Endangered Species (Trade and Transport) (Amendment) Law, 2015 (No. 23 of 2015)

(a) by deleting the definitions of “introduce from the sea”, “personal (Law 14 of 2004) - or household effect”, “specimen” and “tourist souvenir” and interpretation substituting the following definitions - “ “introduction from the sea” means the transportation into a State of specimens of any species which were taken in the marine environment not under the jurisdiction of any State; 3 The Endangered Species (Trade and Transport) (Amendment) Law, 2015 “personal or household effects” means specimens that are - (a) personally owned or possessed for non-commercial purposes, not including specimens that are used for - (i) commercial gain; (ii) sale; (iii) display for commercial purposes; (iv) keeping for sale; (v) offering for sale; or (vi) transport for sale;

(b) legally acquired; and

(c) at the time of import, export or re-export are either - (i) worn, carried or included in personal baggage; or (ii) part of a household move; “specimen” means an animal or plant, whether live or dead, of a species listed in any Part in the Schedule and, unless specifically exempted from this Law, any readily recognizable part, derivative or hybrid of such a species; and “tourist souvenir” means personal or household effects acquired outside the owner’s State of usual residence not including live specimens;”; and (b) by inserting after the definition of the word “prescribed”, the following definition - “ “readily recognizable part, derivative or hybrid” means any specimen which appears from any accompanying document, the packaging or a mark or label, or from any other circumstances, to be a part, derivative or hybrid of an animal or plant of a species included in any Part of the Schedule, unless such part, derivative or hybrid is specifically exempted from the Law;”. Amendment of section 6 3. The Endangered Species (Trade and Transport) Law, 2004, Law 14 of 2004, of the Endangered Species (Trade and is amended in section 6(2) by repealing paragraph (a) and substituting the Transport) Law, 2004 following paragraph - (Law 14 of 2004) - permits and certificates “(a) a personal or household effect not including - required (i) a specimen of a species listed in Column I of Part 1 of the Schedule that was acquired by the owner outside of the country of usual residence and is being imported into that country; (ii) a specimen of a species listed in Column II of Part 1 of the Schedule where the other State involved in the trade has 4 The Endangered Species (Trade and Transport) (Amendment) Law, 2015 provided notification by way of the CITES Secretariat or the CITES website that a permit or certificate is required; (iii) exported and re-exported rhino horn or elephant ivory contained in hunting trophies; (iv) caviar of sturgeon species (acipenseriformes species) exceeding 125 grams per person even where the container is labelled in accordance with Resolution of the Conference of the Parties 12.7 or any amendments or revisions thereto; (v) rainsticks of Cactaceae species exceeding three specimens per person; (vi) crocodilian species exceeding four specimens per person; (vii) queen conch (Strombus gigas) shells exceeding three specimens per person; (viii) seahorses (Hippocampus species) exceeding four specimens per person; (ix) giant clam (Tridacnidae species) shells exceeding three specimens per person, each of which may be one intact shell or two matching halves, and all specimens together weighing no more than 3 kg in total; and (x) specimens of agarwood exceeding - (A) 1 kg of woodchips; (B) 24 ml of oil; and (C) two sets of beads, prayer beads, necklaces or bracelets, per person.”. Passed by the Legislative Assembly the 26th day of November, 2015. J. O’Connor-Connolly Speaker. Zena Merren-Chin Clerk of the Legislative Assembly. 5