Wild Fauna and Flora Act · 2024 Revised Edition · Part · Trade in Species
19. Permit to import species
Official textFrom Attorney General's Chambers, unchanged
Any person who proposes to import any specimen of any species listed in Appendix III must present, before or at the time of import of the specimen, a permit to export or a certificate to re-export issued by the relevant authority of the country of export or re-export.
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;
Terms defined in s 2
Appendix III
Defined · s 2“Appendix III” means the Appendix III to the Convention which lists all species identified by any party to the Convention that require regulation in its jurisdiction for the purpose of preventing or restricting exploitation and require the cooperation of other parties in the control of trade;
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;
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;
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;