is amended—

(a)

by substituting for the shoulder note the following shoulder note:

“Sale of wildlife by licensed hunter or holder of special permit to hunt”;

(b)

in subsection (1)—

(i)

by inserting after the words “licensed hunter”

the words “or holder of a special permit to hunt”;

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(ii)

by substituting for the words “protected wildlife”

the words “any wildlife”; and

(iii)

by substituting for the words “or licensed taxidermist”

the words “, holder of a special permit to carry out the business of dealing, captive breeder or holder of a permit to operate a zoo”; and

(c)

in subsection (2)—

(i)

by inserting after the words “licensed hunter”

the words “or holder of a special permit to hunt”;

(ii)

by substituting for the words “twenty thousand ringgit” the words “fifty thousand ringgit”; and

(iii)

by substituting for the words “one year” the words

“three years”.

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