Singapore legislation

Section 29

of Endangered Species (Import and Export) Act 2006

Section 29

Rules

(1)

The Minister may make rules —

(a)

providing for the issue of permits for the import, export, re‑export and introduction from the sea of scheduled species;

(b)

prescribing the form, duration, terms, conditions and restrictions of any permit and the fees payable for the permit, and providing for the cancellation and suspension thereof;

(c)

providing for the imposition of a levy on the import, export or re‑export of any scheduled species;

(d)

authorising the sale or possession or control of or other dealing in scheduled species and prescribing the circumstances and conditions under which a person may be in possession or in control of or sell or otherwise deal with any scheduled species;

(e)

relating to the branding, packaging, marking either permanently or temporarily and labelling of scheduled species for the purpose of identification;

(f)

prescribing the fees to be charged in respect of anything done under or by virtue of this Act;

(g)

prescribing any other matter or thing required or permitted to be prescribed or necessary to be prescribed to give effect to this Act.

(2)

Rules made under this Act —

(a)

may provide that a contravention of any provision of the rules shall be an offence;

(b)

may provide for penalties not exceeding a fine of $50,000 or imprisonment for a term not exceeding 2 years or both for each offence.

Section 29 — Endangered Species (Import and Export) Act 2006