Wild Fauna and Flora Act · 2024 Revised Edition · Part · Exemptions
28. Certificate for specimens bred in captivity or artificially propagated
Official textFrom Attorney General's Chambers, unchanged
Any person who desires to export or re-export a specimen of any species listed in Appendix II or III that —
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;
in the case of an animal, was bred in captivity;
in the case of a plant, was artificially propagated; or
is a recognisable part or derivative of such a specimen, shall apply in writing to the Director for a certificate for specimens bred in captivity or artificially propagated.
The Director may, after (if necessary) consultation with the appropriate management authority, issue a certificate for specimens bred in captivity or artificially propagated to an applicant if he is satisfied that the specimen to which the application relates was bred in captivity or, as the case may be, was artificially propagated, or is a recognisable part or derivative of such a specimen.
Director
“Director” means the Director of the Department of Agriculture and Agrifood, and includes the Deputy Director of Agriculture and Agrifood;
For the purposes of trade, a certificate for specimens bred in captivity or artificially propagated shall be accepted in lieu of any of the permits or certificates granted under any of sections 14 to 21.
For the purpose of this section, sections 7, 8 and 22 shall, with all necessary modifications, apply to a certificate for specimens bred in captivity or artificially propagated.
Wild Fauna and Flora
Terms defined in s 2
animal
Defined · s 2“animal” means any member of the animal kingdom, including without limitation any mammal, fish, bird, amphibian, reptile, mollusc, arthropod or other invertebrate, but does not include human beings;
Appendix II
Defined · s 2“Appendix II” means the Appendix II to the Convention which lists all species that are not threatened with extinction but may become so if trade is not regulated;
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;
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;
plant
Defined · s 2“plant” means any angiosperm, gymnosperm, fern or fern ally; and includes any moss, liverwort, alga, including cyanophyte, lichen, fungus or related organism;
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;
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