North-West Frontier Province Wildlife (Protection, Preservation, Conservation and Management) Act, 1975. Country/Territory Pakistan Territorial subdivision Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Document type Legislation Date 1975 Source FAO, FAOLEX Long titleAn Act to amend and consolidate the law relating to protection, preservation, conservation and management of wildlife in the North-West Frontier Province. Subject Wild species & ecosystems Keyword Wild fauna Endangered species Hunting authorization/permit Internal trade International trade Management/conservation Protected area Offences/penalties Protection of species Geographical area Asia, Asia and the Pacific, Indian Ocean, South Asian Seas, Southern Asia Abstract The Government shall establish the North-West Frontier Province Wildlife Management Board whose functions are specified in section 5. Sections 8 and 9 prohibit the hunting of any wild or protected animal, and authorize the hawking or coursing of game animals only upon payment of a fee. No person shall be authorized to possess, sell, receive as a gift, etc. any wild animal, dead or alive, without a Certificate of Lawful Possession (sects. 11 and 12). The grant of an import or export permit, and of a trade licence shall be necessary for the import, export and trade of wild animals of an endemic or exotic specie (sect. 13 and 14). The Government may declare any area to be a wildlife sanctuary, a national park or a game reserve as provided for in sections 15-18. The remaining sections contain penal provisions and provisions of miscellaneous nature. The Act contains also 3 Schedules listing the following: game animals which shall only be hunted under the terms of a game shooting or game capture licence; animals, trophies or meat, for the possession, transfer or export for which a Certificate of Lawful Possession is required; and, protected animals which shall not be hunted, captured or killed. Full text English Website www.iucn.org References - Legislation Repeals Wild Birds and Animals Protection Act (No. VIII of 1912). Legislation | Pakistan | 1912 Keyword: Wild fauna, Wildlife products, Birds, Protected area, Trade in species, Authorization/permit, Protection of species Source: FAO, FAOLEX Amended by North-West Frontier Province Wildlife (Protection, Preservation, Conservation and Management) (Amendment) Ordinance, 1984 (N.W.F.P. Ordinance No. II of 1984). Legislation | Pakistan | 1984 Keyword: Management/conservation, Wild fauna, Institution Source: FAO, FAOLEX