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THE NATIONAL PARIiS AhTD WILDLIFE ACT, 1991

PART 1

l . Short title and commencement 2. Interpretation 3. Ownership of wild animals

PART I1

4. Director of National Parks and Wildlife Service 5. Deputy Director of National Parks and Wildlife

Service 6. Wildlife police officers 7. Attestation 8. Signing of attestation on joining the National Perks

and Wildlife Service 9. Release on completion of service 10. Arms, uniform, etc. to be delivered upon ceasing to

belong to the service 1 1. Honorary wildlife police officer

PART 111

Offences against discipline Tribunals for the trial of disciplinary offences Powers of Tribunals General powers relating to disciplinary offences Disciplinary proceedings to be in writing Failure to obey summons, etc. Fines to be recovered from officer's salary Loss of damage to arms to be made good

20. Pay not to accrue during absence without leave, imprisonment or detention

21. Interdiction of wildlife police officers Single eopies of thie Act may be obtoined from the Government Ph*,

P.O. Box 30136, 10100, Luuaka. PI& K16.00 sach.

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22. Power to arrest and remand for offerice againat, disa- pline

23. Confinement of wildlife police officer arrested 24. Wildlife Police Appeals Board 26. Functions of Appeals Board 26. P r o d u r e of Appeals Boerd

PART IV

Establishment of National Parks Effect of order and acquisition of lands Grant of mining and other rights in National Parke Establishment of National Parks Board Composition of Board Secretary to Board Tenure of office and vacancies Meetings Committees of Board Functions and duties of Board Intergrated resource development committees Function of intergrated resource development com-

mittee Secretariat of intergrated resource development com-

mittee Revenues Control and management of National Parks Traffic on public roads in National Parkv Restrictions on entry into or residence in National

Parks Restrictions on hunting, etc., in National Parks Restrictions on weapns, etc., in National Parks Prohibition of introduction of Wild anitnals into

National Parks Prohibition of domestic animals in Nstional Parks Prohibition of introductioa of vegetation into Kational

Parks Prohil)ition of removal of wild aninals or vegetation

frwrn National Park*

60. Pr~hibit~ion of damage or removal of geologicsl, his- torical. etc., objectv from National Perks

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Becbdon 52. Prohibition of Irilling, injuring or capturing of wild

animals or birds within National Parks 32. 3estriutiou on exercise of tnhkig rights within Xational

Parks 53. EeqIat io i~s in relation to National Parks

54. DecSi;~n.zrtiou of game management area 55. Restriction on hunting mild snimals in game manage-

ment area 36. Director. IxaaT- perlnit hunting in game management

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PART V1

57. Game animals 58. Protected animals 59. Prohibition of hunting protected animals 60. Restriction on hunting game or protected animals

PaRT VII

LICENOES Liwnces Powers of , W t e r to replate Limitation on licences in Natiolial Parks and gaue

management areas Licences not transferable District game licence Issue of district game licence Prohibition of holding more than one district garlls

licence Bird licence Issue of bird licence Prohibition of holding more than one bird licence National. game licence Issue of national game licence Prohibition of holding more thm one national gems

licence Elephant licence Issue of elephant licence Safari licence

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Issue of safari licence Supplementary safari licence Issue of supplemeutary safari licence prohibition of holding more than one supplementary

safari licence Special licence Issue of special licence Power of Minister to authorise licensco tmder special

licence to employ others to h ~ m t Special licensee jointly liable for offences of employee Professional hunter's licence Prohibition of carrying on business of professional hunter without licence Issue of profeesrioiittl hunter's licence Apprentice professional hunter's licence Issue of apprentice professional hunter's licence Prohibition of certain acts without apprentice profe-

ssional hunter's licence Professional tour guide's licence Issue of professional tour guide's licence Prohibition of carrying on business of professional

tour guide without a licence Refusal t o issue district game licence or bird licence Appeal to Minister against refusal to issue district

game licence or bird licence Refusal to issue professional hunter's licence, appre-

ntice professional hunter's licence or professional tour guide's licence

Appeal to Minister against ~efusal to issue licence under section 96

Revocation of licences Appeal to Minister against revocation Suspension and cancellation of licences

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101. Duties of licensees and permit holders 102. Licensees under safari licence and supplementary

safari licence to colnplete certificate after each hunt

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103. Duties of licensee under professoinal hunter's licence

104. Duties of licensees under apprentice professionr,l hunter's Licence

105. Counting of hunted game animals or protected animal:.

106. Power of President to authorise hunting without licence or permit

107. Limitations upon person* assisting in hunting ga!ntk or protected aniltiair;

108. Proiiil)ition of tniplnymcr-lt of another person to htmi 109. Prol1i:)ition of hunting on leasehold land 110. Prohibition of hunting yormg game animals and

females with yoilng 111. Rcstrictious on uue o; ]:totor vehicles, aircrafts or

boats while hunting 112. Restriction on use of dogs whilo hunting 113. Prohibition of use of fire in hunting 114. Prollibition of use of poison, birdlime or poisoned

weapons in hunting 115. Prohibition of possession, acquisition or use of traps,

etc., for hunting 116. Power of Minister to prohihit or control the use of

specified weapons or methods of hunting 117. Prohibition of driving certain game animal or protected

anin~al into watel 118. Hunting during hours cf darkness 119. Game drives

PART IX

K n m a , WOUNDING OR MOLESTING WILD ANIMALS

120. Self-defence 12 1. Defence of property 122. Game or protected animals killed through accident

or er:'or 123. Wounding of game animal or protected animal 124. Wounding of dangerous animals 125. Cruelty to wild animals 1 26. Po~session of maimed wild animals 127. Molesting or provoking game animal or protected

iini~nal

PART X

128. Prohibited dealings in trophies

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'Trophy dealer's permit 'rrophy dealers to keep records an({ make ~et~xrns Prescriberi trophies ('ertificate of ownership of trophies Possession of prescribed trophies Trnn~fcr of ow~iershil> of prescribecl tmphies Duty t o produrbc irorj or horn of killed elephant or

rhinoceros Dutp to produce imported ivory or rhinoceros horn Registration of ivory a ~ l d rhinoceros horn Transfer of ivory or rhinoceros horn before registration

prohibited Transfer of ownership of ivory and rhinoceros horn Government trophies Possession of Government trophy to be reported Unlawful possession of, or dealing in, Government

trophies

143. Prohibited dealings in live wild animals 144. Certificates of ownership of game animal or protected

animal or of the meat thereof 146. Power of Minister to control movement of mead of

game or protected animals 146. Authority to sell or hunt any game animal or protectd

animal or meat thereof 147. Sale of game animal or protected snimal or of the meat

thereof

PART XI1

ln~poa~ AK I) EXI C B T OX )?'ILD ANIMALS ;\!EAT AivU TROPHIES

148. Import of wild animals, etc., without permit prohibited

149. Permits to import wiid animals, meat or trophies

160. Restriction on import of wild animals, meat nr tro- phies

161. Certificates of ownership of imported prescribed tro- phies

152. Export of wild animds, etc , without permit prohibited

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153. Permits to export vriIcl anin~als, meat or tros~hies

154. Restriction on exyoit of wild animals, meat or trophies 155. Wild al~imalu meat and trophies in transit 156. Power of Minister to suspend application of thip Part

PART XI11

Right to eriter land Right t o search Power to arrest General powers and duties of wildlife police officers Power to take photographs, measurements, finger

prints etc. Trafi-c barriers and cordons Power to nac firearnls Documents to he produced oil request Compliance with Firearms Act P r o ~ c c u t i o ~ ~ s by public officers

PART XIV

OFFENCES, PENALTIE S AND FOR~EXTURES

167. Prohibition of bush or grass fires in National P arks 168. Prolibition of obstruction of proper officers, etc. 169. Failure to keep registers or to furnish returns an

offence 170. Prohihition of alteration, defacement or removal of

official records 17 1. Prohihition of alteration or defacement of prescribed

ducuments or records 172. Secrecy 173. General penalty 174. Penalty for offence involving elephant and rhinoceros 175. Penaltv for iinlwawful hunting in National Parks 176. Penkllty for possessing, buying or selling meat or wild

anirnal or t r o p h ~ 177. Penalty for possessing, buying or qelling any protected

anirli~t.1 or trophy of protected a~~irnal or preucril)mi trophy

178. Penalty for unlawfu 1 hunting or wounding etc.

179. Destruction of game-pits, etc.. on conviction 180. Forfeiture provisiorls on convic*tion

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18 1. Disposal of animals, and goods seized 182. Surrender of licence, permit or aut.hority to Director on

conviction 183. Portion of fine for offence payable to council

PART XV

FORMS AND REGULATIONS

184. Prescribed form 1 SS. Regulations 186. Repeal of the National Parks and Wildlife Act

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GOVERNMENT OF ZAMBIA

ACT No. 10 of 1991

Date of Assent: 28th August, 1991

Act to repeal and replace the National Parks and V\ ildlife Act, 1971 ; to provide for the establishment, control and management of National Parks and for the conservation and protection of wildlife and objects of aesthetic, prehistoric, historical and scientific interest in National Parks; to provide for the establish- ment of game management areas; to provide for the licensing of hunting and the control of the possession, transfer, sale, import and export of wild animals and trophies; to provide for matters connected with or incidental to the foregoing.

[ 6ih September, 1991

ENACTED by the Parliament of Zambia

P~ELIMINARY

PART I

1. This Act may be cited as the National Parks and Wildlife Short title Act, 1991.

2. In this Act, unless the context otherwise requirefi- Inter. pretetion

"aerodrome" has the meaning assigned to it by section two of the Aviation Act ; Cap. 740

"aircraft" includes all flying machines, aeroplanes, sea- planes, helicopters, flying boats, and other aircraft designed to be heavier than air, and includes all airships, balloons, kites and other aircraft devigned to be lighter than air, whether captive, navigable or free and whether controlled by a human agency or not;

''animal" means m y vertebrate animal, including any mammal, bird, reptile and amphibian and the egg of any bird or reptile, but does not include a &h or a human being ;

"Appeals Board" means the wildlife Police Appeals Board oonstituted under section twentyyour;

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l # apprentice professional hunt,er'x licence" means a Iicellce issued under section eighty-r~i~~e ;

"appropriate fee" in rclntion to any licenceissued 11ndel Part V I I , means, in the uase of any game licence so issued, the fee presrribed by regulations made under section sixty-two; in the case of s professional hunter's licence, the fee prescribed in the Second Schedule; and in relation to any trophy clcalar's p ~ r ~ n i t , the fee prescribed in the Second Sclledule ;

"bird licenre" means a game lirence as specified ill section sixty-eight and issued under section sixty-nine;

"bird sanctuary" means an area declared as a bird sanc- tuary under section one hundred and eighty-jive;

"Board" means the Xntional Parks Board established by section thi r f y ;

"capture" includes the taking of eggs or nests ; L council" means any urban, township or rural council

act XI,. ri, established, or deemed to have been established, under

of 1980 the Local Administration Act ; "court" means a, subordiriate court ; L'danger~us animal" means an elephant, s rhinoceros,

a hippopotan~us, a buffalo, a lion, a leopard or a crocodile; ''Dept~ty Director" means the Deputy Ilirector of National

Parks and 1VildIife Service designated under sectionjve; "Director" nlcnns the Director of National Parks and

Wildlife Service designated under section four; "district game lir:enceH means a game licence as specified

in section sixty-$ve and issued under section sixty-six; " dom~stic animal " means any horse,, donkey, mule,

camel, cow, sheep, pig, goat, dog, cat or domestic fowl, or any other animal of whatsoever kind or species, and whether a quadruped or not, which is tame or which has been or is being sufficiently tamed to serve some purpose for the use of man ;

" elephant litlence " means a game licence as specified in section seventy-four and issued under section seventy- five ;

" game animal " nieails any wild animal specified in the First Schedule pursuant to section fifty-sewn, other than any wild animal specified as a protected animal in any other made under section fifty-eighty ;

" game licence " means a licence issued under Part VII , other than a professional tour guide's licence ;

C L game management. area " ineans an area of land declared to be a game ~nanagement area under section fifty-four;

" honorary wildlife police officer " means any person appointed as such under section eleven;

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" hunt " includes to kill, to capture and includes the doing of any act immediately directed a t killing or capturing;

a l ivory " means elephant ivory but does not include any article manufactured from ivory;

" meat " includes fat, blood or flesh, whether fresh or dried, pickled or otherwise preser~red;

l 4 national game licence " means a gaine licence as specified in section ~eventy-one and issued under section secenty- two ;

" Pu'ational Perks and Wilcllife Service " means service in the Xational Parks and Wildlife department;

" National Park " means an area of land declared to be a National Park u ~ d e r section t7i1enty-seven ;

l r owner " in relation to land, includes the person or persom entitled to the immediate and exclusive posseshion of land under any right and includes a licensee in lawful occupation of land under a licence and any person authorised by the owner to act on his behalf in respect of land during the owner':: absence from Zambia ;

L 6 photographic or viewblg safari " mealis an organised commercial tour for the purpose of taking photographs of, or viewing of, mild animals or scenery ;

" prescribed trophy " means any ivory or rhinoceros horn or any other trophy prescribed by regulations made undor section one hmdred and thirty-on@;

" professional h:,-ter's 1ice;lce " means n licence specified in section cighty-fi.r;e anc! issued under section eighty-seven;

l l professional tour guide's licence" means a licence specified in section ni,i?~t!g-one and issued under section ninety- two;

" proper officer " means any a-ildlife police officer or any police officer not. below the rank of Assistant Inspector;

"protected animal " means any wild animal specified as a protected animai in an ordel* made under section fifty -eight;

" public roads " has thtt meaning assigned to i t by section three of the Road4 and Road Traffic Act ;

Cap. 766 " road " means any public or other way, capable of being

used by vehicular traffic anti to which the public hae access, ant1 includes bridges over which a road passes;

" safari licence " means a game licence as specified in section ~ ~ v ~ n f g - s i r and issiled under section sevent!/- seven;

" special licence " means a g:tnie licenct: as specified in section eighty-one ant1 issued under section eighty-two;

" supplementary safari licence " means a licence specified in section sevent?y-eight and issued nnder section seaer~ty - nine ;

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" t l il.unal " means a Class I br Class I1 Tribunal consti- tu tc d ur~der section tlrirteen ;

" trol~hy " mcans any horn. tooth, t ~ ~ c k , bone, claw, hoof, skill, hair egg fcatlier or t t h t ~ d~lrable part of any game anilnal or protected animal, whether atldcd to or changed by work of man or ~iot , pro\.ided that it ia in such forni as to be recogtiisable as a durable pan of a game animal or protectetl a ilnal;

"trophy dealer " means a perqon who engages in the buying, sellirig or protemi!ig of t opllies, but doe^ not include a person who J d k processes or ma~i~~fac.tnree any article from any trophy of any garlic atiiniirl or protected animal lawfully hunted by hi111 under a game licence ;

" trophy dealer's permit " meanb n permit to engage in the business of a trophy dealer issued under section one hundred and tz~-enty-nine ;

" unit leader " means any wildlife police offirer in charge of any part of a game management area or any part of a game management area where hunting is conducted by a professional game hunter;

" vegetation " includes any form of vegetable matter alire or dead ;

" wild animal " means any animal ferae naturae, and includes any game or protected animal, but does not include any domestic animal;

" wildlife " means wild animals 01 birds of species which are found in Zambia in a wild state and vegetation which is indigenous to Zambia and grows naturally without cultivation;

" wildlife police officer " means any officer so designated under section six.

Ownership of wlld 3. (1) Subject to the other provisions of this Act, the a-h absolute ownership of every wild animal existing in its natural

habitat within Zambia, whether a game animal. protected animal or not, is, for the purpose of this Act, vested in the President on behalf of the Republic:

Provided that-

(i) where any wild animal which is not a game animal or a protected a~~imal , is lawfully captured or killed or otherwise reduced into possession by any person, the absolute ownerhhip of that aninial or uf the carcass of that a~~inial. a:, the case maj he, is hereby trane- ferred to and vested in ~ n c h person;

(ii) where any game ariinlal or protected animal is lawfully captured or killed or otherwihe reduced into possee- sion by any person in terms of a game licence issued

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under Part V11 or a permit issued under subsection (3) of section forfy four or subsection ( 1 ) of section jifty-six or under any authority granted under this A t e t , the ahsolute ownership of the game animal or prutected animal or of the carscas or any trophy of those animals, is, subject to the other provisions of this Act and to the terms and conditions of the licence, permit, or authority, as the case may be, hereby t~ansferred to, and shall vest in, the licensee under the licence or the holder of the permit, or the person so authorised, as the case may be.

