Wild Fauna and Flora Act · 2024 Revised Edition · Part · Trade in Species
11. Permit to import species
Official textFrom Attorney General's Chambers, unchanged
The Director may, after consultation with the appropriate management authority and scientific authority, grant a permit to import any specimen of any species listed in Appendix I to an applicant, if those authorities are satisfied that —
Director
“Director” means the Director of the Department of Agriculture and Agrifood, and includes the Deputy Director of Agriculture and Agrifood;
the import of it is not detrimental to the survival of that species;
import
“import” means the shipment of any specimen in any vehicle into the territorial limits of Brunei Darussalam; but does not include the introduction from the sea of any specimen or the shipment in transit of any specimen into the territorial limits of Brunei Darussalam;
the proposed recipient of that specimen is suitably equipped to house and care for it;
specimen
“specimen” means — (a) any animal or plant, whether alive or dead; or (b) any recognisable part or derivative thereof which appears from an accompanying document, the packaging or a mark or label, or from any other circumstances, to be a recognisable part or derivative of an animal or plant of species included in the Appendix, unless such part or derivative is specifically exempted from the Convention;
it is not to be used primarily for commercial purposes; and
permission to export or re-export that specimen has been granted by the relevant authority of the country of export or re-export.
export
“export” means the shipment of any specimen in any vehicle to a country outside Brunei Darussalam; but does not include the re-export of any specimen or the shipment in transit of any specimen outside Brunei Darussalam;
Wild Fauna and Flora
Terms defined in s 2
Appendix I
Defined · s 2“Appendix I” means the Appendix I to the Convention which lists all species threatened with extinction which are or may be affected by trade;
Director
Defined · s 2“Director” means the Director of the Department of Agriculture and Agrifood, and includes the Deputy Director of Agriculture and Agrifood;
export
Defined · s 2“export” means the shipment of any specimen in any vehicle to a country outside Brunei Darussalam; but does not include the re-export of any specimen or the shipment in transit of any specimen outside Brunei Darussalam;
import
Defined · s 2“import” means the shipment of any specimen in any vehicle into the territorial limits of Brunei Darussalam; but does not include the introduction from the sea of any specimen or the shipment in transit of any specimen into the territorial limits of Brunei Darussalam;
management authority
Defined · s 2“management authority” means — (a) in relation to Brunei Darussalam, the Director; (b) in relation to any other country, the management authority appointed by that country for the purposes of the Convention;
re-export
Defined · s 2“re-export” means the export of any specimen that has previously been imported, whether or not in the same form as at the time of its importation;
Scientific Authority
Defined · s 2“Scientific Authority” means the Scientific Authority specified in section 6(1);
species
Defined · s 2“species” means any species, sub-species, variety, form or geographically separate population thereof;
specimen
Defined · s 2“specimen” means — (a) any animal or plant, whether alive or dead; or (b) any recognisable part or derivative thereof which appears from an accompanying document, the packaging or a mark or label, or from any other circumstances, to be a recognisable part or derivative of an animal or plant of species included in the Appendix, unless such part or derivative is specifically exempted from the Convention;