Endangered Species (Control of International Trade and Traffic)(Amendment) Act, 2016

~~NDANGERED SPECIES (CONTROL OF INTERNATIONAL TRADE AND TRAFFIC) (AMENDMENT) ACT, 2016 EXPLANATORY MEMORANDUM This Act amends the Endangered Species (Control of International Trade and Traffic) Act, Cap. E9, Laws of the Federation of Nigeria, 2004 to review the fines upwards in order to have a more deterrent effect and reflect the economic realities . .. ... ENDANGERED SPECIES (CONTROL OF INTERNATIONAL TRADE AND TRA!<~FIC) (AMENDMENT) ACT, 2016 ARRANGEMENT OF SECTIONS Section: 1. Amendment of Cap. E9 LFN, 2004 2. Amendment of secticmJ. 3. Amendment of section 5 (1) (a). 4. Amendment of sectionS (1) (b). 5. Citation. ENDANGERED SPECIES (CONTROL OF INTERNATIONAL TRADE AND TRAFFIC) (AMENDMENT) ACT, 2016 A Bill For An Act to amend the Endang'hed Species (Control of International Trade and Traffic) Act, Cap. E9, Laws of the Federation of Nigeria, 2004 to review the fines upwards in order to have a more deterrent effect and reflect the economic realities; and for related matters l ENACTED by the National Assembly o.fthe Federal Republic ofNigeria 1. The Endangered Species (Control of International Trade and Traffic) Act, Cap. E9, Laws of the Federation of Nigeria, 2004 (in this Act referred to as "the Principal Act") is amended as set out in this Act. 2. Section 1 (1) and (2) of the Principal Act is amended, by deleting the words "as from the commencement of this Act", in line 1. 3. Section 5 (1) (a) of the Principal Act is amended, by substituting for the expression, "N1 ,000" in line 2, the expression, "N5,000,000" 4. Section 5 (1) (b) of the Principal Act is amended, by substituting for the expression, "N500" in line 2, the expression, "N1,000,000". 5. This Act may be cited as the Endangered Species (Control ofinternational Trade and Traffic) (Amendment) Act, 2016. Commencement Amendment of Cap. E9LFN, 2004 Amendment of section 1 Amendment of section 5 (l) (a) Amendment of section5 (I) (b) Citation .. . 7 ,/ I, CERTIFY, IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 2 (1) OF THE ACTS f AUTHENTICATION ACT CAP. A2, LAWS OF THE FEDERATION OF NIGERIA 2004, THAT THIS IS A TRUE COPY OF THIS BILL PASSED BY BOTH HOUSES OF THE NATIONAL ASSEMBLY. MO ED AT ABA SANI-O~OLORI CLERK TO THE NATIONAL ASSEMBLY ').{CJ- DAYOFDECEMBER,2016 Schedule to the Endangered Species (Control oflnternatioual Trade and Traffic) (Amendment) Bill, 2016 SHORT TITLE OF LONG TITLE OF THE BILL SUMMARY OF THE DATE PASSED DATE PASSED BY THE BILL CONTENTS OF THE BILL BY THE SENATE THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES Endangered Species An Act to amend the Endangered This Bill amends the Endangered 6th October, 2016 31'1 May, 2016 (Control of Species (Control of International Species (Control of International International Trade Trade and Traffic) Act, Cap. E9, Trade and Traffic) Act, Cap. E9, and Traffic) Laws of the Federation ofNigeria, Laws of the Federation of Nigeria, (Amendment) Bill, 2004 to review the fmes upwards 2004 to review the fmes upwards in • 2016 in order to have a more deterrent order to have a more deterrent effect effect and reflect the economic and reflect the economic realities. realities; and for related matters I certifY that this Bill has been carefully compared by me with the decision reached by the National Assembly and found by me to be true and correct decision of the Houses and is in accordance with the provisions of the Acts Authentication Act Cap. A2, Laws of the Federation of Nigeria, 2004. I ASSENT MO-~~,~·~uED AT ABA SANI-OMOLORl Cle~ to the N a tiona! Assembly tJJ Day of December, 2016 MUHAl\fMADU BUHARI, GCFR President ()fthe'Federal Republic of Nigeria . OV l)~j· ofDecember, 2016 '·