(2) Notwithstanding subsection ( l ) , the absolute ownership of any wild animal, which has been captured or reduced into possession by any person prior to the commencemerlt of this Act, subject to any other written law in force 011 the date of the capture of the animal or of its reduction into possession, is hereby declared to be vested in the person, who, on the com- mencement of this Act, whether directly or through an agent, b i n actual lawful possession uf the animal.

(3) Except as provided by subsection ( I ) , nothing in this section shall be deemed to transfer to any person the ownership of any game animal or protected animal which is found dying o dead, or of any found carcass. part of a carcass, trophy or meat of any game animal or protected animal.

(4) Nutwithstanding any other provisions of this section if any person hunts or reduces into possession any game animal or protected animal in contravention of thib Act, the absolute ownership of that game animal or protected animal or of the carcas or any trophy of the animal shall not bc transferred, or be deemed to hare been transferred, to that person or to any other person by reason of its having bcen so hunted or reduced into possession.

(6) The Director may, in writing, transfer to any person the absolute ownership of any game animal or protected animal which haa been hunted or reduced into possession by any other person in contravention of this Act. and such other person shall forthwith deliver up the game animal or protected animal or the carcass of the animal together with every trophy of the animal to the person to whom the ownership has .been t r d e m e d in terms of this subsection.

PART I1

4. (1) There shall be a Director of National Parks and Director of Wildlife Survice who shall be a public officer and who. subject to the general or special directions of the Minister, shall be wildlife responsible for the carrying out of the provisions of this Act. service

(2) The Director may, subject to the other provisions of this Act and to the general or special directions of the Minister, delegate m y of functions under this Act to the Deputy

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Director, to any wildlife police officer or any honorary d d l i f e pollce officer.

5. There shall he a Deputy Director of National Parks and Wildlife Service who shall he a public officer and who shall exercise such functions and d u t i e ~ as are delegated to him by the Director and who shall bc responsiL1e to the Director for t l ~ e exerclse of those functions or duties

6. ( l ) There shall be wil(l1ifc police officers for the purpose8 of tllis Act , who shall be public officers and shall serve in the Natiunal Parks and Wibliik Service.

(2) TT'ildlife police officers shall exercise such functiuns and perform such dutie:; as are conferred upon them by this Act or as are delegated or assigned to them by the Director.

7. X wil(1liTe police officer joining the National Parks and \Vilcllife Senict: shall be attcbted to serve in the National Parks and R'ild!ife Sorvir:e for such period and on such condi- tions us may be prescribed

8. ( l ) A persotl, on joi!lii~;: the National Parks and Wildlife Service, shall make and sign an attestation before a superior wiidlife police officer i n such manner as he may declare to be rnclst Litidii~g on i~is conscie:~ce in the form set out in the Third Schedule

(2) A perso!], on joining tlle National Parks and Wildlife Ser~ice, shall before mal.ing the attestation required by sub- section (1) axlswer truly any questions which may be put to him as to any previous service in any public or private organi~a tion and as to wt~cther he has at any time been convicted of any crime in Zaxbia or elsewhere

(3) Any person who \vilf~lli~ makes a false statement in rel~ly to a ql~estiori pnt to hirn unclcr sub section (3) shall hc guilty cd an offence arld shall be liable on conriction to a Fule not exceeding one thonsand Kwacha.

9. ( 1 ) Subject to tiw prov;siorls nf this Act, every wildlife police officer who has co~npie t~d b i ~ period of service shall be r.cleased fronl thc X:iTxtional Parks and Wildlife Service unless at the date of completion of hi4 service he stands charged with the cor:imis~ion of any offence against discipline under th is Act. in which case his s e h c e shall be prolonged and hie release from service deferred until he has undergone his trial and a n y punishment which map be imposed in respect of the offence charged

(2 ) Subject to the other provisions 01 this Act, every wildlife police officer shall, until he has received a certificate of service, remain in the National Parks arid Wildlife Service.

10. ( 1) When a person ceases to he a member of the National Parks and M7ildlifc Service, he shall forthwith deliver up to a person appointed by the Director for that purpose or to the officer-in-charge of t l ~ e National Parlis and Wildlife Service a t the place a t which he \iias last stationed, a11 arms, ammuni- tion, uniform and otlier appointments which have been supl)lietl to him and which are the property of tlie Govcrnnicnt.

(2) Any person \vlio. hiiving ceased to be a me~nLer of the National Parlis and Wildlife Service fails to deliver up any arms, ammunition, uniform or other appointments in his possession as required by this scction sllall Lt. p i l t y of at1 offence, and shall be liable upon conviction, to n finc ttot exceeding one thousand lzlvacha ur to impi,isont~~ent for a term not exceeding six months, or to both ant1 the court which convicted him inay issue a warrant to se:zrch for. and seize, all arms, arnnlunition, uniform atld otlier appoir~tmcnts not so delivered.

11. (1) The Minister may, by Gazette notice, :~.i);)c!i~~t any person to be an honorary \vilcllife policc officer for a period of not more than three years. a.nd may, in like m;mntrr, on the expiry of each such period, renew such appointment for f'~rrt.her periods so however that,, each such period shall not exceed three gears.

(2) The MH~igter may, a t ariy time, by Gazette notice revoke any appointment or renemcd appuinttnerit ::lade under sirb- section (1).

(3) The appointment of an honorary wildlife police officer may be-

(a ) general, so that the honorary wiltllife po!irc nfficet. is empowered to act as such in any part of thc Rtbpnhlic. including any National Park 01. gumc 1nanage:nent area as is specified in the instrur!lent o f hi.; apj)oint rnent : or

( b ) limited, so that the honorary wildlife police oiEcor is ernpowered to act as such in any part of the i<el)ublic or in m y National Parli or gawe mailegement nrca as is specified in tlie instrument of his appointmcrit

(4) Subject to the provisions of this Act and t c the terms of the instrument of his appointmellt., every honc1r:try wilrllife police officer shall, within the tern-1s of his appoi~itrne~lt, exercise the functions and perform the duties of a wiltllit'c police officer.

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I)ISCIP LINE

12. (1) Disciplinary control over wilOlife policx: oEc:ers of and above the rat11: of \~ilcllife police warden and e~-~uivalent shall be esercijed by the 1'1iblic Service Comit:issru~i.

Arms. uniform. c1.c.. to Le delivered upon ceasing to I~elorrg to tile sf:rvir~

Offence* ngaulst discipline

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(2) Notwithstanding any other law providing for discipline in the civil service, a wildlife police officer below the mnk of wildlife police warden and equivalent commits an offence against discipline if he-

(a) disobeys, or without good and ~ufficient cause omits or neglects to carry out any lawful order, written or otherwise ;

(b) is insubordinate or is oppressive in his conduct, by- (i) being disrespectful in word, act or demeanour

to a wildlife police officer superior in rank to him ;

(ii) being oppressive or tyrannical in conduct towards any other wildlife police officer;

(iii) using obscene, abusive or insulting latiguage to any other wildlife police officer;

(iv) assaulting ally other wildlife police officer; (v) wilf~~lly or negligently making any false,

complaint against any other wildlife police officer ;

(vi) failing to report any complaint or report made against any wilcllife police cfficer ;

(rii) talking or being inattentive or otherwise m& behaving oa parade ;

(viii) leaving or escaping from arrest or confinement befure he is set at liberty by proper authority;

(ix) resisting an escort under whose charge he is;

(c) neglects his duty, by-

(i) omitting without good or sufficient cause promptly and diligently to attend to, or carry out, anything which it is his duty a8 a wildlife police officer to attend to or carry out;

(ii) being idle or goasiping or sitting or lying down without reasonable cause when on duty;

(iii) sleeping when on duty; (iv) learing his place of duty to which he hno been

ordered, without due permission or sufficient cause ;

(v) permitting, through carelessness, a person suspected of having committed a crime to escape ;

(iv) failing to report an offender when he knows where the offender is to be found or failing to exert himself to make the offender amenable to the law;

(vii) failing to report any matter which it is hie duty ko report ;

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(viii) failing to report anything which he knows concerning a criminal charge, or failing to disclose any evidence which he, or any person within his knowledge, can give for or against any prisoner or defendant to a criminal charge;

(ix) failing or refusing to assist in the apprehension of any wildlife police officer charged with any offence ;

(X) omitting, without reasonable cause, to make any necessary entry in any official document, book or paper ;

(xi) refusing, or without good and sufficient cause omitting. to make or send a report or return which it is his duty to make or send;

(xii) failing to assist any person injured or taken ill in the field:

(d) discredits himself in his conduct by- [i) acting in a disorderly manner, or in any

manner prejudicial to discipline or likely to bring discredit on the reputation of the National Parlrs and Wildlife Service;

(ii) borrowing money from any wildlife police officer inferior in rank to him;

(iii) failing, ~vithout reasonable canse, to identify himpelf as a wildlife police c.ffiktcr when re- q~~es ted to do so by a member of' the public;

(iv) incurring debt in or out of the National Parks and Wildlife Service without any reasonable prospect, or intention, of paying back the same. or having incurred any debt., making no reasonable effort. to pap back the same;

(v) failing to furnish a full and true statement of biu financial position when called upon to do so by the Director;

(e) without rewonable cause or excuse, absents himself without leave or is late for duty or leaves without right, or permission of lawful reason any wildlife police outpost or quarters:

(j) knowingly makes or signs any false statement in any official book or document ;

!g) wilfully or negligently makes any false. m~sleading or inaccurate statement;

( h ) without good and sufficient cr.usc destroys or mutilates an official document or record, or alters or erases any entry therein ;

(i) prevaricates before any couort or inquiry;

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(j) is in breach uf confiderlce by- (i) divulging any matter which it is his duty to

keep secret;

(ii) giving notice, directly or indirectly. to any person against w h u n ~ any warrant or surnnlons has been or is about to be issued. except in the lawful execution of such warrant or summons;

(iii) communicating to the public, press or to any unautllorised person, any confidential niatter conrerni~ig the Natiunal Park-: and n'iltllife Sc.r\.ice ;

(iv) slioning to any person outside the N:~tional P a r h and Wildlife Service any Look or written or printed rlucurnent the property of the National Parks and Wildlife Service witl~out proper authurity;

(V) making or joining in making. any anonymous communication to a wildlife police officer suprrior in rank to him ;

(vi) making any frivolous or vexatious complt~int or ~naklng a complaint in an irregular manner;

(vii) s ip ing or circulating any petition or statement with regard to any matter concerning the Kational Parks and Wildlife Service, except through the proper channels of correspondence to the Director;

(vijij zalling or a t t e n d ~ t ; ~ any unauthorised meeting tr) tliscuse any m. tter concerning the Nt i t io~,~l P a r k and Wildlil: Srrvice;

(k) unlawfully or by unnececsary exercise of antho- rity-

(i) makes without good and sufficient cause, any unlawful or unnecessary arrest:

(ii) uses any unnecessary violence to any person suspected of having committed a crime or other person with whom he may be brought into contact within the execution of his duty;

(1 ) malingers by- (i) feigning or exagerating any sickness or

injury with a view to evading duty; (ii) neglecting or, without good and suffi-

cicut cause, omitting while absent from duty on account of sicltness, to carry out any irlstruction of a medical offirer or of a meniber of the hospital ~taff , hy acting or conducting himself

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in a manner calculated to retard his return to duty;

(m) is unclean while on duty, or while off duty in uniform in a public plttce, is, without reeso- nibble cause, improperly dressed or dirty or untidy in his cll)tl~ing;

( n ) damages property wilfully or by carelessness causes any waste. loss or damage to any article of clothing or to any book, document or cther property of the National Parks and L\'ildlife Service served out to him or used by him or ent.rusted to his care and fails tc; report iLnr such loss or damage however c a l ~ ~ e d :

(0) is d r ~ ~ t i k while on d ~ ~ t y , or is unfit for duty through the consumption bf intoxicating liquor or drugs ;

(p) enters while on duty any public bar where intosicntillg liquor is soltl except when his pre- sence is required there i r ~ tlie execution of his duty;

(2) engages \vitl~out authority in any employ~nent or office otl~er than his wildlife police duties;

( r ) di.scharges \vithout orders or just cause any fi~.earrn which has been issued to him ;

( S ) neglects o r f,~ils to report thc f ~ c t that he is suffel.ing f, o ~ n any venereal or. other conta,' ulous disease ;

(1) does any other act, cor~ducts himself in any other manner, is disorderly or is otherwise negligent, t,o the prejudice of good order and discipline not sttecified ~lnder this Act;

( 2 0 connii-CS wit11 any other person in committing or knowingly is a11 accessory to, any offence against discipline under this Act.

(3) An offence against discipline under this section may be inquired of, tried and determined and the offender shall be liable to suff'er punishment, according to the degree and nature of the offence, in accordance with the provisions of of this Act.

(4) A wildlife police officer shall not be found guilty of an offence against discipline if i t is proved that, when the offence was committed, he was on a specific duty for which he was specifically detailed.

13. (1 ) There is hereby constituted tribunals for the purpose ~ ~ i b ~ ~ ~ l qeitling with any offence against discipline, as specified under for thf. trial section twelve, as follows : of d i ~ c ~ .

pltnnry

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(a ) a Class I Tribunal which shall be presided over by the Director or by a wildlife police officer not below the rank of senior wildlife warden or its equivalent, generally or specially authorised in that behalf by the Director:

(b) a Class I1 Tribmial which shall be presided over by a superior wildlife police officer generally or specially aut.1iorised in that behalf by the Director, or presided over by a wildlife police officer-in-charge of a wildlife police outpost.

(2) A Class I Tribunal shall have jurisdiction over wildlife poiice officers of, and ahore, the rank of Assistant Wildlife Ranger.

(3) A Class I1 Tribunal shell have jurisdiction over wildlife police officers below the rank of Assistant Wildlife Ranger.

Pomm of 14. (1) A Tribunal colistituted ullder sectioti thirteen shall, Tribunals subject to subsection (G), have power to impose any of the

following punishnlents : (a) reprimand ; (b) severe reprimand ; (C) a fine not excceding one-half of one's pay, or suspension

from duty for a definite period; (d) reduction in rank; and ( e ) dismissal or discharge :

Provided that anj. pr~nishment imposed by a- (i) Class I Tribunitl under paragraph (c), (d), or (e), if not

presided over by the Director, shall be subject to confirmation hy the Director; or

(ii) Class I1 Trihunal under paragraphs (c), (d ) , or (e) shall be subject to confirmatioa by a Cl~ss I Tribunal.

( 5 ) Notwitllstanrling scction thirteen and subsection (1) of this section a superior wildlife police officer or officer in charge of a wiltllife police outpost or such other Wildlife Rmger, as the Director nlay generally or specially authorise in that behalf, may proceed sulnrnarilp with any offence against discipline by a wildlife police officer below the rank of Assistant Wildlife Ranger and may impose any of tht; following punishments :

(a ) ada:onition ; 01.

(b) cofinclnent to quarters with or without a guard for a period not exceeding fourteen days with or without estra drill or other rlutiea.

(3) A Class I Tribunal litay reriew any case decided by a Cla~s I1 Tribuilal for tlle purpose of satisfying itself as tu the correctness, legality o r propriety of' ally finding of, or puaish merit iinpos~d by, that Tribunal.

