Wildlife Conservation (Amendment) Regulations, 1989 (L.I. 1452)

L.I; 1452, WILDLIFE CONSERVA'flON (AMENDMENT) REGULATIONS, !989 :IN ex:orciso of the powers conferred on the Pro\l'isional Natio:1al Defonce Council by section 11 of the Wild Animals Preservation Act, l96t (A1,,t 43), these Rcgulaliurn.1 are maJ~ this 4tlt day vf July, 1989 1, Tho Wildlife C-Ons.etvation Regulations, 1971 (L,l.685 as L.J. ':fi .alfionded arc hereby futt:J1t:~ amended as follows: {lmcµi (a) by the insertion inimediately after sub-.regulation ( 4) of regulativn 4 ther'C()f-iof ·the following new sub-regulations: u(S) No persOns .shall at any time~ as g,roup hun~ t~r~, bn.nt;·c-np~J'e- or deotro)' any wild aniru.al; (6) Sub-regtilalfon· (5) shall not apply to hunting in a g1oup.-6Y" a'.n'y persons for the purpose of a cultural fe~al' for which a licence has been grnntP.d" (b) by the sub,titution for regulation 5 thereof of the follow­ . fog new ~,ulation: "'Offena:i.1, .:t- Any pe1·son who contravenes any proviH Sloh of regulation 1 to 4 ,shall be guilty of an offence and liable ·mi conviction to a fine not exceeding ~10,000.00 or' to im.prisonment for a tenll not exceeding twelve months Or to both an-1 any vehicle o~· it:nplemcn.t: found to haVe been used in the commips\on of the offence sh•ll be confiscated to the State". © by the insertion immediately after -regulation 6 of the ' following new resulatiou~: ~r:di"' in ,-6A. (1) No person s hafftr..ide,in bushmeat wi:ho~t tm'less he is the holder Of .a ~ce'D.Ct granted to l~uce . him fofthat.purppse. Ptohibfled. (.Z) A ." ' ··r li d n · appucati()n lOr a cence un er this regulation shall lie. mooe to the Chief Ga~ and Wildlife Offic~r or his representa~ ;ive in the District of die residence of the appl.ic:ui.·t u.nd s.h ill bC::' a c,:;ompanied by such fees as the Chief Game and Wildlife Officer shall.determine. . (3) Eighty pet cerit of, allJfeot ·collected for.lfo~nl:~ lssued.1.1.nd,c,,: this regulalion shall be .. pOJd, into. th, accoun~•of(lhe relevant li>fattict A,.ombly aQd lh<>.remaiiling twenty p,,r <:ontshallbcpaid.into . .centr.a1govornment account'~ L.t 1452, 2 WILDLIFE 'CONSERVATION (AMENDMENT) REGULATIONS, 1989 K,opl"' of 6B (l) J,!o person shall keop a wild animal Wild.miimala:· as a pct unless be is the bolder of a licence ~!::t issued by the Chief G'amc and Wildlife Officer Pfohibitod. or his representative for that purpose (?.) ArpHt.:ation fnr licence to keep a wih;l anilila as a. pet shall be made in writing lo the Chief ·o=• and Wildlife Officer or his representative in the area of residence of the appllc;1.nt acoompanjed bf sµch fees as way, .be deternuned by the Chief Uame and Wildlife Officer. . (3) Tho Chief Oa!lle and Wildlife Officer may in gra,h,ting a, licence under this section stipulate the conditions under whloh the wild animal shall be kept. (4) A .~9~nce grnµted ui,.dcr. this section may fot stated reasons be withdrawn and the pet confu;cated to i:he SU'tc. (5) All fees coU.cted for lioonces issued un.der tho regulation shall be paid into oenttal toVerrtment account, (6) iu,.y person who contravenes any of tli'c provisions of rOgulation 6A or 6B O~ntits an offence and shall on conviction be .liable to a fine .not exceeding jZI0,000.00 or , 1 o imprioonment for a tonn not oxcoedinjj tvlll ve nlortths or to both". (d) by lbe i1Ue1tion immedlatelt oner sub•rezulation (!)(<)of t,;gulllihllt ~ il\l;riloh,t.tfill following pariiSrllphli: ;;(a) wttere ii~. Ii;., reason to ~11Spect tlult.\he licence .will. lie uii;;d for group hunti1111 <ii' .lliat clubs, sllli'b, cti~ls or tlogs will be used in tho hunt• lnjj; ot . . tiil ·w11,i:nl liic .•l>vlioanl I• known to UC involved At~iiX\ irnn11alj or ariociated with group (~ by tho insertion immo<liaillly a!let •nb-rcgulat1on (2) of' ,egulatll)Jl' 14. llllltoof ot tbl> IOllowtng: . •:(l) Wh~.., ~n 6i<))ottcr has been convicted of any iill'rbig:b\ll.ffllt aiainst any rt1les1 regulations ot direc­ tt"'1$ 1:"cila\lnjJ to. ijxptlrl ttadl> llf wildlife.such P•"!o• lhall tJcr tnuµ1t,d, n,,m ,;,xponin5 ·'!lh1Un:i.rm »ut.iU tnn:J.uJ aa tho Chief Game and Wikllil'e Officer shalldetermino;" 3 WILDLIFE CONSERVATION (AME:NDMENT) REGULATIONS, 1989 2. In these regulations unless the context otherwjse requires­ '4hushr:neat,~ mcam meat from any wildi undomesticated 1u1.imal; and "grouphuuting'' means a group of two or Jnore individuals hunting togetber and whose a.otivities complement one anothorts for the purpose of hunting. L,I, 1452 foterprcta• tlo11, 3. These Regulations sha.ll be dee:rned to have come into force Commonce on.the 17th day of March, 1989. moot KWAME PEPRAII P,N. D,C. SecteN11'}' for Landr and Nat11rol P.fJS<'11rce.~ Dato of G(ltctte 11o{ificati011: 11th Au,~ust. 1989.