Wildlife Conservation (Sale) Regulations, 1977 (L. N. No. 10 of 1977)

Supplement" to the Gambian Gazette N°34 of 27 th May, 1977 Legal notice n° 10 1977Legal notice n° 10 1977 THE REPUBLIC OF THE GAMBIA. THE WILDLIFE CONSERVATION ACT 1977 (Act No. 1 of 1977) REGULATIONS (Under section 59(k) of the Act) J!:te Wildlife Conservation (Sale) Regula,!ions 1977 1.. THESE REGULATIONS may be cited as the Wildlife Conservation (Sale) Short title Regulations, 1977, and shall come into force on September 1st, 1977. and com mencement 2. In these Regulations, unless the context otherwise requires, the Interpreta terms and phrases defined in the Wildlife Conservation Act 1977, shall tion. have the same meaning as assigned to them under that Act, and, in addition: "The Act" shall mean the Wildlife Conservation Act, 1977. 3. No commercial business, hawker, or other person or class of persons Sale of Wild shall- animals, etc., prohibited. (a) sell a.fil'.... wild animal,. or fil!Y...m;.at or trQ.PhY of an)'. wild. animal after the commencement 01 these Regulations; (b ). pJ!.rti.9jQ1JJ~ ip. jj,JJY JrE-.P:~!lS!tiq n cqnnecteg wJth t~ sale of any wild animal, or anY..m!.a1..Q.t.1(QP hy gf a,~y. J,yj.!iLimii;nJ.tL after tlie commencement of these Regulations: Provided that this Regulation shall not apply to the sale of any meat or trophy of anv bush pig that has been legally hunted. 4. Any commercial business, hawker, or other person or class of Penalties persons who sells, or participates in any transaction in contravention of the provisions of these Regulations shall be guilty of an offence and shall be liable to a fine not exceeding Five hundred Dalasis, or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding nine months, or to both such fine and imprison ment. 5. Nothing in these Regulations shall be construed as rendering the .Authorised Director or any duly authorized officer under the direction of the Director officers guilty of an offence against these Regulations while acting in good faith in exempt the course of his duty as such officer. 24 Certain sal~ by indi&encs ex6mpt 6. (1) Notwithstanding any provisions of these Regulatiotl.S 'to the contrary. any indigene hunter may sell meat of any wild animal which that hunter has legally hunted where such meat is sold only to an indigene for purposes of personal consumption: (2) For the purpose of,this Regulation: "indigene" means any person who is: (a) a citizen of the Gambia; and {b) a member of some tribe indigenous to The Gambia; and (c) an inhabitant of a village in the Provinces. A. B. N'Jm Vice President