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(4) A Class 1 Tribunal when considering whether or not to confirm a punishment imposed by a Class I1 Tribunal or when reviewing any case decided on hy a Class I1 Tribunal-

(U) shall hare power to quash any convic-tion or to v a q :ny punishment imposed by that Tribunal and impost* any other punishment specifietl under s~rhsect~ion (l) ' : or

( h ) may. if i t is of the opinion trh,zt the justice of the case so requires, ordcr the re-trial of any wiltllifc police officer founcl guilty of an offence agai:lct tlisciplinc

(5) I n addit.ion to the power of confirlllinstio~i provided for ulider subsection ( l ) , the Director may-

(a ) where he does not preside over a Class I Triburiol, quash ally order rnade by n Class I 'I'ribnnal or v:~ry any punishnient imposed by that Tribunal anti impose any other punishment specifiecl under suh- section (1 ) ;

( b ) if lie is of the opinion that the justice of the caso so requires, ordcr the re-trial of any wildlife police officer found guilty of an offence against discipline.

(6) No punishnlent shall be imposed under tliis Act unless the offender has been given an opportunity of being heard.

(7) Any wiltllife police officer who is agglieved by a decision of a Class I Tribunal or of the Director may appeal to the Advisory Board against such decision.

15. (1) A tribuna.1 or the Director e~npowered to try offences General

under this Act shall have power t o summon ancl exanline ~ ~ ~ , ~ g ,,, witnesses on oath or affirmation a t ~ d to require the prntluction disciplinary of all documents relevant t o the $1 ial. offences

(2) Whore a tribunal or the Director iml~oses any punish~ncnt on a wildlife police officer in respect of an offence agai~ist discipline, it nlay order that such punishment be sl~spendecl for n period not exceeding six months and, if daring such period the offender commits no further offence ag,zinnt di.scipline, such punishment shall not be carried int.c execution.

(3) Wilere any pu~iishrnerit has been s~lspended linder sub- section (2) and the offentler i s found guilty of nnot,her oif'el~t:e against discipline during the p e r i ~ d of suspen~iori, the sus- pended punishment shall im~nediately be carried into effect and shall run consecutively with ur~y other punisll~nent imposed.

16. A11 proceedings relating to discipline under this Act Disciplular shall be recorded in u*rittirig. proceetling

to bo in writing

17. Any person sumrnonccl as :L nritness u~idcr this r\(.t Fa,lun, to

who fails t o attencl a t the timc and place staietl in t l ~ c sun1l!ion;l, obey or on any acljourumcnt, or refuses to ansa-er ally ciuestion that f ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ l

is lawfully put to him, shall be quilty of an offencc niid shall be etQ.

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liallle, up011 conviction, to a fine not exceeding one thousand kwacha or to in~prisonmcllt for a period not exceeding one nlor~th, or to both.

Fines to bo recovcrrtl from ofliccr's salary

Loss or dur~l~igc to arm. to IJC rntidc guocl

Ptty not to nccrue dur~nc al)a~.nco n.1: [lout len\.o. irllpr!son- mrnt o r dctcntion

P o ~ r c ~ to nrrcwt. r~nd renrrtnd for offonce ngt~lnst discipi~no

18. Any fine inlposed on a wildlife police officer in respect of any ofl'ence against discipline under this Act shall he re- covcrecl froill the officer's salary in such instalments as the ofiicer in charge of a uiltllife police outpost may determine but such instnltl~ents sllall not exceed one-half of the rnonthly pay of tilat. officer.

19. Tf an? wiltllife police officer sells, looses or, by neglect., malres nuray with. or wilfully damages, any arms, am!nunition, uriifo:-11 or ot!lcr a:~pointll~ent supplied to him, or any Govern- lncrit p~.opcv.ty co~nnrittc*d to his charge, he may, in addition, to or in lieu of, any punishment, be ordered to make good the a~iicilnt of such loss or clarnagc and such amount rnay be recoverecl by instalnlent from his salary in accordance wit11 sectioli eighteen.

20. No pay shall accrue to any wildlife police officer in rcsitect of any pc?~.i:)d during which he is a1)sent from duty nribho~~t Icave or if he is lawfully detained under this Act or is untlorgoit lg any se:lte:lce 01' imprisonment :

(a) in any of the above cases. the Director may authorise the pay~nent of an allowance equal to not more than one-half of thc officer's sda ry ;

( h ) where a wiltllifc police officer's conviction is quashed on uppcal lic shc 11 be entitled t u a refund of any salary not pilid to hirn for the period he was in detention or impriscninent.

21. (1) Y<lien ary \vilcllife police officer is accused of any offellcae agni~lst any law or disciplinary proceedings are being instituted under this Act, the Director may interdict that officer from the exercise of the powers, functions and duties vested in him as n wilcllife police officer pending the result of the proceccli~lgs taketi against the officer.

( 2 ) A niltllife police officer who has been interdicted under su1)section ( 1 ) shall not be entitled to receive his full salary but shi~ll 5c e;ltitlecl to receive suck allowance, equal to not less than one-hdf of the officer's salary, as the Director may deter- mine.

22. (1) A \vilcllife police officer Inay, subject t o subsectio.1 (2), arrest, or order the arrest of, without warrant, any wildlife police oficer subtlrcli!iate to him or of equivalent rank to him, who is accused of an offence against discipline under this Act.

(2') A wildlife police officer effecting an arrest under sub- section (1) shull if the person arrested is below the rank of wilrllife warden, forthwith bring the accused before an officer

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in charge of a wildlife police oi~tpos!, or other seriior oficer who shibll cause the case to be lieard by :L Tribunal.

23. Anv wiltllife [~olice officer arrest.ed under this Act may be ounfi~lccl ill L L I ~ J wildlife police qu;~,ricr :~lloc:~tetl for guard rooru purposes or in ally quarters set apart for the deten- tion of persons awaiting trial.

24. There is hereby constituted the Wildlife Police Appeals Board which shall be composed of not less than five rnelnbers who shall be appointed by the Minister.

25. The filnctions of thc -1ppeals 13oard sllall be to-

Confinement of wildlifo police ol'iicor arrested

Wildlife P<ali~.e Appal Uu&l.li

( a ) hear and determine appeals made to it b? any wildlife police officer aggrieved by a decision of a Class I Tribunal or the Director;

(b ) i rforn~ the Public Service Comlnission of all appeals heard by i t under tlii:: Act; and

(c) do such other duties as the Pt!blic Sc;.vicc Com!r~ission may direct.

26. (1) The Appeals Board shall ~ o t be bound by tile furiiinl ~ ~ ~ ~ $ ~ ~ s

rules of evidence. Bourtl

(2) The Appeals Board m:L! administer oaths, take st>lemn affirniations and declarations, exnrnine witnesses, require the production of any doculncllt relevant to ; ~ n appeal sucl (10 all such things as are necessary for the esercise of its functiorls under this Act.

(3) The Appeals Board may, on cnnside1.3tion of an i~i)pc:tl, hear any evidence not given before the Triburial.

(4) The Appeals Board may, after conside~%ig an appeal before i t

( a ) dismiss the appeal ; (b ) quash the decisicjn of the Tribunal or the Director

and impose ariy of the other pu~;ishlnonts specified in subsection (1) of section fourleelz;

(G) acquit or discharge the appellant; or (d) refer the case to the Public Service Comluission to be

dealt with by the Comn~ission.

PART I V

27. \1711enever the President is of t,he opiilion t1i:rt the Estnl)lisl~ conservation or protection of wildlife or of sceuic be.zr~t,y so

;:?O;, demands, he may, hy s t i ~ t ~ ~ t o r y order, declare any area of Parks land within the Republic to be a National Park for the purposes of this Act and may, in like manner, define, alter or extend the limits ~f any National Park.

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E R O C ~ of 28. ( 1 ) Where any person is seized or possessed of any order anti acquisition right. in or over any land which are included in any aren subject of lands to an order made under section twent?y-seven, that land may,

for the purpose of the extinguishnlent of such right be acquired cap. 296 bp t,he Presitlent in accordance with the Lands Acquisition

Act..

(2) For the purposes of this section, the t e r n " right in or over any land " shall be construed as including any right of v.-ay. easement, franchise, profit, claim. privilege, esemption or immunity of any person in, over or under sucll land, but shall not include nnx mining rights, or any communal fishing right enjoyed under customary law by any person or body of persons.

Grant of mining nnd

29. ( 1 ) Not1l;ng in this Act shall be construed as preventing other rights or restricting the granting ill respect of any land within a in Nationnl Xatiollal Park- Parks

(7) of any nli~~itig right, or other right, title, interest or authority necessary or convenient for the enjoyment of a minin,? right: or

( h ) for any purpose not inconsistent with this Act, of any right., title, interest or nuthority under any written law.

(2) The esercise of any mining right in respect of any land comprised in a National Park, whether such mining right was zranted heforcr or after the niaking of the relevant order under section til:e.n,by sewn shall be subject to section $fty-two;

(3) The exercise of any right, title, interest or authority granted under paragraph ( b ) of subsection (1) shall be subject to any conditions ir~hich the Minister may impose:

Pro:riderl that the Minister ?hall not impose any condition inconsistent with the nature of any such right, title, interest or a ~ t ~ h o r i t v so eranted.

Establish- ment of 30. There is hereby established the National Parks Board. Nationril Perks Board

Composition 31. (1) The Minister shall, by Gazette notice, appoint the of Board nlembers of the Board, other than the ex-oficio memhers.

(2) The Board shall consist of-

(a) one member designated as Chairman by the Minister;

(bl one member designated as Vice-Chairman by the Minister:

(C) five ordinary members ; (d ) the Director, cx-o$cio; (e) the Deputy Director, ex-08c;io.

(3) Tlle b h k t e r may appoint to the Board such adtlit~ioi~al members as ho decms esscnt,ial to thc Board ill the escrcise o-f its powers and funct,ions.

(4) No person shall ba appointed a memher of tiho f?o:~;.i!--

(a) while he is a.11 unilischargecl bankrupt; or

(b ) if lle lias served a sentence of imprisonnlent f ~ r tru offence against t-his Act or of an offe~lce in-i-olrinq fiaud or clishonesty.

32. There shall be a secretary to the Board who shdl be s Sccr.ot,nry public officcr a,nd shall be clesignatecl zs secretary by the to Bond Rhister.

33. (1) The menlbers of the Bonrd, other ttlan ex-qficio '~llureof olnco &?a members, shall, subject to the other provisions of this section, ,,,,,,,,,,

hold office for n period of not more t11a.n two years.

(2) A retiring member shall be eligible for re-:i.pl)oint,~riei~t upon the expiration of his term of ofice.

(3) 011 the espiration of bho period [or \vhiah n ~~1.;.nii>cr is appointed, hc shall continue to llolcl office uiitil lus SLICC~ISS~J:'

has been appointed but in no case sllnll such f~n-tilur pdriod exceed three months.

(4) The office of a member hall become vacant- (a) upon his cleath; (b ) if he is adjudged bankrupt; (c) if he is absent from three consecutive meeiingr of the

Board without the permissicln of the Bcaril : ( d ) upon the expiry of one month's noticc in n ritiug of

his intention to resign his office given hy him to the Minister ;

(e) upon the expiry of one month's notice in witring given to him by tile Minister;

($) if he hecomes mentally or physically i11cnl;ablo of performing his duties as such;

(g) if Be is concictcd of an offence under t h i s ~l(.'i : (It) if he is convicted of an offence under any other written

law and sentenced to imprisonment for a tcrm of sis months or more without the option of a fine.

(5) Any member who is not a pi~blic officer s11all be paid such ron~uneration and nllo~vances, if auy, as thc RTinistcr m:y in each case clet,er~nine.

34. (1) Subject to tho other provisions of t11is Act, the Board A t ~ t i n g s may regulate its own procedure a t nleetings. of Board

(2) The Board nlay meet; a t such places aild tirues as the Chairman of the Board inay determine and such meetings shall be convened by notice given by the Chnirrnnn.

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(3) In the absence of the Chairman from any meeting of the Board, the Vice-Chairman shall preside, and in the absence of both the Chairman and the Vice-Chairman from any meeting, the members present shall elect one of their number to preside at that meeting.

(4) Four members of the Board shall form a quorum a t any meeting of the Bosrd.

(5) At all meetings of the Board the person presiding shall have a deliberative vote and in the event of an equality of votes shall also have a casting vote.

Commitkm 35. (1) The Board may, with the consent of the Minister of Board establish comnlittees to carry out any special or general

functions determined by the Board and may delegate to any such committee such of the Board's functions as it may consider necessary.

( 2 ) The Chairman of the Board shall be an a-oficio member of each committee established under subsection (1).

(3) The Chairman of each committee established under sub- section (1) shall be appointed from among the membera of the Board.

(4) Each committee may, with the approval of the Minister, co-opt as a member of a committee any person who is not a member of the Board and who is not disqualified for member- ship of the Board, and any person so co-opted may or may not be a public officer.

(5) Any committee established under subsection (1) shall keep minutes of its meetings and shall inform the Board of its activities and shall conduct its proceedings in such manner as the Board may direct.

(6) The Chairman of each committee may a t any time and a t any place convene a meeting of the committee of which he is Chairman.

(7) The Minister may, in writing, nominate any publio officer to attend any meeting of any committee, and the public officer may take part in the proceedings of any such meeting as if he were a member of that committee, except that he shall not be entitled to vote a t the meeting.

(8) Any member of a committee of the Board who is not a public officer shall be paid such remuneration and allowances if any, as the Minister may in each case determine.

Functions 36. Subjectto the other provisions of this Act and in part- of Board icular to section thirty-seven the functions of the Board shall be

to advise the Minister and the Director on matters relating to-

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(a) methods to be adopted to ensure,the security of wild life in National Parks, and thezconservation and preservation, in a natural state, of suchkNationa1 Parks and of the mildlife in the National Parks ;

(b) the development of facilities and amenities within National Parks and the general utilisation of the National Parks for the benefit of thezgeneraljpublic;

(G) methods of fostering in the mind of the general public the necessity of wildlife conservation, and education in the importance of wildlife and National Parks with the object of developing a great appreciation of the value of wildlie and scenic beauty as national assets; and

(d) any question submitted to the Board by the Minister or by the Director.

37. (1) Notwithstanding sections thirty-jive and thi?Zy-six, ~~~~~d the Minister, may by statutory order, establish integrated development resource development commitmees to manage any National committees Park or game management area and sha,ll in such order provide for the manner in which those national parks and game manage- ment areaa shall be managed.

38. The function of an integrated resource development Function of committee shall be to promote and develop an integrated approach to the management of human and natural resources development in a national park or game management area falling within its committee

responsibility.

39. There shall be a secretariat for each integrated Secretariat of resource development committee which shall be manned by integrated

such public officers as the Minister may appoint on such terms resource and conditions as he may determine. development

comttee

40. All revenues payable under this Act, in respect of Revenues licences issued, services rendered or from the use of wildlife resources, in an area falling under the responsibility of an integrated development committee shall be payable to a fund set up by a committee for its purposes.

41. (1) Subject to the other provisions of this Act the control and management of National Parks shall be the responsibility of~ational of the Director and shall, subject to the direction of the Minister, Parks be exercised by and in the name of the Director.

(2) The Director shall exercise control over each National Park with respzct to the matters and to the extent spocified In this Act and in the oordor establiehing the Matio1m1 Park, and in any direction of the Minister in respect of the National Park.

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T&c on public roads in National Parks

42. (1) Tlle Minister may, after consultation with the Jlinistcr responsible for transport, by statutory instrunlent provide for-

( Q ) tlic coi1t.ro1 ancl regulation of traffic on or over public roads within any Nationd Park, and such regulations n1t1.v specify t.110 speccl limits to be obscrved over spccif er1 parts of such public roads ;

( h ) the p0int.s on public roads a t which persons or vehicles mu^- cntcr or leave any National Park and the rvutes slu~ig such public roads which they may follow in passing through or over the Sutioaal Park.

(2) ,411:~ reyulntio~i lniide mlcler subsection (1) may provide, fur an:? I)L.C;LC~ of the regulation, for a fine not exceeding five tllousancl I;niacha or imprisonment for a term not exceeding six niont 11s: or for hot.11.

