Legislative Decree No. 2 of 1995 on the protection of the wildlife in Bahrain. Pays/Territoire Bahreïn Type du document Législation Date 1995 Source FAO, FAOLEX Sujet Espèces sauvages et écosystèmes Mot clé Infractions/sanctions Autorisation/permis Commerce intérieur Préservation de l'écosystème Chasse/capture Corail Autorisation/permis de chasse Aire protégée Espèces menacées Faune sauvage Flore sauvage Institution Protection des espèces Animaux aquatiques Aire géographique Asie, Moyen-Orient, Afrique du Nord et Proche-Orient, Golfe Persique, Petits états insulaires en développement, Asie Occidentale Entry into force notes Thid Legislative Decree enters into force on the date of its publication in the Official Gazette. Résumé The aim of this Legislative Decree is to protect the wildlife in Bahrain. This Legislative Decree is composed of 13 articles. Terms and definition (art. 1). Article 2 deals with objectives. Article 3 decrees the establishment of the National Committee for Protection of Wildlife. Article 4 specifies the Competencies and duties of the Committee. article 6 defines the following prohibited activities in protected areas: hunting or fishing without a special permission; cutting or uprooting trees, plants, coral reef; and, trading with any specie of wildlife without authorization. The Committee will coordinate with other competent authorities to regulate fishing and hunting into the protected areas (art. 7). The Competent Authority based on the recommendation of the Committee will issue the necessary resolutions for the definition of the protected species and the species threatened to be extinct (art. 8). The applicant who wants to trade with the wildlife species shall specify in the veterinary certificate the characteristics of the animal, plant, bird, country of origin and to be free from disease (art. 9). Violation and penalties (art. 11). Resolution No. 21 o1993 is now abrogated (art. 12). Texte intégral Arabe Références - Législation Amendé par Legislative Decree No. 12 of 2000 amending Legislative Decree No. 2 of 1995 on the protection of wildlife. Législation | Bahreïn | 2000 Mot clé: Institution Source: FAO, FAOLEX