Wild Animals and Birds Protection (Sheath-tailed Bat) Regulations, 2014 (S.I. No. 60 of 2014)

[18th August 2014] Supplement to Official Gazette 1511 S.I. 60 of 2014 WILD ANIMALS AND BIRDS PROTECTION ACT, 1961 (Act 37 of 1961) Wild Animals and Birds Protection (Sheath-tailed Bat) Regulations, 2014 ARRANGEMENT OF REGULATIONS 1. Citation 2. Interpretation 3. Sheath-tailed bat declared protected 4. No person shall shoot etc, any Sheath-tailed bat 5. Prohibition on entry or activities 6. Offences and penalties [18th August 2014] Supplement to Official Gazette S.I. 60 of 2014 WILD ANIMALS AND BIRDS PROTECTION ACT, 1961' (Act 37 of 1961) Wild Animals and Birds Protection (Sheath-tailed Bat) Regulations, 2014 In exercise of the powers conferred by section 2 of the Wild Animals and Birds Protection Act, 1961, the Minister for Environment and Energy makes the following Regulations 1513 1. These regulations may be cited as the Wild Animals Citation and Birds Protection (Sheath-tailed Bat) Regulations, 2014. 2. In these regulations unless the context otherwise requires "Act" means the Wild Animals and Birds Protection, Act, 1961; "activities" includes residential and commercial development, blasting, use of pesticides, lighting of fire, vegetation clearing, group visits, photographing, use of mist net and use of any noise ~ emitting device, or machinery; "Ministry" means the Ministry responsible for environment; "roosting area" means an area where sheath-tailed bat rests, sleeps or reproduce; "sheath-tailed bat" means the bat with the scientific name 'Coleura Seychellensis'. 3. Sheath-tailed bat shall be a protected animal throughout Seychelles. Interpretation Sheath-tailed bat declared protected 1514 Supplement to Official Gazette [18th August 2014] No person shall shoot etc, any sheath-tailed bat 4. A person shall not (a) disturb, catch, shoot, kill, posses or take any sheath-tailed bat, or (b) purchase, sell or exhibit for sale, or export any part of or any live, preserved or stuffed sheath tailed bat. Prohibition of entry or activities s. A person shall not knowingly or intentionally (a) enter into any sheath-tailed bat roosting area; or (b) do any activities in the vicinity of sheath-tailed bat roosting area, without a written authorisation of the Ministry. Offences and 6. Any person who contravenes regulation 4 or 5 shall penalties on conviction be liable to the penalties provided under section 3 of the Act. MADE this 7th day of August, 2014. ROLPHPAYET MINISTER FOR ENVIRONMENT AND ENERGY