International Trade in Endangered Species (Rescue Centre) Regulations, 2009

INTERNATIONAL TRADE IN ENDANGERED SPECIES ACT 2008 INTERNATIONAL TRADE IN ENDANGERED SPECIES (RESCUE CENTRE) REGULATIONS 2009 ARRANGEMENT OF REGULATIONS Regulation 1. Citation and commencement 2. Establishment of Rescue Centre 3. Functions of Rescue Centre 4. Admission of living scheduled species in Rescue Centre 5. Appointment of operators 6. Maintenance of records by Management Authority 1 INTERNATIONAL TRADE IN ENDANGERED SPECIES ACT 2008 INTERNATIONAL TRADE IN ENDANGERED SPECIES (RESCUE CENTRE) REGULATIONS 2009 IN exercise of the powers conferred by paragraph 54(2)(b) of the International Trade in Endangered Species Act 2008 [Act 686], the Minister makes the following regulations: Citation and commencement 1. (1) These regulations may be cited as the International Trade in Endangered Species (Rescue Centre) Regulations 2009. (2) These Regulations come into operation on 28 December 2009. Establishment of Rescue Centre 2. (1) A Management Authority may establish a Rescue Centre at any premises as the Management Authority may determine. (2) The Rescue Centre established under subregulation (1) shall be maintained and controlled by the Management Authority. (3) The Management Authority may consult the Scientific Authority on any matters relating to the establishment of a Rescue Centre. Functions of Rescue Centre 3. The functions of a Rescue Centre shall be as follows: 2 (a) to provide adequate care and protection to any living scheduled species; and (b) to provide for any other matter relating to a Rescue Centre as the Management Authority may determine. Admission of living scheduled species in Rescue Centre 4. A Management Authority may, after consultation with the Scientific Authority, admit any living scheduled species which are— (a) seized and detained under section 27 of the Act; (b) forfeited and disposed of under section 34 of the Act; and (c) in the opinion of the Management Authority that the living scheduled species is fit to be admitted, in a Rescue Centre. Appointment of operators 5. (1) A Management Authority may, with the approval of the Lead Management Authority, appoint a person with relevant qualification and experience relating to any living scheduled species to be an operator of a Rescue Centre. (2) A Management Authority may impose any term and condition in relation to the appointment of operators. (3) Any operator who contravenes subregulation (2) commits an offence and shall, on conviction, be liable to a fine not exceeding two hundred thousand ringgit or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding five years or to both. 3 Maintenance of records by Management Authority 6. A Management Authority shall keep and maintain— (a) records of a Rescue Centre established under regulation 2; (b) records of the admission of any living scheduled species in a Rescue Centre under regulation 4; and (c) records of the appointment of operators under regulation 5, in any method as the Lead Management Authority may determine. Made December 2009 [NRE(S) ; PN(PU2)672] DATO SRI DOUGLAS UGGAH EMBAS Minister of Natural Resources and Environment 4