Wild Fauna and Flora Act · 2024 Revised Edition · Part · Trade in Species
24. Control of persons arriving from overseas
Official textFrom Attorney General's Chambers, unchanged
Every person shall, on arriving in Brunei Darussalam, permit an authorised officer to inspect and examine any specimen of any species listed in Appendix I in his possession as part of his personal or household effects, and shall afford to that officer all reasonable facilities and assistance in carrying out any such inspection and examination, and shall produce any permit or certificate granted under this Part or under Part 3 in respect of that specimen.
authorised officer
“authorised officer” means — (a) any police officer; (b) any officer of customs, as defined in section 2(1) of the Customs Order, 2006; or (c) any public officer appointed by the Minister under section 5;
Subject to section 27, where any person is found to be in possession of any specimen of a species listed in Appendix I, or a specimen that an authorised officer has reasonable cause to believe or suspect may be of any such species, and has not been granted a permit or certificate in respect of that specimen under this Part or under Part 3, he shall —
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;
surrender that specimen to the authorised officer;
state his full name to the authorised officer; and
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in the case of —
a citizen of Brunei Darussalam or a permanent resident, state his address;
a visitor to Brunei Darussalam, state an address at which he may be contacted and his permanent address outside
Brunei Darussalam, and where that person has voluntarily disclosed the presence of the specimen to the authorised officer as soon as practicable after the specimen arrived in
Brunei Darussalam, for the purposes of this Act, he shall be taken not to have imported that specimen.
Any specimen surrendered to an authorised officer under subsection (2) shall be conveyed to any place considered by the Director appropriate for the holding of that specimen.
Director
“Director” means the Director of the Department of Agriculture and Agrifood, and includes the Deputy Director of Agriculture and Agrifood;
If any specimen surrendered to an authorised officer under subsection (2) is subsequently ascertained not to be a specimen of a species listed in Appendix I, it shall be released to the person who surrendered it.
species
“species” means any species, sub-species, variety, form or geographically separate population thereof;
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;
authorised officer
Defined · s 2“authorised officer” means — (a) any police officer; (b) any officer of customs, as defined in section 2(1) of the Customs Order, 2006; or (c) any public officer appointed by the Minister under section 5;
Director
Defined · s 2“Director” means the Director of the Department of Agriculture and Agrifood, and includes the Deputy Director of Agriculture and Agrifood;
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;