(3) The 1)ircctor illay, with the consent of the Minister and after consultation nrit.11 t.hc relevant highway authority, cause trafic signs or signals to be placed and maintained on or near any public road within any National Perk, and the instructions conrcyed by any such traffic sign shall, in relation to any l~ublic road v~itliin any National Park, prevail over any contrary i~~s; ; i l~!ct io~ls nppendng on any other traffic sign or signal ;:.Jjn +..;(i?\-:b;..

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(G! Ttnj: oS~ia.2 of t h ~ Dep~ztzient of National Parka szd WilGiife Se,rvice on oE.cial &ties requfrislg his psei lce in a Xational Pmk;

(5; .I:?- ms::;l-er; ~f the Natic-.~nl ra.rke Board;

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(c) any police ofices or public officer on specified duties requiring his presence in a P\Tat.ional Parl;;

( d ) any honorary wildlife police officer who is entitled to be present in a National Par!; imder the terms of his instrunien t of appointnlent ;

(e) any person travelling throngh n National Pnrl; a.long P. public road within the confines of the road rcserve;

(f) rtny person in possession of a permit to so enter or reside issued by the Director or by any other officer duly ar~thorised in mri t i~~g by tllc Director to issue such ape la~ i t and the del~cnrlants of that person;

(g) any person who enters a Kationnl Park pt~rsuant to section $fly-tu'o;

(h) the tiervant,~ of persons in paragraphs (f) and (g) above, inclusive;

(i) any person admitted pul.sunnt to any regulation made under section$fty-three;

(j) ally persol1 who enters a. Kntionnl Park puruu:tnt to an order madc under section thirty-seven and one hundred and six:

Provided that the persons in paragraphs (f) to (h), inclusive, shall be subject to any relevant regulstions made under section $fly-lhre~ and to any rcgulatinn prorirling for ttho payment of auy chargo of fee f i ~ r pern~iasion to enl er or reside in a National Pnrk 9r fer the ~l.rln~izaio~: c l a DIG tor ca r CJT other rul>icle into a Nnticza! Prr~k.

44. (1) Any person who, v-ithnt n, perlxit ECI to do issued ~ e s h i o n s uuder snbeetion (2) 31: (S), Exnis, CF ilieturh. EJ.-J~ wild nninlsl z&Fpg or &l:, or who d!'sturbr. azy birds' nost,, i;: a l\r~,tiora: Park or National who removes any wild animal, fish, Eird's ncsk, stoile, vegetsLion Parlcs or othez object whether animotn, or inaninistc from it National P a ~ k lr>nil us gni:ty o f c n o&ncs. . .

(2 ) The Cirscio:, c; s3y pl.l>;ic ~ i i i c ~ r duly ci~bi1~fi~3~l in writing by t:le Z;cc,tor, my1 isdue z pcrmi3 to anv peison t o

d. . fish in a Na.tiona! Park s;lc? .sE:li it:-\poso such condlt:qns upon tAs use of tha priinlt. as !-kq ;i'iii~istsr a z y can~ic1e.r expedientl cr neccss3,ry.

(F) If f:.il8 ;.Ii;-i9?3i. i y 3?,t.j5fi~(i t>r. G;., n.ild ~.?<;nn; qi+,:~!n r 3rnt.icu~: Ril..'.~ ?::c-:!< $3 hl~i$;~(! .!.3r tj?? ' ,ctt~r pr:srr-:atin:. cf ,-.qLe- .." .. 7 - = $ . I : . - ..,: ,.".. :: .\h, * ,.- ,,l c, !. t k .. D,,,.:,, I-..-- e...,lz<5.~;:.%ci~:~t?:n.~:~a,he

.,... <, , $,- .,,- ,.-:.,- ( . I - : & ..".,.. ;?.?l7 !SS:;? 2 -2y;i:. " .̂ ,--;{ 'J72-'r\- - .- .,..l..-..'..;yT ..A... S.. :,"l.-Lil, L-.Z;.SZ. <ir&tia;; ci' ",a 3jrzc,hr, LE:",^^ a?limal-&hh the Matione..l Park. ,

(4) Any permit issued unclrjr subsection (3) ~ h ~ l l apocify &he e;ecies and numbsr of wi!d animals which mar be h-mted .under t5e permit.

(6) Tke Einietgr may, ~ " t (m:~ liiue, ravo3s or..cc,ncel aiy ~ e r m i t i~eu8t-i nnder ~ubzcction (2) or (3). . . . . .

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Restrictions on weapons, etc., in National Parks

Rohl'bition qf intmduo- tmn of wild animals into National Parks

Prohibition of domestic Mimals in National Park8

(6) Thissection shall not apply to any wildlife police officer, nor to any police officer while acting in the performance of his duties under any written law.

45. (1) Any person who, without a permit so to do issued under subsection (2), or who, in breach of any express condition of any permit, or in breach of a.ny regulation made under this Act, conveys into any National Park, or being within the confines of a National Park is in possession of, carries or uses for any purpose, any fiearm, spear, bow, m o w or other weapon, explosive, snare, net, trap or poison shall be guilty of an offence :

Provided that, subject to any regulations in that regard made under this Act, any person while travelling through any National Park on a public road may convey into and through the National Park in the course of such journey any firearm, spear, bow, arrow or other weapon or any such explosive, snare, net, trap or poison, as the case may be.

(2) The Director, or any public officer duly authorised in writing by the Director, may, subject to such conditions as he considers fit, issue a permit to any person to convey into any National Park, or, within the confines of any National Park, to possess, carry or use, for any purpose expressly stated in such permit, any firearm, spear, bow, arrow or other weapon or any explosive, snare, net, trap, or poison, as the case may be, and that permit shall be valid for the period expressed in it.

(3) I n m y proceedings for a contravention of this section, the onus of proving that the conveyance into, or the possession in, carriage or W within, any National Park, of any firearm, spear, bow, arrow or other weapon or of any explosive, snare, net, trap or poison, was lawful shall be on the person charged.

(4) This oection shall not apply to any wildlife police officer or other police officer acting in the performance of his duties under this Act or any other written law.

46. (1) Any person who, without the consent of the Director or without just cause or excuse, drives, conveys or introduce any wild animal into a National Park shall be guilty of an offence.

(2) If any wildlife police officer or honorary wildlife police officer finds within the confines of any National Park any wild animals which was driven, conveyed or introduced into the National Park in contravention of subsection (l), he may destroy the animal.

47. (1) Any person, being the owner of any domestic animal or the person in charge or control of it, who, without the consent of the Direotor or without just cause or excuse-

(a) drives, conveys or introduces the domestic animal i?~to m y National Park or csusea or permits thoh animal to be so driven, convayed or introduced into a.ny Wn.tions.1 Pn.rk :

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(b) permits or suffers the domestic animal to stray into or within the confines of any National Park; or

(c) permits or suffers the domestic animal to worry, harass or otherwise interfere with any wild animal within the confines of any National Park;

shall be guilty of any offence.

(2) Upon the conviction of any person for an offence under this section, the court may, a t the request of the prosecution and in addition to any other penalty imposed, declare the domestic animal be forfeited or order i t to be destroyed without compensation; or may both declare it to be so forfeited and order i t to be so destroyed without compensation.

(3) Notwithstanding subsection (2), any wildlife police officer who discovers any dog worrying, harassing or otherwise interfering with any wild animal within the confines of any National Park may destroy the dog, and the owner of i t shall not be entitled to any compensation, whether convicted or not of an offence under this section.

48. (1) Any person who, without the consent of the Director brings any vegetation or causes any vegetation to be brought into any National Park shall be guilty of an offence.

(2) If any wildlife police officer or honorary wildlife police officer h d s within the confines of any National Park any vegetation which was brought into the Na.tiona1 Park in contra- vention of subsection (l), he may destroy the vegetation, or order it to be so destroyed.

49. Except as is otherwise provided by this Act, any person who, without the consent of the Director, removes any wild animal whether alive or dead or any trophy or any vegetation, from any National Park, causes or permits the same to be so removed, shall be guilty of an offence.

50. Except as is otherwise provided by this Act, any person who, without the consent of the Director, removes from or damages within any National Park any object of geological, prehistoric, archeological, historical or scientifio interest or who causes or permits any such object to be so damaged or removed shall be guilty of an offence.

51 Except as otherwise provided by this Act, any person who, without just cause or excuse, is in possession of, kills, injures, captures or disturbs any wild animal or removes or destroys any egg or nest of any bird or reptile within the confines of any National Park shall be guilty of any offene.

Prohibition of introduo- tion of vegetation into Nationel Perks

Prohibition of removal of wild animals or vegetation from Nationel Parka Pmhibition of damage or removal of geologioel historioal eh.. objeotn fmm National Parke Prohibition of killing, injuring or oapturing of wild animale or birds within Nntional Parlro

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Restrict ion on oserciso of mining rights within National Parks

Regulations in relation to National Parks

52. (1) Any person who holds any mining lights in, over under or in respect of any land coinprised in a National Park, may entcr :1nr1 exercise the same nithit1 tlle Nat'iona,l Park upon his given prior written notice to the Rlinister of his intention to so enter thc Nat.iona1 Park and to so exercise his right in it and upon conlpliance with any conditions which the Minister inay impose:

Provided that the Ninister shall not impose any condition inconsistent with the nature of any mining right held by the person.

(2) Without prejudice to the generality of the powers to impose conditions under this section, the Minister may impose condit~ons as to the number of persons who may be employed within a Kational Park for the purpose of the exerclse of any mining rights, and may impose conditions to bo observed by such persons.

(3) Any person to whoill subsection (1) applies who enters any National Park without f i s t giving notice to the i\.hister, or who fails to comply with any condition imposed by the Minister under subsection (l), and any person who fails to comply with any condition required under subsection (2) to be observed by him, shall be guilty of an offence, and shall be liable upon conviction, to a fine not exceeding five thousand kwacha or t,o ilnprisonment for a term not exceeding six month, or to both.

53. (1) The Minister may, by statutory instrument, make regulations for-

(a) thc conditions under which any person, vehicle, boat, rtircra,ft or animal may enter into, travel through reside or be kept within a Ma,t,ional Park or any part of the National Parks;

(b) the conditions under lvhich a person travelling though or wit!in a National Park on a public road may haeve in his possession under his control any firearm or other weapon, ammunition, explosive, game meat, trophy, trap or poison ;

(c) the conditions under which any wild animal or species of wild ar~ma.1 m8.y be photographed within any National Park;

(d) the regulation or prohibit'ion of the lighting of fires within any National Park;

(e) the conditions under which any domestic ~tlimal may be brought into, or maintained within a National Park, or the prohibition thereof, and may prescribe fees to be charged for the bringing of any such domestic animal into a. National Park;

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(J) the prohibition or control of the bringing of any wild animal into a National Park;

(g) the prohibition or control of the introduction into, the cutting or damaging within, or the removal from ;my National Park of any vegetation whether alive or dead ;

(hj the prohibition or control of destruction, damaging defacing or removal of anything, whether animate or inanimate, with or from a National Park;

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(1:) t.ho scales of charges for entry into a National Park or any part of it and fees for any services and amenities provided by the National Parks and Wildlife Depart- ment for the general public in a National Park;

(,j) thv fees for fishing and the conditions under which n person may fish within a National Park;

(h) tlic prohibition or control of the low flying of aircraft ovcr a National Park;

( l ) the rides of conduct and behaviour of persons while mitllin :L National Park;

(m) the regulation of traffic on roads other tIlan public roads, within a National Park;

(n) the ca,rriage of passengers and goods within a National Park, whether for hire or otherwise;

(0) the points at which persons or vehicles may enter or leave and the routes by which may pass through ur over a Xational Park on roads other than public roiltls ;

(p) without prejudice to the provisions of the Trades ap. 707 fii oenuin,o Act, the prohibition, control or regulation of ally t ,n~de or business carried on within any Na- tional Park ;

(g) zenorally, th:: efficient control and management of a National Park.

(2) In making regulations under subsection (l), the lMinister Inay deal differently with different National Parks and with different persons or classes of persons, premises and other tllings.

(3) Any regulation made under this section may prescribe for any breach of the regulations a fine not exceeding five thousand k wacha or imprisonment for a term not exceeding six months, or to both.

PART V

54. (1) The President may, by statutory order, declare any Deolaration area, of land within the Republic to bo a game management gag,"$'ent area for the purposes of this Act, and may,in like mannner, .,,,

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defiue or alter or extend the limits of any such area or order any such area to cease to be a game management area:

Provided that if any land within any declared or extended game management area, is held under a leasehold title t l ~ a t land shall not, except with tlie written consent of the occupier, be affectcd by t,hc declaration or extcnsion and shall be deemed t o be excluded from it.

(2) Upon application made. to the Minister in writing I)y the cjccupier of any land held under a leaseilold title, thc Minister may rccommcnd to the President that such land be declared to be, or be included within, a, game management area under subsection (l).

Reatriotion 55. (1) Escept as otherwise provided by this Act, any On person who, not being the holder of a game licence issued under wild nnimals in game Part V11 and of a permit issued under subsection (l) of section mmasement Jifly-six, relevant to such hunting, hunts any game or protected UBa animal in any game manngenlent area shall be guilty of an

offence and sl~all be liehlc upon conriction to a fine not ex- ceeding ten thousand ltrvacha or to imprisonment for a term not cscecding one year, or to both.

(2) Escept as is otherwise provided by this Act, an1 J C I S C ~

who, not being the holder of a permit issued under subsection (1) of sect.ion jtfiy-sir relevant to such hunting, hurits any wild animal, other than a game animal or protected animal, shall 1)c guilty of an offence and shall be liable upon conviction to a finc. not csccetiinz tc.11 thousand k\vach:l or to imprison~uent " A

for a term not exceeding one year, or to buth:

Provided that the provisions of this subsection shall not apply to any bonn Jidc resident in a game managclneot area who, within silch game management area, hunts any mild animal not being H &?me animal or protected animal.

(3) Upon conviction of any person of an offence against this section the court shall, in addition to any nther pchnaltp imposed, declare any fire:trm used or possessed in the co~nn~isson of the offence be forfeited or order it to be destroyed without com- pensation, or both declare it to he so forfeited and order i t to be so destroyed without compensation:

Provided that where t h e firearm used in the cc mmission of the offence ~vas orvned by any other person, not. being the person conric-ted of the offence, the owner of the firearm may apply to the court to set, aside the declaration of forfeiture or order of destri~ction or bot,h such declaration and order and shall in so doing shorn cause why such application should be granted.

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(4) For the purpose of this section, t l ~ c term " bona-Jide resident" Inemis a, person whose ordinary place of abode is within the game management areil, and docs not include a person normally living elsewhere notwithstanding that he has a temporary residence of a r i ~ h t in land within tlie area.

56. (1) The Director may, with the consent of the Jliuister, Director

grant to any person or class of p-rsons n. permit, in rrriting, r:si::zit to hunt undcr his clircction any wild nnimds in n game manage- game ment area or any part of it, subject to sucli conditions as the management

Director may consider necessary to impose. area

( 3 ) ,In:; par!nit issr~cil u:uler s~tbsectio:l ( l ) ~ i ~ . t l l s x c i f y thespecics ancl nul:1!2er o f g;illlc s i l i t~l~ls or. protected anitllills which may be huntecl untler it,. L?

(3) Thc Director may, with the approval of the Minister a t any time, rcroke or canccl any pertniL issucd under snb- section (1 ).

Game 57. For tho purposes of this Act, orery wilcl ani:nnl specified a,imals in t.ile First Scheclule sllnll be a ganle ani~nnl :

Proridcc1 that if any gnmo ani~nai is, by virtue ot':lny order made under soction,[~://y-c:;!jii!, spcciiied as a l~rotcctcd nni~nnl, such animal sl~a!l, for so long as the order rertlains in force, cease tc! be a ganio animal \r.it;hin the area to which tlie order relates.

58. (1) For the pilrposes of conserving any spocies of wilcl Protected animal, p,zrtic.ulnrly having regard to its rarity or its economic anima F

significance ancl gc?ner:~lly to the 1)rinciplos of good e r n e managen~ent including the n1uinten:lnce of a sufficient braecling stock, or for other kindred 1)lrrpose, the h'linister may, by statutory order, specify the wild ci~lirnal as a protectccl animal and prol~ibit or regulate the huntinq of any protected animal eithor generally or d~rring a specified 1)eriod and whether througllout the RepuLlic or in rt specifid aroa uf the Republio.

