International Trade in Endangered Species Act 2008

Malaysian environmental law

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International Trade in Endangered Species Act 2008

Parliament of Malaysia

Long title

* An Act to implement the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora and to provide for other matters connected therewith.

Citation| Act 686
Territorial extent| Throughout Malaysia
Passed by| Dewan Rakyat
Passed| 19 December 2007
Passed by| Dewan Negara
Passed| 24 December 2007
Royal assent| 5 February 2008
Commenced| 14 February 2008
Legislative history
First chamber: Dewan Rakyat
Bill title| International Trade in Endangered Species Bill 2007
Bill citation| D.R. 50/2007
Introduced by| Sazmi Miah, Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Natural Resources and Environment
First reading| 5 December 2007
Second reading| 19 December 2007
Third reading| 19 December 2007
Second chamber: Dewan Negara
Bill title| International Trade in Endangered Species Bill 2007
Bill citation| D.R. 50/2007
Member(s) in charge| Sazmi Miah, Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Natural Resources and Environment
First reading| 24 December 2007
Second reading| 24 December 2007
Third reading| 24 December 2007
Keywords
International trade, endangered species
Status: In force

The International Trade in Endangered Species Act 2008 (Malay: Akta Perdagangan Antarabangsa Mengenai Spesies Terancam 2008) is an Act of the Parliament of Malaysia. It was enacted to implement the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora and to provide for other matters connected therewith.

## Preamble

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1. WHEREAS the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora was signed at Washington, D.C., on 3 March 1973:
2. AND WHEREAS Malaysia deposited her instrument of accession on 20 October 1977 and therefore in accordance with Article XXII of the convention, the said Convention entered into force as far as Malaysia is concerned on 18 January 1978:

## Structure

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The International Trade in Endangered Species Act 2008, in its current form (14 February 2008), consists of 6 Parts containing 55 sections and 3 schedules (including no amendment).

* Part I: Preliminary
* Part II: Authorities
* Part III: Trade of Scheduled Species
* Part IV: Permit, Certificate and Registration
* Part V: Power Relating to Enforcement, Seizure, Arrest, etc.
* Part VI: General
* Schedules

## References

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* Maizatun Mustafa. "International Trade in Endangered Species Act 2008". Environmental law in Malaysia. Fifth Edition. Kluwer Law International. 2022. Chapter 4. Section 3. Part VI. Para 811. See also paras 95, 607 and footnotes 845 to 848 and 853 to 859.
* Elisa Morgera, Matthias Buck and Elsa Tsioumani (eds). The 2010 Nagoya Protocol on Access and Benefit-sharing in Perspective. Martinus Nijhoff Publishers. 2013. p 265.
* "International Trade in Endangered Species Act 2008: is this the answer?". The Place of International Obligations in the Domestic Legal Order of States. Institute of Ocean and Earth Sciences, University of Malaya. 2008. p 113. Google

## External links

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