In force1984 Revised Edition

Contents

Wild Life Protection Act

IPreliminary

1
2Short title
3Interpretation

IIWild Life Sanctuaries

4
5Wild Life Sanctuaries and acts prohibited therein
6Status of Land in sanctuary or game reserve

IIIGeneral Provisions for Protection of Wildlife

Part IV

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16Power of arrest and search
17Power to hold inquiry and attendance
18Power to compound offences
19Power to seize property
20Seizure of property when offender cannot be found
21Disposal of property by Court
22Who may prosecute
23Jurisdiction
24Protection of informers from discovery
25Power to make rules and orders

1This Act may be cited as the Wild Life Protection Short title Act.
2In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires
3Wild Life Protection
4(1) His Majesty in Council may from time to time by order published in the Gazette declare any area in Brunei specified in such declaration...
5Any area declared to be a sanctuary under the pro vi-Status of sions of section 4 shall be deemed to be land reserved for:n~~~~ry or publ...
7No person shall hunt, kill or capture any protected animal otherwise than under and in accordance with the conditions of a licence issued u...
8Wild Life Protection
9No person shall export any animal specified in the First Schedule, except under and in accordance with the conditions of a licence issued u...
10(1) Licences to perform any act mentioned in sec-tions 7, 8 and 9 shall be in the form in the Third Schedule and may be issued in his absol...
11Licences authorising any act mentioned in section 7
12Nothing in this Act shall be deemed to affect the right of any person to act in defence of his person, or the person of others, or in the d...
13may
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15(1) Any Game Officer or Police Officer may, without warrant, arrest any person reasonably suspected of having been concerned in an offence...
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17(1) Any Game Officer not below the rank of Game
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19Where there is reason to believe that an offence under this Act has been committed by a person who is un-known or cannot be found, all prop...
21Prosecutions in respect of offences committed under this Act or any rule made hereunder may be conducted by a Game Officer or by any other...
22The Court of a Magistrate shall have jurisdiction over all offences under this Act and, notwithstanding anything to the contrary which may...
23(1) Except as hereinafter provided, no witness in any proceeding under this Act shall be obliged or permitted to disclose the name and add...
25(1) His Majesty in Council may make rules generally for carrying out the provision of this Act, and, in particular, such rules may provide...

Schedules

FIRST SCHEDULE (Sections 2, 7, 8 and 9) LIST OF ANIMALS PART A: PROTECTEDANIMALS English N arne ' Scientific Name Native Name 1. Long-nosed...
SECOND SCHEDULE (Section 10 (3)) FEES A. Fee for a licence to export animals specified in the First Sche~ dule..............................
THIRD SCHEDULE (Section 10) FORM OF LICENCE (Not transferable) Permission is hereby given to.................................................

Wild Life Protection Act · 1984 Revised Edition · Part III · General Provisions for Protection of Wildlife

8. Protected animals

Report

Read on from s 9

Part IV

Read on from Part IV