(2) Any order rnade undor sub~oct.ion (1) may apply to all wild animals within t,he area spcifiod or to any wild animal or species, class or variety of a class of wild animal specified in tho order and may make different provisions for different sexes of tno specified wild aninlals.

59. Escept as is othenvise provided by this Act any pcrson Prohibitiol who, in contri~rention uf any order made under subse~t~ion ( l ) ~':"&? of section fifty-eight, hunts or is found in circumstances showing anima e

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Reatrictiorl on hunting gnwu or protected e o i r n d n

that i t is his intention to hunt any protected animal .shall be guilty of an offence.

60. (1) .Except as is otherwise provided Ly this A d , anv person who hunts any gallle animal or protected anininl except undor and in accordance wit11 the conditions of a valicl licence issnd under Part V11 shall be guilty of an offence:

Providcd that any milcllife police officcr or honorary wildlife police officcr shall not be required to possess a licenco under Part V11 while acting in the performance of his duties or in the e..:rl.cisc. of his ~)o\'i.t.l... 111ic1c1. this Apt 01- i~ncler i~ny otl~er written law.

( 9 ) In any proceedings for ,an offence against this section the onus of proving that the hunting waq in accordanoe -34th a valid licence shall rest upon the accused.

PART V11

61. The following classes of liccncreu may be issued under this Part:

( ( I ) ga111~ :ic:encbc.s - -

(i) district gaim licct~ce ; (ii) bird licence ;

(iii) national game licence ; (iv ) supplementary safari licence ; 1,v) elephant licence;

(vi) safari licence; (vii) special licence;

(b) professional hunter's liccnce ; (c) apprentice professional hunter's licence; (d) professional tour guide's licence.

62. (1) The Minister may, by statutory il~trurnent, prescribe-

(a) the form of, and the terms ancl conditione attaching to, each class of licence;

(b) the speoies, or variety of species or the sex, of game animal or protected animal which may be hunted under each class of game licence, and in such ragula- tions may make provision for the method of hunting to be employed by virtue of each game licenoe, the number of game animal or protected animals of each prescribed species, variety or sex which may be ao hunted, the area or aress in which each licence shall be valid, and the time or times of the year during which any specified species variety or aerr of game animal or protected animal may be hunted puranmt to the licence; and

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(c) the appropriate fee payable in respcct of each class of game licence issued under this Part.

( 2 ) The Jlitrister Iuay, if he thitlkv i t necessaq-, make diiierent provision for different areas and for different species, varieties and sexes of game itnitnal or prot.ected anirnals.

63. No liceuce issued under this l'& shall entitle the licensee to hunt at1.v game ani:!~nl or protected animal, or to assifit ally other :)rrson to hunt any garne ;tnimal or protec:ted aniula.1, within any National Park or gallie lnanagement area, except in accordance with a permit issued to such licensee by the Director wlcier subsection (3), of section forly-four or to subscctiorl (1) of section Jifty-sin: respeuti\~ely, and escopt in sccortlirncc \\-it11 tuly rcg~rlstio~is u~itcle in t,iiat regard.

64. Except as otl~er-\vise providccl 1)y this Act, any licetlce issued under this Pert shall be exercised solely by the licensee ant1 shnll not be tri~nsfen~ble t.0 ;tny ot.1ier person.

65. Sul.~ject to the other provisions of this Act ib11d to the terms and condit.ionl; prescribecl for. ;I cli~t~rict gstnt? licennc issued ullder this Part, sucli ;L licence shnll itntl~orise the licellsee to hunt, within the district i r ~ wllicl~ the licetlsee resides, such yanle alli~nnls as a1.e prescrihecl hi respect of the district grtn~o licence arid in t.he n11tn1)crs p~~csct~i:)t?tl it1 respect of the licence.

66. (1) Up011 i~ppl i~;~t io t l to t l ~ c .l)ircr:tor in the prescribed forr!~. i ~ j - any ~)et.sor~ residerlt; \i~ithin the srca of R I ~ Y distxict and 1:1)o!i 1;ay;wnt of the appropriate fee, thc Diroct,or Insy issuc to that ~wrson a district game licence.

( 3 ) %'he approp~iate fee shall be pa\r;tl)lc to tllc rlist,rict eooucil irl whose area the district game lice~lce wa.; issucrl ;t!~(l shall for111 part of the general f u n d of that co:~t~cil.

(3) Nvey- district game licence uncleet this section shall, ul~leas previously revoked or cancelled, bc valid from tlie date of issue up to and including the following 31st December.

67. Any p eraon who applies to thc Oirector for, or wllo obtains from the Director, a district ganle licence ~rrhile he is the licensee un tler s subsisting valid district game licence, in respcct of any area, whatsoever, shall be guilty of nu offence. c-

68. Subject to ' the other psuvij io:~~ of this Act a:ld to tllc tcrlns and conditionti ~~tescrihecl for it I~irtl liaer~co iss!tcxl rinclcr this 1';ir-t. sach a licenc:. shi~ll n~~thorisc the liccnsoe to hwlt in sucil ~ L ~ C ~ L S or I~::P~.s of t .11~ liepublie, as are prescribe(1 in rcsl)eut; of ~ b c i~i1.d licence, ti11cl1 Lirrls :L% arc prcscribc(1 iit t,he licotlcc aim in t,he ~ l r ~ n ~ b e r s so pl,escrillc:d.

09. ( 1 ) 1-~NJII ;~ .p l ) l i~ ' ;~ t io~~ t o t!ie I)isoc.tor i l l t , l~c l)rc:soril)od furri~, ark? pcl.son 1-esident; n i t I ~ i ~ ~ t l ~ c ol.et6 of il!ljF tlistrict and upon papruent of the apl~roprii~te fee, tJie Director. )nay issue to such person i L bird licence.

Limitation on Licences in National Parks n~ld game manqcmcnt

Licences not tramfornhlo

District game lioonce

Issuo of district gamo liconcct

l.'rohil>ition of holding more than one district game licancr

liird licence

Tssue OF t~ird licence

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Prohibition of holding more than one bird licence

National game i1conc0

Proltibition of holding more than one n:~tionnl BR:l>P !ll:.~!l~.~

h u o of elphant licence

(2) The appropriate fee slid1 be payable t o the district council in whose area the bird licence was iesued and shall form part of the general fund of tha t council.

(3) ]<very bird licence issued under this section shall, unless previously revoked or cancelled, be valicl from the date of issue np to and including the follo\~-i~lg 31st December..

70. Any person who applies t o the Director for, or who obtains from the Director, a bird licence while he is the licensee under a subsisthg valid bird licence shall be gui1t.y of an offence-

71. Sul)jcct t o the other provisions of t11is A c t ant1 to tho tel.tvs and conditioiis 1)rcscribed or a llational galitc licence iss~lrd uncler this Part. s:~r.h 3 Ii(~clicf: s1ia11 at~tllorise t l i r b l ic~nsee t o hunt, in s ~ c h arras or yarts of tile Itep~rhlic, as are prescribed i n res1)ec.t of the national p l u c lice~lca, suclt. : ~ a n s ani~nal ancl protected animals as are prescribed in the licc.,ice ancl in the nunlbers so prescribctl.

72. (1) Upon application to the Director in the prescribed for111 \.')l afiy person, and upon payment of the appropriate fee, the -Di;.ector may issw t o that person a nat.iona1 game licence.

(2) The approj)r.iatc f(.o for a nnt.ic)l~al =mine lice!lce shall be payab!e. t o the Govenlmeut.

(3) Every national game licence issued nncler this section sl~nll. u:lless ?I-eviously revoked or cancellcd, be valitl fi.o:n the date of iss .~e 11:) to nncl i!~clnrliirg the following 31st Dccc~ubcl..

l7-L. Srtbjcct to the otlier ~)rovisions of this Act ant1 to the tcr111:, anti cu:lt!itioits j~rrs~:ribecl for :In elepiinnt lir,enco, sucll a licc!ncc shsli authorise tllc: licc1isce t o llunt one elepliarlt ouly withill tlic area cndorsecl on the licence.

75. ( 1 ) Cj3on application to the ni:.oct,or in thc pworibcd forin I)? any p r s o ! ~ , nn(l uj)o!l paytlie*lt of the appropriate fec, the Direqtor inay issue to tha t person an elephant lipcnce.

(2) l'lte n?~ropriatc Sec for a n elephant liccnce shell be l>ayahlc to thc r io\cn~~!;cnt .

(3) Every elephant licence issued under this sectioll shall, unless previously revoked or cancellocl, be valid fro111 the date of issue up t o 2nd including the date of cspiry stated. or, if 110 dat,e of espiry is so stated 1111 t o ancl illel~lding the f~llowing 2ls t December.

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76. Subject to the other provisions of this Act and to the terms ancl conditions prescribed for a safari licence issuecl under this Part, such a licence s1l;~ll authorise the licensee to hunt within such areas or parts of thc Republic, as are stated in the licence, game ancl protectet1 animals specificcl in the licence and in thc numbers statecl in the liccnce. while under the general guidance of the licensecl profcssic,r~al hunter of whom he is a bonn jide client.

77. (1) Upon application to t l ~ c Divctor in the prescribed form by any person who is a bona$(Ie client of a licensee under a professional hunter's licence, ant1 upon payment of the ap- propriate fee, tllc Director may issue to such person a safari liccnce.

(2) The nppropriatc fee for a safari lice~ice shall be payable to the Govcrnmcnt.

(3) I?or tlic purpose of this sectjon, the tern1 " bona Jide client of n licensee under a profcasional hunters' licence" means ailp pcrsoli who has engaged the scrviccs of a licensed professional ilunt<cr for the purpose of hunting game animal and pratected animal within the Republic.

78. Silbjcct to the other provisions of this Act and to the tcrrrls a i ~ l c011ditiuns prescribed for a supplementary safari licence issuccl unc!er this Past, such a licence shall be issued as :L supplr~~ientary to as safari licence ancl sh;~ll authorise uncler i t t o hunt, in adclition to the animals specified in the safari licencc. in sr~ch areas or parts of thc Republic, as are prescribed in respect of the supplemcutary safari licence, such species of game animal and protccted animal as are prescribed iri rcsprct oT the licence ancl in the numbers so prcscirhed.

79. (1, Upon application to a unit leader in the prescribed form for ,a snpplelnc~:tary safari liccncc by any person who is a liccnsce t::,;cr ,a valid ancl subsisting safari licence, the unit leaticr n,n!:, lipor, pnpmcnt by thc applicant of the appropriclte fcc, issue LO thc npplicant on behalf of the Director, a supple- me11tal.y safari 1ic:cnce ancl shall forthwith forward to tho Director n copy of the iicence.

( 2 ) Kvcry sup;)lomcutary safari liccncc iss11ec1 untlar this sectioil s h ~ ~ l l , un1es:s previously revoked or cancelled, be valid from the c!atc of issue np to and including the date of expiry as statcd in it.

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80. Any person who applies to a unit leacler for, or who ol)t,zi:is froni the: unit leaclcr, a supplementary safari licence authorising the llunting of a stated species of game animal or protected ani~nal while he is the licence under a valid and subsisting supplementary safari licensee in respect of that species shall be guilty of an offence.

Safari

h e of safari licence

Supplemen- tary Bafari l~cence

h e of aupplemen- t q Baf8ri Licence

Prohibition of holding more than one sl~pplemont- nry Bafari

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81. Subject to the other provisions of this Act and to the terms and conditions stated in a special licence, such a licence rahall authorise the licensee to-

( a ) hunt within specified areas or parts of the Republic game animal or protected animals, in the number stated in such licenee ; or

( b ) photograph wild animals either generally throughout the Republic 01, in specified areas or parts of the Republic;

(c) conduct photographic or viewhig safaria either ge- nerally throughout the Republic or within specified areas or parts of the Republic; or

(d) do all of the above.

h u e of spe0i.l 82. Notwithstailding any other provision of this Act, the lioenoe Minister nlay; upon such terms ancl ro~lditions as hc may

impose issue a, special licence to-

(a) any person or body of persolls authorising him or them, for purposes of scientific research or the collection of specimens for zoological gardens, mu- seums or educational or other such institutions, to hunt in any stated area or part of the Republic such game animal or protected animal as may be specified in the licence ;

( b ) any person authorising the person to hunt in any stated National Park or game innnage~nent area such game animal or protected animal as may be specified in the licence;

(c) any chief, or any other person approvetl by the President, authorising the chief or that person to hunt, in any stated area or part of the Republic, such game animal or protected animal as may be specified in the licence ; or

( d ) ally owner authorising the o\irller to rear any wild animal and for such purposes to hunt in any stated area or part of the Republic. such gamo aninlal or protected animal as may be sl)ecified in the Iiccncc.

Power of 83. (1) The Minister may, by way of endorso~nellt on any to opecial licence issued under this part, anthorise the holder """ licensee of the special licence to employ for rewan1 or otherwise, any

d e r oQher person to hunt or to assist in hunting, on behalf of the v i a l lloenoe to licensee, ally game animal or protected animal specified in the

3 i 2 y t o apecial licence.

h u t (2) It shall not be essential that any person e~t~ployed as provided by subsection (1) be I~imsclf tile holder of a license under this Part.

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84. I n the event of any person, etuployed by a licensee under a special licence, as provided by subsection (1) of section eighty-three committing, during and in the course of swch employment, any offence under this Act or contravening any of the terms or conditions of the licence, the licensee nndcr the special licence shall be guilty of the same offence as that of which the employed person shall be guilty, and the lice~isee Inay be joined as a defendant with the employed person in any prosecution brought against the emplo~ed person for that offence.

85. ( 1 ) Subject to the other provisions of this Act and to the t8e.rms and conditions prescribed for a professional hunter's licence issued under this Part , such licence shall be in the form prescribed and shall authorise the liceusce to carry on business a8 n professiollal game hunter and, while accompanied by a bonafide client, t o hunt, in such areas or parts of the Republic s s are stated in a safari licence ancl supplenlentary safari licence, if any, iuuned to such bona Jide client pursuant to sections r e ~ e n t y - s i x and seventy-eigi~t respectively, such game animals as are specified in those lice~iccas in the number and a t the time0 therein stated, ant1 under the terms ancl conditions of the snfari licence and the supplementary safari licence, if any.

(2) A professional hunter's lisence shall not be a game licence for the purposes of this Act.

86. Any person, not being the licensee under a valid and substisting profcssionnl hunter's 1ic:ence issnetl under this Part, who-

(a) carries on business as n professional hunter; ( b ) holds himself out to the general public to be a profes-

sional liunte~.; (c) advertises lli~nself publiclv, by ally means, as a

professional hunter ; (d) solicits fro111 any persoil contract 01. co~ilrllission

to act in the eapaail;?; of n profc?ssiounl hunter for such person or for other person ; or

(e) except :LS proviclecl hy section eiglhty-three or one hundred u?td sewn. for gain or reward assists any other person irl the hunting of any garne animal except in the capncitj- of a tmclzer: gun-bearer or benter;

shall l ~ c guilty of an ottkncc.

87. ( 1 ) L'po~l applictttio~l tc, the Dire(-tor in tllc l~rescribed form by any person who cornplies with tlie prescribed quali- fying wuclitions, and upon paj-ment of the appropriate fee, the Director may issue to such persou a professional hunter's licence.

(2) The :~ppropriatc licence ft:e for a, profes:iional hunter's lice~lce shall be the fee prescriked for i t in thc Sewnd Schedule and shall be psjablt: to the Government.

peci nl l i m m jointly liable for offences cf employee

Profemional hunter's lioence

Proi~ibition of carrying on business of profw~oliaf hunter without licence

h u o of profesaiounl huntor's licence

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I m e of apprentice p m f & o d hunter's , licence

(3) Every professional hunter's licence issued under this section shall, unless previously revoked or cancelled, be valid from the date of issue up to and including the follo~ving 31st Deccmber.

