Protection of Wildlife (Import or Export Licences) Order, 1979
Made 1979-06-15 · Text as of 2026-10-01
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- Language
- English
- Kind
- Regulation
- Country
- Malaysia
- Subjects
- Wild species and ecosystems
- Keywords
- wild fauna, authorization/permit, birds, international trade
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PROTECTION OF WILDLIFE (IMPORT OR EXPORT LICENSES) ORDER 1979 PU(A) 172/1979 15 June 1979 1. Citation and commencement. This order may be cited as the Protection of Wildlife (Import or Export Licences) Order 1979, and shall be deemed to have come into force on the 15th June 1979. 2. Authority to issue import or export licences and prohibition of export. (1) Subject to subparagraph (2), any licence to import into or export from Peninsular Malaysia any protected wild animal or protected wild bird may be issued by a Director for Wild Life and National Parks. (2) The export from Peninsular Malaysia of any protected wild animal listed in the Schedule is prohibited. [Subs. PU(A) 198/2008] [PU(A) 429/1989 - Prior text read "Any licence to import or export protected wild animals and wild birds may be issued by a Director of Wild Life and National Park subject to the condition that no animals described in the Schedule shall be exported during the period beginning the 15th June 1979 to the 14th June 1981 except with prior permission of the Minister." SCHEDULE 1. Pig-Tailed macaque (Macaca nemestrina) 2. Long-tailed or Crab-eating macaque (Macaca fascicularis) [Ins . PU(A) 198/2008]