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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 title
An 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