(4) For the purpose of this section, the term "prescribed qualifying conditions " means such conditions as the Minister may prescribe under section one hundred and eig l~ty~f ive for applications for n liccnce in accordance with this section.

88. (1) Subject to the other provisions of tl$ Act and to the terms and conditiolls prescribed for a n apprentice profe3si3n:~I hunter's licence issuecl under this Part, such a licence shall-

(a) be in the form prescribed and shall authorise the licelisce under i t to carry on business as a professional game hunter under the supervision and subject to the instructions.of a licerlsee under a professional hunter's licence ; and

(b) while accompaniecl by the client in respect of whom he is engagecl. to hunt it1 such aress or parts of tile 1:cpublic us arc stntc~l in t,he safari lice~lce issued to that client tu:dcr section ssvozly-izine such game animal and prvtccted nnilnul ;L; Inay be specified in the safari licellcc ancl sul~p1e111etlt;lry safari licence, if any, in the nunlbers i~ntl at tlic ti;ncs statecl in them, and under the terms sncl conditions of the s:rfari licence and the supp1e:nsutnry safciri iiconcc, if any.

(2) h apprentice l~iofes,\ic,L.i..l htalter's licct~ct: shi~ll not :~uthorisc a licensee ~i!l;it-r it to acc*ompaily unj- client in relation to nd~osc safari Jic.c;l~e a!ld supl~lemc~it,~ry safari licence he is engaged. to h::nt aily d%ug~rous nnin~,al nnics3 accoin~)nnictl by the iicctlsce i~~lclcr tile p:.i)fcssio~~al iiunt~r's licence.

(3) An apprentice profcssion;~l ii~mtci.':; licollue $11 I.:; not be a game lirerice for the purposes of this Act.

89. (1) Upon applicatio~l to the Director i n tIic pscscri'ued form by any person who complies with the prescribecl qualifying conditions an(! o : ~ pny:ucnt of thc ,zppro;,riate fce. the Direckor ma,y issue to t h a t 1)i.rson an iapprcutice professional hunter's liccnce.

(2) The approprii~te fee for nu apprentice professional hunter's licence shall be thc fcc pl*cscribed for it in the Second Scl~ctlt~le and l,e p:byable to tilt Govo;*nlnc.,nt.

(:;) Every apprentice professiollal I~~u~tc:. 's Iilicel~c;: uniler this section shall, unless previously rerolccd or c:ancclic~l. hc mlid froin the clateof isauc up t,n :and includin; the fol1o:~ln~ 31st December.

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(4) For t,he purposes of this section, the espression " pre- scribed qi~alif~ving conditions " means such conditions as the R1iniste.r may prcscribe nnder section one iiundred and e.iq1hf.y- jive for ~~pplicnnts fur a licence under this section.

90. Any ~ C L - ? O I ~ who is not a holder of a valid and subuisting professjonal Iluuter's licence or a valid subsisting apprentice professionril !lunter's licence issucd nnder this P.trt who-

(a! cnrrics ox business as n prafesional hn:lter; : : (b) holds ilin~scif' o i ~ t t.o tile goncrid p:rblic t~ be a pro-

ic~:ic~i~ii! l l u ~ ~ t c r ;

( c ) : r ~ l : . ~ : ? i ~ : . j hi,;lre!f 1;o th!? public by a,ly mssng a3 a :,n!f,., i.-io:11~1 Iluntcr ;

(c;; :olic.itb from anjr pelSw)n iLllY (:oliti.,~ct or cornmi~sion t o act i l l the capacit.y of ;L professi,,ilal hunter for t!le ;'I: rpose or for ibny other parposc : 0:.

: I I t sc.cnt :is jxovitled by section i:i.~J~f!/-t7~ree or o ~ t s h/~~iti,.~u! n9td seven, for giJn or re\vi~iJ assists any other person in the hunting of ail;: g:Lrnc animal excopt in xi:(: ciipacity of :L tracker 01. gull-be:~rer or beater; !

sl~idl be gui!t.~ of an offence.

91. : 1: .Su:!jt.ct t o t11e other provisiolis of bhis Act and to the t ( !r in~ :~!~ci co!;ilitio:ls j~rescr*iberl for tll:: licence, ;L professional t o w c::ide;.'i licalco, issued under this Pnyt sliall be in the .. . - l ' r~s t c~l!*-ci ;g.,.-'i ~ . I I ~ I siw,ll a~it:lorihc {:!l:: lir,!!lic::! und..:r it-

t:, l:~).!d~ict for ~.etir:bi.il, in S I I ( . ~ X'~fioila1 Park, bird ri I [a!?., game mana:pnenl; :L:.c.;~, or game railcil,

a:: rimy bc specified in the liconcc. ;L photographic or -.-it.\r.i:l~ r;~f:bri; or

1 3 1 c,f;cll. t o co!dt~d; for rewad :L ph3t~~r i l?hic ;or ...ic. ,ri!l~ .sn<:~:.i.

(9 21 I J I ' , , ; ' (~ .~ : .~~IL~~~ toiir gnide's iicsnoe slia11 not 1)s n gt1n3 1ic.c-rice rch:. tI.0 prlrpoFe of this :Act.

92. ; i j ! -!,:>;i .?,!)plicntion to tllc 1)i:ector in the prcscribcd fo!.111 b:. ~ ~ 1 : .: ;.,.~-:)il who rot::;-lies uvitil the prescribed clilali- fyity c.:.,r.tl:::~;!i;~ ailcl 1!;!nil :);1,~-il!ciit, of tlle a2propriate fea, t11t. Tji:r.c?d :. !,1:1,\- issue i-o l-hat, pcl,so:~ n pruf~ssional tour . ,. guide c .ii.:.!!cc.

(2) 'J'li~ a; ,ic~-o!):'i~.tc~ fee for n proi:ssi:)nal t,)~lr guides' Ii~ence s11it;i t!le fcc prconribe:l for it i.1 tilt Soconcl Sci~cdule anti shal! Fe ~;a;l.,zl)lc t o the Goven~mcnt.

(3) Every i)i-ofi~ssional tour g:tltlc's !iccncc issued under tllis sct.tior! ':ha!!. ui:i~r;.; l~rc\-iour.!y ;.c\-o:ieri or cancelled, be valid f~:>ul $?:c c!:~tc of i.;jue up to nn(l includinz the following 31st Drce;u!.c~-.

Prohibition of certain acta without npprentioe professional hunter's licanca

Profoa-linnsl tour guide's licence

(4) For t he pllrpose of this r;ectiorl, tile espression " pres- cl-ibcrl q:ia'it':\-i 12 ro:lrlitions " means SUP:) conditions a3 the !tli~iister :l:n!- :rrnsl-ribe urldor s::ctim o,ce ;~ti)~dred and eighty-

five for ~pplicantq for a liccnco under this section.

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93. ( 1 ) ,by person not being a licensee under a valid and on businem subsisting professional tour guide's licence isst~ed under this of Part who- professional tour guide ( a ) conductu for reward in a National Park, bird sanctuary, without .S game n?anagernent area or game ranch any phot,o- licence graphic. or viewing safari;

( b ) offers to cso~tduct for reward any photograpliic or viewing safari ;

(c) aclvertis~:~ himself publicly by any rllcsalus, as a pro- fessional tour guide ;

(J) solicits f~.ol:l any person any contract or c.u!nmi$~ion t o act i : ~ the ca~iacity of a professiollal tour guide for that person or for any otller person: or

(e) holds hi;:lself out to the general pu11)iic to be a pro- fessional tour guicle ;

shall be guilty of' a11 offence.

(2) Any persoil \vho employs any other person to carry out the functions of a professional tour guide wit!lout the person being a licensee under a valid and subsisting professional tour guide's licence issued mlder this Act shall be g:.~ilty of an offence.

R e f w l to 94. ( l ) !Che Director Inay refuse to issoe a district game ism@distmict licence or a bircl licellcc under this Tart if- game licence er bud ~icenco (U) the applict::llt fails to conlply with an? prcx~nribed

condit..io;l j)renedelit to ttllc issuc of sucli lic+:!~cc; ( 6 ) any l ice~~ce formerly held by the ayplica!~; ur~lier this

Part ha- bcen revoked by the Director; (G) the app!i:>ant has been convicted of an o$er!c?e under

this S c t ; or ( b ) the Director is satisfied that the applicant id not IL fit

or proper person to hold such a licence.

(2) The Direc.tor. shall nc.~tify the applicant in writing of his refusal under this section to issui? rt licence and shall atate the reasons for such rcfusal.

Appeal to 95. ( 1 ) Where the Director refuses t o issue a district game Mmister against licence or a bird licence thc applicant m a - , not later than one refusal to month after t h i ~ receipt by him of the notico given nncler issucdiatnct subsection ( 2 ) c ~ i ' section ninety-four, apl,e<~l to $ 1 , ~ RTinLter game licence er bird againat such ref~isal licence

(2) Ever? appeal under this suct,ic!n shall be in writin:

( 3 ) In detennit1i11.g any appeal. the Minister ma?. c:o;~sult with the Director from whose decision the appeal ir brought and lnay uphold the decision of the Director or luax i l l ~ t r u d the Director t o issue the licence as applied for.

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(4) 'The dWision of the Ministor on any appeal under this section shell he final.

96. ( l ) 'fhe 1)irector may refuse to issue a professional hunter's lioence, or an apprentice professional hunter's licence or a professional tour gnido's licence uncle1 this Part if- -

(a) t he applicant fails to comply with any prescribed condition precedent to the issue of that licence;

( h ) an?- lircnco fonnerly held h?. the apglicant under this ?art hay heen revoked by the llirector;

(C! the Director is satisfied that the ap;~!icant is not a fit or proper pcrsun to hold that licence; or

((l) the Direiltor is satisfied that in thc interest of good game ~nanagement, the licence should not be issued.

(2) 'The Director shall notify the applicant in writing of his refusal to issue a licence referred to in ~ubsection ( I ) and shall, in that ~~o t i cc , state the reasons for the refusal.

97. ( 1 ) Wl~ere the Director rofi~ses untler subsection (1) of section nincty-six to issue an? liccnec the applicant may, not later than one month after the receipt of the notice given under subsection (4 if that ~ectioll, al>pr:al to the Minister against the ref~isd.

Refusal to m e profaaqionel huntor's licence, apprentice professional hunter'e lioenca or profeesiona! tour guide's licence

APP' >h i s to r to

wt re fwl to issne lioence under section 96

(2) An appeal und er this sect.ion sbnll be in writing.

(3 ) 111 tictcrniininq an appeal nnder this section the klinivter may cotlsult with the Director ancl may uphold the deckion of the Directo- or may instruct the Director to issue the licence as applied for.

(4) ' r l~c rlrciainn of the Minister on any appeal under this section shall be final.

98. ( 1 ) The Director inay revoke ally licence issuecl nnder Revocation this Part if- of liconces

(a) the licensee has been convicted of an offence under this Act; or

(21) he is satisfied that the licensee has failed to comply with n n of the conditions relat :ng to the licence.

(2) Jn the cl-cnt of the revocation of a licence by the Director under subsection (l), the Director shall, as soon as practicable after ordering the revocation, notify the licensee, in writing, of the re~ocat~ion m d shall state his reasons for the revocation.

99. (1 ) The licensee under any licenoe which has been Appeal to revoked by the Director under subsection (1) of section ninety- W i e r

eight may . not lat.er than one month after the receipt by him 2.Ztfon of the notice given under subsection (2) of that section, appeal to the Minister against the revocation.

(2) Every appeal under this section shall be in writing.

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(3) I n determini~lg a:ly such appeal, the Minister may consult with the Dil-ector and may uphold the dvciuion of the Director or inay instrilct the Director t o withdraw tile re- vocat.ion of the licnice.

(1) The decision of the Minister on any-appeal ~mrler this section shall be final. -

100. (1) The Dirt:ctor may, suspend, for any period, or cancel any gallie lic:c.tice issued llrlcler this Part if in his opinion tile interests of goor1 game !nanilgcnient so requires tile sus- pension or cot:cel!ntion, as the case may be.

(2) Upon tho suspunsion of ail; ganlc lic!!jlce under subsection ( l ) , the Director sllall not.ify t,ho licc~isce i:1 writing of the period of the sus;je~~sion and, during tha t period, the license so suspencled shall I)e of no legal force or effect and shall be surrendered to Lhu Dircc:tor if so required bp him.

(S) Upon the cancellation of any giirne licence under sab- section ( l ) , tlie Director shall notify the liccnsee in writing of such cancellation and. f ~ o m the datc of the notice. the licence so canccllec! s11a11 110 longer be of any legal force or effect and shall be s\lrrci~tlc :er1 t o the Directur ~vithir, two clays after the receipt of the noticr-.

(4) Upon t l ~ e suspexsion or cancellation of any game licence under hubsectioti (i!, tlic licengce shall be entitled t o a refund from the council such proportion of the fee paid for the licence as the Director nlay determhle.

(6) The licensee urider any licence which has becn snspended or canccllcd untlcr subsection ( l ) may, not later than one nlonth after the r.ect.il)t. 01 t!le rlotice ,riveil untlrr subsection (2 ) or (3), as the case may bc, ap1)uaI to the ,%liliistcr against the suspension or cancellation.

(B) Every appeal under subsection (5) shall be in writing ( 7 ) Tn clctrrmining any appeal under subsection (5) , the

Rli~iistcr map con3ult with the Dircctor and may uphold the decision of tlie Direct*or or may instruct the Director t o rescind the susperlsion, t,r set auirle the cancellation, as the case may be.

(S) The deciqion of the IIiriister on any appeal in accordance with subsection (5) shall be final.

PART V111

101. (1) Every licensee under a game licence issued under Part VII, and every holder of a perrnit under subsection (3) of section fortyflour ur of subsection (1) of section$fly-six shall-

(a) have the licence or permit in his ac~tual possession at all times while hunting game animal or protected animal under the liceuca;

(bj produce thc 1icei:ce or pcrrliit for inspection and give his full name and address, in writing, t o an.7 proper oficor or any l~onorary wildlife police officer upon request ; ant1

(c) keep, in tl:c for111 prescribed, a true record of all game a n i ~ ~ ! n l or protected anirnal, other than birds, 11unted by him during the valiclity of the licence or pern~it .

(2) Any 1" rson who co~ttrnvcnes any : f the provisio~is of subsection (l! shall be guilty o! an offcnce.

102. -4 licensee undcr a safari licence ancl supplementary safari licence issued under hectiorls scv~i,f!/-secen and seve~rly- nine, respectively, shall, i:nmecliately after the completion of a hunt u d e r the bafaii iicellce arid the snpplomentary safari lict.:lce. if any, conlplcte a certif.artte in tlie prescril~ed form, specifying the game a ~ ~ i m a l and p~.otcc.tcd anir:nal lriiled or nou~ldccl 1,y him durirlg the hunt ancl also all forc.ign cur- rency pair? by him in conncctiori with thc h u ~ i t a!lrl to wllom it was paid.

103. (1) Every licensee iir~der a professional hunter's licence issued uncle? section cighly-scuen shall-

(a) ha\-c: the licence ill his actual possession a t all times \rl;ile engaged in hunting game animal or protected ati1'111al as a professional hui~ter ;

( b ) produce for inspection the licwnte. a ~ ~ d give his full 11alilc and address to :my ~roy~c.:. oflic-c-r or Iloncjrary wildlife police officcr upon reclucst ;

( c ) keep. in t>llc? for111 11r~scril~c~I. 3 record of each safari lic.ence ish~~cd to cnch clicnt wbereby 11c :~cccptcd engrxement by surii client as a professional hunter, togeliller with a true record of thc g:me animal or l)~'otectcd ani~nnl, other th ,zn bi:~ls, liuntccl by, or on hehalf of, such client under the safari licence; and

(d) immccliatcly after e:~ch hunt- (i) ellsure that :t:yi client in relation to \v21ose

safari licciicc and supplc~i~c!itnry safari iccncc he is engaged for that hunt as a pro-

fessional huntcr, conlpletes n certificate in the prescribed form, specirj ing the game animal or protected animal liilled or wounded by the clicnt and also all foreign currency paid by the client in connection nit11 tlie hunt and to \vhoni tlie nloncy was paicl: or

(ii) complete a certificate in the prescribed form inln~ediately after each hunt specif~ing the amount of a11 foreign currency that the client p i d to theDirector in respect uf thesafari licence and supplementary licence, if any, for the hunt and the amount charged by the safari pompany wl~ich organised the hunt.

