686 - *INTERNATIONAL TRADE IN ENDANGERED SPECIES ACT 2008 — Malaysia law | Esheria

686 - *INTERNATIONAL TRADE IN ENDANGERED SPECIES ACT 2008

This Act sets rules for trading scheduled species, including permits, certificates, registration, enforcement powers, and penalties.

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Jurisdiction
Malaysia
Instrument
Act or statute
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Language
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This Act sets rules for trading scheduled species, including permits, certificates, registration, enforcement powers, and penalties. This part gives the Management Authority, enforcement officers, and the Minister powers over seized items, exemptions, regulations, and enforcement; it also creates offences for non-compliance, obstruction, and false declarations. This provision lists many animal and plant species under the act’s appendices. This part lists timber species in the appendices and records later amendments to the Act’s First and Second Schedules.