Fauna and Flora Protection (Amendment) Act 2009 · As enacted
27. Amendment of section 30 of the principal enactment
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Section 30 of the principal enactment is hereby amended as follows:—
by the renumbering of that section as subsection (1) of section 30.
in the renumbered subsection (1) by the repeal of paragraph (d) of that section and the substitution therefor of the following paragraph:—
“(d)
has in his possession or under his control any such mammal or reptile killed, dead or taken or any article made out of any part of such mammal or reptile killed, dead or taken or the meat or flesh of any such mammal or reptile killed, dead or taken or the meat or flesh of any such mammal or reptile killed, dead or taken or the eggs of any such reptile; or”.
in paragraph (e) thereof, by the substitution for the words “reptile killed or taken” of the words “reptile killed, dead or taken”.
by the repeal of paragraph (f) thereof and the substitution therefor of the following paragraph:—
“(f)
exposes for sale, any such mammal or reptile or any part of such mammal or reptile, or the eggs of any such reptile; or”.
by the addition of the following new paragraph immediately after paragraph (g) of that section:—
“(h)
transports any protected mammal or reptile not included in Schedule I or any part of such mammal or reptile including the nest or eggs of any such reptile.”.
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by the substitution for the words “not less than ten thousand rupees and not exceeding thirty thousand rupees”, of the words, “not less than twenty thousand rupees and not exceeding fifty thousand rupees”; and
by the insertion immediately after the renumbered subsection (1) of that section, of the following new subsections:—
“(2) Any person who commits any act prohibited under this section, against any mammal or reptile specified in Schedule II of this Ordinance, shall be guilty of an offence and shall on conviction be liable to a fine not les than thirty thousand rupees and not more than one hundred thousand rupees or to imprisonment of either description for a term not less than two years and not exceeding five years or to both such fine and imprisonment.
The Minister may by regulation add to, rescind, vary, or amend the matters specified in Schedule II.”.