Turtles (Protection) Regulations, 1979 (S.I. No. 95 of 1979)

127th November] SII/J/I!elllnlt to Officia' Gazette S.r. 11.1 of 1971) TUHTLI':S ACT (C;lp. ],11) 'Iif Turtles (Protection) Rcgul:Jliol1s, 1979 In exercise of the powers conferred by section II of the Turtles Act, the Minister of State ill the Prcs idents Ollice responsbile for Agriculture, hereby makes the following Rcgu lations J, These Regulations may be cited as the Turtles (Pro tection, Regulations, 1979. 2. In these Regulations, unless the context otherwise re quires "sell" includes to expose or offer for sale. 3. No person sh"n catch, ki\\, harpoon 01' otherwise take possession of any turtle in the areas specified ill the Sche dull': Provided 'that the Minister may permit the taking alive, and subsequent release, of turtles for the purposes of scien tific research. 4. (I) Except by or with the consent of the owner of the island, no person shall catch, kill, harpoon or otherwise take possession of any turtle on any outer island. 12) For the purposes of this Regulation (a) "owner" includes lessee; and (h) "outer island" means the islands specified as such in Schedule I to the Constitution. 0) Notwithstanding the provisrons of sub-regutation (I) the Minister may permit theraking alive, and subsequent release, of turtles for the purposes of scientific research, and the taking of eggs for rearing purposes. Cilati01! llltl·rprl'la. [ion l'l'oteniOIl of all 1111' lies III ccr lain a: eas J{l'st ric: ion Oil calehitlR 1'11'., ill otl1('r arras 472 Supplement (0 Ol!iciul Gazette 127th November] Prohibition <Ill purchase, sa Ie, etc., of prescrved or sluffed l lawks hill turtles ()1I'.'m:es and penalty RCV<lCalilln of S.l. 95 '01' 1'177 5. (1) No person shall purchase, sell or export any pre served .or stuffed Hawksbill turtle or any part thereof un less authorized by the Minister. (2) This Regulation shall riot 'Ipply to the purchase, sule or export of Huwksbill turtle shell, when detached from the bony part of the carapace or plastron. 6. Any person who contravenes the provisions of regu lation 3, 4 or 5 shaH he guilty of an offence and liable to the penalties provided in section 11(2) of the Act. 7. The Hawbibill Turtles (Protectioru Regulations, 1977, are revoked. SCHEDULE I, The islands of Arlde, Cousin, Cousine and Curieuse 1. That part of Mahe lying to the east of the Airport runway and formerly forming South East Island, 3. The islands St. Anne, Moyennc, Round, Cerf, Long and Cachce, 4. The Aldabra atoll and lagoon. M~DE this 23rd day of November, 1979. K. ST. ANGEl Minister of State in the President's Office responsible for Agriculture.