Liccxees unc!or safari liwn,-o and supplomont, ary safari licence to complete cortlficate nftc r ench huuc

Dut!?s of licensee undcr professional hunter's licence

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Counting of hunted game animals or protected animals

(2) Any person who colltravenes any of the provisions of subsection (1) shall be guilty of an offence.

(3) 111 this sectsion " safari company " means an association of persons whether corporate or unincorporate whose business is or includes the arrangement and conduct of hunting safaris.

104. (L) Every licensec under an apprentice professional hunter's licence issued under section eighty-nine shall-

(c) have the licence in his a c t ~ ~ i ~ l possession a t all times while engaged in hunting game animals or protected animals as an apprerltice professional hunter;

( b ) produce the licence for inspection and give his full natnc itnd ac1di.e~~ to ally proper officer or honornry wildlife police officer upon request;

(2) Any person who contravenes any of the provisions of subsection (1) shall be guilty of an offence.

105. (1) For the purpose of- (a ) computing the numbers of game animals or protected

animals authorised to be hunted under any licence issued under Part VII ;

(b) computing the nulnbers of g:Lule ani~ntlls or protected anirllals permitted to he hunted h any National Park or game ~nanagenleilt area under any permit, granted under subsection (3) of section forty-four or of subsection (1) of section ,fifty-six; or

(c) recording the numbers of hunted animals or protectvd animals in any record required to be 1;opt unclcr section one 7m:zdred cuzrl one or one hundred rcwl lliret.;

onl~. such ga!nc i~niltlals or protected a.ni~nnls iLs arc killc.1. wounded or captured shall be connted.

(2) Subject to subsection (3), if m y galnc animal or pro- tected animal is killed in any circumstances whatsoever, or is deemed to have been killed under subsection (4) of section one hundred and twenty-four, by any licensee or holder of ,a permit under this Act, whose licence or permit entitles him to hunt, CL game animal or protected animal of that species, or by ally person accompanying or assisting such licensee or permit holder, such animal shall count as having been hunted mldor the licence or permit:

Provided that if ally person accompanying or assisting :I

licensee or holder of a permit is himself in possession of a licence or permit entitling him to hunt a game animal or protected animal of the species killed by him, then the animal shall count as having been hunted under the licence or permit of the person so accompanying or assisting.

(3) Kothing in subsection (2) shall apply t,o any game or protected animal killed or mourtded in accordance with section one hundred and twenty-one.

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i t Notwithst.audirlg any ~ $ h e r provitiion of this Act, the iJresident may, upon such conditions as he may impose, by statut.or~. order, authorise the hunting of game clnimals or protected animals by any person, not bew the Ilolder of ;?

Lict:nc:? issued under Part V11 or of :L permit under su hsection (3) o:' section fody-fou?. or ::ubsc?ction (1) of aection . f i f ty-rk iu ~ I I ! . :1 .~2 of the Republic specified in the order, whether within or- r!;.r~.:jde a Nittionr~l Park or game management area. or ot,ii~i~l;i.t.~ Tor the ptupose of the supply of food for human

. . r:.pt,iion i11 %i~ir:!>ii~. in event of' no other, or no sufficient f<)i;ir -r:?pI~- be iq ~bv:rilablc in the specifid area or in any c,tl;i:r. prt of Zambia, :tu tlle case may be, at the time of the r: . - : i: ::;c of thc ordr?., or for :my other good ancl s~~fficient. !*C.; L,.-( 1 :

'iQ7. , l ) subject of' t.he other provieions of this section acd of .-..-i.:iions c i y l ~ t y - t h ; . ~ ~ and one l~z~ndred and six any person, nrc I,ci!lg the holtlel. t;f a g:l,me licence or professional 1iuntery*: lio ::tr.c. Icsued n:ltic!r !'art T7TT i)r of a pernlit issued r~ndey :+n~j,:.:~.~i-,,:n (3) 1)s ~t:~t:o:l ,foi.?y-jo?u or to s~i)se~'tioii ( I ) id' S(:, ;.~il[. 5jt;'ty-r;ix ruay itssist. f : ;~ gain ii. re\verc! or otherwise, :,I! a !ii:ensec: under. :L . game 01. profc,ssionaI hunter's lictence or nr.; ~ . ; . r i ~ i t . holder unilcr the permit, to hunt game animal or :~!.tenl::iil animal solei~~ in thc capacit.y of a. tra,cker. gun hearer

rj~,tv!cled that. that Iterson shall uot;:drive, or rssist or take p:!].! a:? the driving of', any garnc. animal or protected animal, ntb-a: r i~ i i n birds. eseop: wit.h tile ~x?nr?ision of the Director. or .;: ;. ;,!.ordance \:,i!:!1 :1ny regulatianmn~ade rluder t,he provim

.cc%:.!.ic;,;j onc. h.,s>drerl. w a r T tti?teff.l~n.

(fr 1: .S p"rrioil'i~-l.:ilt a,:~i:;ti~g in the hunting of ax~y game ar~ir,. .>r p r ~ t ~ ~ t . ~ : ? :L! 1:rn:il i : , ~ i d ~ ~ ~ u h ~ ~ t . i ~ ~ i (1 1 :hsll ~ , > t

disci:;t:g;. s firearm n,aain.;t :ray p m c animal or prokctxxi aniina.! except in t.h.hc dafcnce of !;urnz.n life rr i i ~ tile pr.ot;:ciinn of p-0) ~ 7 - t ~ .

<:S. Iriy person 'who cont,rarmes a y of the provisions-of this ;?:ci.inn shall he'cpi1ty:of a n ofince.

l($? Any pernon ~ i ; o emplcys, c a ~ w or inrlrrcee another per^:..' b? hunt any p n o n.ni:n&? or protected ~nirnnl 03 ilia hr.! a ?':;I:z.lI be ?lilt? of :LT] offence :

~ ~ ~ - ~ ~ - : t t ~ d that this tiection shall not ttpplf where the person em u!o;;c5'C-

(i) is a liccmed professional huntfir ernplc~yed to hmo came mirnals oil beE.:li of a. lim.we ur:der ,z snkr?lc: or o. supyleine~tta.~ sifari licence, if any, while tI:e !icenwc? profcssionsl hvi>ic,r i~ a.c~compri.nicd by :;).!a

licensee : or

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(ii) is employed by a licensee under a special lioenc.: , ( I

hunt any game animal or protected animal in .~c.c::,rti - ance with an authorisation to that effect enciursvd on the special licence as provided by section .'i87h?hl?j- three.

109. (1) Ally person who hunts a y game animal or pL>ct:,:,cJ animal or is found in circumstances showing that :t ,- f71r intention to hunt any game animal or protected anl:n I ~ r : any land held under a leasebold title or who enters np~v. .!~;.h land for such purposed, unless-

(a) he is the owner of such land and i: in po~st.ss~.t!~ - ,t. a valid game licence, authorising him to hunt <:!?l> game animal or protected animal ; or

(b) he hes previously sought and obtained the pt:~ri;is.-:'L*i~:

of the onrncr so to do auci js in pousi:ssio~~ of ! :; iiid game licence authorising him to hunt such :.;nlr animal or protected animal;

shall be guilty of an otience.:

Provided that this subsectioll shcl! not app!y to ii11> ;-;.L...~'I:

wbo enters upon such land iu pursuit of' a dangero~~: . . , k , r ! : : : ! IawfuIly wounded by him outsid(. thc. F.~)ur?rlarics of :-!:I+ ..:-;;.I. if. as scan ti!i is pr~cticahie, hc il.,:i!.:.:.i :,L i.epc)i.t, of tI1;. ., , ; P > -

.;tanci:s of't?,r. ::RT:J- ::? the cin::lc:*:;i.'tlri ' ; : r \ r j .

. ? i , '7. c .,, .. ?!.(. .,,,. i)~rp<),:t:,+ ~,:f' k j l i ; -<-cti,,;i;, :*;~j.i%./i,:\:; :>i ;. , . , ., .J

on ttriy in!:d held under a, icasehold i.if:?i? .:ht:ll ht. p;..:::, : :.::;,L evidencc uS 21) intention to hunt 31iy :A;, i!it: :~.ni:na.l or 1 .- ..: ::::.ri animal or) t,hat, land.

(3) 'l.'his sectic11 sl~aU not, apply to ally proper ~:i i l ! .r r or hollurarj- \cildlit;. ?oli(tc oficct while ;i~t.ing in tile pert'c:~ #:I :Di(v*

of 11% dr.:ric;; ;;r l i : t;i~e d!se~.c:'sc OC Ilis ;;:::-r.).;ver.s t Z iirler. t t i i G t ;:r ~lncier ;!iiy ::ther .-r.it.trn 1 % ~ ; .

113. j i T ~ c ~ \ p t . ;I .< alliif be i ~ , ~ ~ t h i ) r i ~ e ~ l i ~ d i : ~ I qt:.~::i::l licence or permitted under sectjor? m~:i l;,lb;;circd rmd ,v;:;. u r ,:?as. !ul.n&e(l rs?td t~,:c.n.trj-(~n.c a q person W!IO l!i;n t.s-

<a) tlle depenrien:: young of any game animal :?r l,a-,.ri;r:tx:d :.mirnsl: or

ib) ?,ay !8n?nic? gawe cnimu! 01. protected anixcai ar:ili)nipa.- nied by her depfndent..youn,y;

?ha!! be guil't.; oi':!n'offence. 12) Ft;r the ourp~Ja.:.~ of this sectiur:, the tern1 " clependsnt

voung " me:tr:s ::.;l;; yc.-~:o:; z ~ i m : ~ ! pntnltiy rel_tl:??; ~rpo!!. its parect, for suatena;lce tnd protection,

111. ( l ) g:;cc.f:t 2.; ~"~vi?t.:c' l,;!: y[r;-:,c: :;I<:..;; (:?;, G!:::. , ~.- . . . . ,crn J '.a..

whc- (a) uses a n!ot:-r ve1:irle. boat or. aji.;lci? .%W p::r-:-i:::.< c ~ f

i11111ting ILI~? ~ L ~ T I : . ? i ~ ~ l i 1 1 i : l ~ or p~>:(~t! ,q: *(~i~i~:i! 4:;. W-;;<>

uses the same in such manner as to drive or staulp~se;h~ any game animal or protected animal, other than birds, for any purpose whatsoever ; or

h ) di,sch:&rges any firearm or other weapon at an3 F;dnie animal or protected animal, other than bird& frcorr any motor vehicle, aircraft or boat, or discharg~ 5:rdb

firearm or other wetlpo~i from s point withrrr twt 21untlred yards' distance of any - r . i c h h motor \rrhulcbe or aircraft or boat :

: !!,,!L be guilt,y of an offence.

i2) A ' o t h ~ ~ g In thib section &all ylonlb:: t i l t use ( t f a r r i r r t i l .

\ t:hicle, aircraft or boat for-

(u j huntil~g sny garne annual or PI: <ec.lt (1 anirud undr; any licence ~ssued under Pa~.t ?7II or x~ldt.8 a - ~ permit issued mder ;snbsect!t~n (3) of ..rctl:)ri j i ,

j j ; r or to ~ubsection ( 1 ) ot -ection j'j!i?j-s;r r 7 , * ) r those means are exprebrly oi-* i r7 i ~ f i t b ~ i 1) PI. tjw 1 ! W Q ~ I ~

of the 1Irt;ncc: or pt.1-mit : or

( 2 ) 'F1 K: l,lil~i.gter may, by ~;tttttiti,i'y inet511.wi1t, n~i? J S : ! ! ~ "l: say galu:., i-,r.iti::~l or !jrr~te,:ter.i animal &r the hmtinir 0 i.i' :. ,I.::. ,

,N.) :?c L I C C ~ ~ .

(:;) P tly _,,:~.t~,ii ~ . sht~ t.ontravenes any of the I)*Y))c~~<)v~F < r t +,h% sc;etnor, s?~ul! ho ~ ' t i i ~ t y oian ufi'ellc'~.

. , 1 -7: c ~.,r!t !;-T:::. t> t ; 1%. i31,,.,1, i~G~;~l!is~j~~As oj. i,3m i . j t : , ;:: .

p':' r . . J(:- v,.. 0, f f l l . tll\ 1 i ; l ~ " b " of, c i l . i i i CO:ireCtltl:, , t-l;,:* . . . . , ; :,.!;j:i LY 0: :' ,,l :*,?Il,Z ~;li~:t ' ,n~:. &lXy ;<&;f:f1 :I?:l:.;d: (1;: .:.:':;. ; ' . . &J,.;~+I:? i , .,,r<. ,>a:\.d, ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ : p o : ~ n ~ ~ ; , sdrs, b~~ys ; , uses or b;!~ ; ~ : .. .

i. .ir>7;(, ,t: .I) ' A i l > ;.ciL3t)r.) 'i)iru-iiwc or Like i;luriou:: suhi;t~:-.tjI ., . :.* - - 1

,r> ,.y ,~!\,il,.~,.ii -i4 c:icj.Q!i shlcil I . J ~ gddt-v' 0,' i;ii O.:cx100.

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Pmh~bitlou of

115. Except with the written perruissio~l uf the Director, or g.:, :~utliori~ccl un:ler :LTI?- licence issued ~mcler l'i~rt V11 or - :~t)iier any pcrnlit i:is,lt!.l inldc:. S U ~ ) B ~ C M O I I (3) of ~r(?tio~l$ftp;tbii~

OL' 01 tr. subdectio:~ ( l ) oi' :+cc:tioi~ .fi:fty-.ci:v, ,v ;is ot.hernise prorided trap% eta..

farhnn&g ~rritler this : l ~ t , ; L I : ~ i)prS(.)!i W ~ O . t i ~ r Lhe pt!rpose of, OP in c:l~n~lection with, hurlting any game :tnilu:~! r)r l)rotectecl animal, yrcwtosses. n:akes, buys, sclls or usos nrip gin or similar trap or ;~riy :rii:;t aet? 5nar.e 01. si!nil:~~ contrivance capzrble of killing or iapturii:g any game ani:?.:al o r protectet1 animal shall he guilty ~ ) ~ : L I I oKt:rl(>f!.

Power ot Mhk&r to p m t u l j i c or rantrot the tberw,oi

w o n or m&hoh of hnnciog

116. ( 1 , 'l'he Jiinistry may, by regulations, prohibit the ' r n r r r i t , i ~ ~ ~ ,)I!' :briy wii!l a!li!!la!, perte:.a!l?-, or iri anv specified al.ea, 5:. ::ica::,.. ;jf a:Iy ga!:lc: pit. !>itfa.ll t;.c:ricii or siinilar t?xcaviztion. T l ! ! i t : t : I : , I ,~ IOSII~( : 0:. c~t%?r ilw-ice E::ecl tio t l - ! ~ : p u : ~ d or other ip?(:i!ierf r11t:thod. ~ : I ~ R I L S in:;t,ru:aent, weapon, missile or

b ~ : b l o : ; i \ w , t)r t ~ : a y , i?~:!::v<: i r : SI:..?I rc:y.~l:~ti:~:~!: s u ~ h ~:ondit<ions or r.c:st,i.i~tions as he consi..?o;.:- i!: i:: Y(?sI;c:.:~ of' tvhtx IIYO nf 5 i 1 ~ gainc ;!il,. pitfall. trench or simiia: t?:;cte~-at~Iorl, .T~qi.:.:: W e:~l,losirrc. I F

ti,llt:;. 4lt.vii.t: fisec! tr : t,k:, ~:rou7~I or o51:c:. :;p?cifit?!! ~ ~ i e f t ~ ~ , ~ ! , *ti,::uls. ;!~s$r:?t.;~c::!t, ~C;I,JI ) ! I . : !~issil:< f)r ~.~pl~:ii~:t%.

, , . , I ' l ' i t l l ; ;:ei'sOU \vI!o-- (a ! Iiunr.3 ~11.7; wi!:I :sniiu:~l in. c>owtxvention of auy p e p -

;;:.;ic?cl iilr,$s :!::-!.-.:. $his ac-ctioj?; or

( B ; t;:t~:j~:gyps, ~ ~ 5 i i t . 2 : b:ly,; LJL. soil.;. fo: tho p?u.prlr;rj. :;[ !::!.:tti~o. 7 vr ;~;:r~;iit,i~~:; in him.t.ing r t f any uri!(l r.nirtr:l! ;. L i r r ; W ~ R P O P I . ivlissile UP exp!:>sine? t.iic \rse of which for such purpose is a'csofotely p r ~ h i b i t i - t i ,to . any . rc:r:::!:~tion. .. mncle 1;n~lrfr t h i s sscc!tion ;

& , - S ' ! . .. - !-,e .;!.!j!tl, .,fa!: ~ f r , - . ! ~ c e .

--- . ... -- National Yurks C L ] ~ ? Wi1dli;f'c [No: le d. a i!Jm . .m p

( b ) f o ~ t.5~ pur1wse of or i n w m ~ e c t i v ~ ~ with buf1t& ttr

i~s..isthg in huuting m y wild animal. llses tc~c:h, C&. , Iauq of thc txpe kilown as :I " F~rxIaln fa7-r~ j~ " 0 7 :111j ot,hec ;1i6fici:bI light:

shall be guiltv r i f an offence.

(2) For the purpose cf this section, the expression " houn of darhlesc " nicsa~~~ the period between onr half-hour after sunset and one half-hour before su1irise.

119. E ~ w p t with the writtell penuissio~~ of the iJireutstr~, h e -

m> person who partakes in any game drive, other than n drive of l~i.rd<. shall be guilty of an offence:

I'rolidetl Lllat the Minister 111ay, a t any t ime, by regulation. suspend t h e operation of t8his section in respect, of any area NO

defined f: I: an\ jeriod of time so stated.

120. (1) Notwit l~at,anding anything to the contrary ul thP % w a r n Bct, a 1)ersol.l may kill any wild animal in defence c 1 i hitl~rie!! or in defence of ally other person if i t is immedint;cb. :mrl absolutely necessary :

buonelak Provided that nothing h). this subsectioi~ shall c- my person who. a t the time of killing ally wild anim:J in 4f-defence or defence of any other person, was committ.irl9 an offence under this Act.

(2) The pro\risions of section one hundred ai~(l .viz sh;,Ji aypIj. ta any ganie atd~nal or protected anirr~:~l killed in :;c- cordance wit11 section ( l ) .

(3) Except us is otherwise provided by this Act or. b j tlic te1.m~ and, conclitions uf any licence or perniit issued under $his Let, the liilling of alj. game animal or protected alriinel i t 1

accordance with subsection (1) shall llct be deemed to transfel the absolute ownership of the animal or the mrctrss. or iL1r.y

t,rophy or ~tleat thereof, to any perso:i.

(4) When ally gallie allilnal 01. protecated nni:na! it: idllal i l l

rtccordttriee iritl! a u b ~ c c t h l ( l ) , t ! : ~ pci:son :;ho has killed t l i c animal shall, as soot1 as maa. be ~~racticnble, :~rairc a report of t l r t s

facts to the llearest lJ1'0iki' office:. altd si~aii, unlcss oLileturi.d(: eiititied to rctain tlic anirilal 111dcr this Act ur ui~der ;L:<.

licence or permit, issued, undel- this ;Set, hand oirt3~. to the Dirock8r + t ~ ~ ~ . ? 1 carcsa.5 or any trophy 01. n ~ r a t c,f :;l!- :-<..I. ::I! as tile I)i~.ec!t.cbr may direct.

;c) A,)- pelsou n - l ! ~ f;~iI..; to c.on:pl\. v;il:l: s~ibse(:iiorl 14) &&!l lie guilty of an oilfe~icc.

121. (1) ~ o t ~ ~ v i t h r t n r ~ t l i ~ t ~ at;:; ;:rc,vjaj~j! i c : t j l p Q O ; , L ~ S ~ in M e n c e m t.his Act- PW="F

$99 .W;'.%@ 19911 :V&Iomzl Parks and Wildlife

(H; any owner or his servant whenever it may ho necew..;ery for -

. . ( i ) the pr..rtection of his land or ot any buildin< au it:

(ii) t i le pr~c)tction of any pert of l& landl mhicll is linrtcr c1dti.i-ation, and for the protection of :~tiy crops groming upon that part of the land; 0 r

iiii) t,lio protevtior~ of ilt1.v livestocl; upon any part. ol' his land. whether fenced or otherwise a~closed or not, which for the time being is h uqc for the grazing 01. herding of dcmcstic stool; ;

(1)) an.?; owner of aly: crops being I,z\r~fully cultivated ou iand leased by any other person or held under custc-11ian~ law, or any servant of t h e owner of thc said c~~ops: or -

(1: ) au) ow~ier of tiny li~e~stoclc I~eing I;] wfullx gritzed 07

herded upon lands leased by any other person or hold i ~ ~ t d e r ~ u s t o n ~ a r y law, whether the lands are fenced or. otbeiwise erlciosed or not, or sny servant of the onmer of the livestock;

itti4y kill m y game animal or protected animal which is eausi~lp . , J . caused material clnlnage to that land! building, crops or- !ivr.-%ocl;, &.S the case nlsy be.

I .:) tkcept &S is otherwise provided by this Act 'or by tlle ,t*:r111,4 and co~dit~iotls of :t.rt!- I;ce!~cc or permit is&ed under ihir. Aci;. the killing of an:: p ! l ~ e onirn;:l or 1wotected aximal it! tcj!:q,~*ilnnce with subsc-~bio~t. i l) sh~11 i l , ~ t i) : clujlaail t;, ti8e;~if v: \!if: .s!):;olute o-m~etship oEi.ile pibmc- imiruat 0:: protectcd ani inal.

1 ,i'ti:e carcass or. of ally ii:.o~hy :)1. ~f ' th l : tncilt to nny persor-I ;C$) Wheu any garneanimalorp~o~;c'(:t.~'(I:~l~iml is kil!ed it1 a?::

, ~!Sa.nc~mithsubsection (l), thepet:;oi~who hnc !tilled that animai -hail, as soon as may be practicable, ~uabe a :-eport of the he t ; :AB thenearest proper officer andshall, ni1l . t~~ 8 )t.:13i'\vi i 5 xlt ibl~d t:! ,.r.tain the animal under this Act or uuder ;.m,v I ~ C C I L G : ? O ~ p j r~ni t .L.. . ~< : r f and?; f.hi:; :let,, !laud Oo-:r l;? t l l ? Di-B??t,,l. tjl.' 1: ! , . : * : J < -

5 : : :l i.rophy or meat of that a!~lmal as tllu Dirxl.,r Insy dix:.:.. C) b p person who fa.il:: :a cotni?I7 i r i t!~ s~.ti>section L.';.

. : I . . J1 Sxc guiity of cn off(::lrct.

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(2) ~ ~ t h i n g in subsect,ion (l) shall apply .to any person who ,kills any game mirnal or protected animal .through aocideint or .r:lm r if

(a': that. person is eutitled under tmj licunw 01. pennit issued under this Act to hunt a game animal or protected animal of that species and sex in the cirqrnstmccs under which hc killed thc animal; and

(b : no offence under this Act has been cominitted in relation to the killing of such a h d .

(3) 'rhc provisions of section one hundred and j v e s h d apply to any p m c animal or protected animal killed by accident .or errol'.

(4) .h! person wlio fails to cot~lply with subsection (1) shall be g1dt.v of an offencc.

123. (1) Any persol1 .vlio, in an)- circurnstarlces whatsoever, wounds any gamc aniinnl or protected animal and fa.ils without reasonable cause to 11sc. all reasonable endeavour to kill the animal at the earlie~t poisible opportunity shall be guilty of i3n offen* :

13rovided that it siia11 11ot be lawful to follow ally wounded nanlc ;inilllal or pl-otectcd animal into a National Park, or Into X game o~anagement area in which the hunting of the animal is prohibited, or on to any land held by any person under a .lectse,li(dd title.

(2) Any person who has, or who believes tllat Ile has, woiulded any galnc! animal or protected aninlel, which, in sl:c.Ir wounded condit.io11. has entered a National Park or a gc-m<: management o1.e:~ in which the hunting of the animal is prohlhitd, shall xs s o o ~ ~ as practicable make report of the .fact:< .&?id ~ ~ i r c ~ ~ n i s t a ~ i ~ ~ : ~ to the nearest proper officer.

(?I Any pm011 who has: or who believes that; he has, not,t!dcd :my gamch animal 01. protect.ed animal. which, in sxrh wounded condition. has cntered land held by any person u~ldr i . i b leasehold ti tk ~ ~ r d upon which land such persorl hay no pfAril,i-.!*ion k) enter, shnll, as soon as pract,icsble !~l:bkf: ;L repo1-t ( $ 4 . . .:.: fi3ct.s and circurnstimccs to thc occt~l~icr of the land.

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(: , AI:> person who i:iils to col~lply with th:: j)ro\-isio115 of su t:sc.c.tion (2) or ( 3 ) xh,ril 1 1 ~ 1 guiltj- of an offenccb.

l?.? j ! ) Any pcl..jol~ !W, in any circunwt.anc~s \V~I:L! .;oe\-er, ,,X , , . S . , .,-.' . nriy dang!:i.oi:- :;l.i:::.~,l and fails to !;ill. or ~.c?i.:)vctr the a::;., :: ;\ithin t~:v~~~:; -fr)~n,, hoar~ after it. n.o,~::,-li!?,: .<I~a!l. . -3;- . I . .#. , ?:;!.liest pos:ii:dt o!>!)ortui~ity report t.hr rirct~~n.;tmi~cs,r QC t.'~~., ~-.ol~ndin!: to the nei\~.t?~t proper officer.

( 2 ) . .;req rttpo~t 7:ndn ~~r,der silhsection ! i ! s!~nll s ~ ~ t : c i & tl!i - . 'ie: of dn!;g?ro:~q nni71al vonncled, t!;~ ~ l . ~ t r . tiinc and pi.? :* bile \\-onl:din!!;: tkc tyl~c of wouncl. i l ' I ~ I ~ ~ w I I , the - \ ~ - . , . t . ; . . : : . !!?- ~vhicli t l i r t V-OII~ICI \vng inflicted, the :-fi)i.t.i 111ndo tc, kil.1 i ; , : . ariimnl Q! ..- :. :, ,. .\-as \~o l~nd~cI , the tiin!. n*xl ~,!nc;c at v-;.::,,', ,I 4 !:C ~ i l i l i i : ~ l \\X; l(,..? 01' ~'fai>t?d a,lld all;; otllcl' itl!~1~i'tll;.bti31: ,;.j,ic:. ,night l.:? ( 8 : use in loctr'iin= or idcntif~ing t,l;r! :t.:~imi~I.

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H d m d Park and W mldlife

Lf the dan,ve~~w auiuoill wounded but not killed w &U elephant or r-, the report made under subsection (1) shrdl iu addition be made to the Director.

(4) Where a y & p W or rhinoceros is wounded by $he holder of a 1ictm.c'~ or permit issued under this Act which 1.i-ce or pennit entitles the holder to hunt the animd, wld, in such wounded condition, the aniinal is lost or. ecmapeb, the dephmt or rhinoceros, as the case may be, shad be deerued to have been killed for the purposes of sectio~i m e hundred a~7xfJ ,wk.

(5) Where my dangerous animal is found dead, a ~ i d th(. %tor is satisfied that it ii, an &mal which was wounded but not killed by the holder of a licence or pe~mit issued under lihb Act, which licence or pe~ruit entitled the holder tr, hunt bhe animal, and that licence or permit holder--

(a) made the requisite reports; and (b ) after wounding the ammal, used every rewonable

endeavour to kill it ; helmay, a t his discretion, direct that m y trophy of the animal be delimred to the licensee or permit holiler.

(6) Every report required to be ~nadt: uuder subsectiori ! ) ur (3) shail whenever possible be made in person by the isel.Soil who wourlded the dangerous animal or on his instructior~s ity a persbn accompanying or assisting him at the time when &he wounding took pbce.

(7) Any person who is required bj >U bsection (6) to 3riako a report under subsection (1) or (3), and who fails to do so, ur who does not make the report as soon as practicable af~,i,zr the loss of the wounded denge~wus animal, shdl be gui!t;. kn

offence, and upon conviction shall be liable to a Gne :lot exceeding one thousand kwacha or to iinprisonmeizt for a term not exceedmg one month, of to both; and, if Y1AL'. (iq3,11-

gerous animal has been wounded by the holder of a lie+:::,*: or permit issued under this Act entitling hiin to hunt the aniiiJ :d. the absolute ownership of the anirnal shall not be deemed i I ) ,.a>s under the provisions of this Act to the licensee or permit i ,r)i;?er es the case may be.

'"raeltyb atbd 125. person who, in any circu~llstances whatsut-\e:*, M. causes unnecessazy or undile suffering to any wild sninjal

&all be guilt? of an offence.

~antrtsaan 126. (1) Any person who, witbout the yerrvlisdiou .J; Lie Of*- . Director, is ir: posveasion o f, or T;ZIIU Ililrs in his control OL. L ire; i

any live wild animal wbich has been rilaimed, mutil,.i e:; <,r incapacit:tted shall be guilty of an offence.

(2) This section shall not apply to any veterinary ~ L r g ~ i , ; ; to any person assisting any veterinar-y surgeon, or auj .,'L.,i:r person, who has in his pos8ession, control or keepi.1, L

maimed or mutilated wild animal for purposes of medi .:&l a r e or treatment.

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127. I*;~ccpt .Le yro\ idd L) or ior the purposes 01 M ~ L ~ ~ J I

w e hurullvd urul twenty, one hwulred urul ~ ~ L ' c I L ~ ~ - o ) K , oru J L ~ L W ~ ~ ~ : I I U T L ~ 1we)~ty-tlc ~ r z t or O)LI< Irur~drcd m d /~~'ct~tyj"OUr, an)- ptfrsorl who urillfuly and wi t l~out jwt cause or esclisc -

(a) tuulcbts ur provokes :tuy yallle allilllit1 01. prott:c.~eci animal h1 auy -er which results, i11 tht: Jes- trnrtion of the gamo animal or protect~d :~nirnal: or

( h ) mo1est.s or, ~?rovolius anj iluiuiul whata:)evcr in ;LI~J manner which results, in the provocatiotl. haritbc:lll(:llt

destruction of any game ai~imsl or protected animal ;

&ail he guilty of' all offe~lce.

PART S

128. ,hly persou who, in the course of tradu, bap, sells c,r prucesses or otherwise deals in any trophy, or manufac tm m y article horn it, except in accordance with a pcrmit so to do, issued under section one Iaundred and twenty-nine shall be guilty of an offence:

Provided that this section shall not apply to any pernon who, for purposes of gain, sells, proc.t.sses, or ~uanufactures any article from, any trophy of any game animal or protected animal which was lawfully hmtcd by him and the ownorship of which became vested in him under sectfib[ t.h.ro0 or under any other provision of th i s Art.

129. (1) Upon application to tile l)irc.,:cor ~ I J che -~rc;-.:ribei! form by any person, and upon paymeut of the appr ~r i s tr fee, the Director maj- issue tc, the person a trophy dtaler's permit m the form prescrihed which shall authorise the person to buy, sell, deal ill, proces, or manufacture ahcles from, trophies by may of trade or business.

i2) Tlic ;ippropriate fee for a trophy dealer's permit shai be the ILL ;~rescribed for it in the Second Schedule and shal; be 1)ayt111lc to the C70vernrnent.'

(3) Eve1.y t royi .~ dealer's permit issued under t b ~ s wction shall, unleas previously revoked or canoelled, be vohd from the date of is~ue up tu and includng the fullowrq 31st December.

(4) The Director m. p at m y time pent or rcfui-e t ~ ) grunt, suspend fbr any perid of time, revoke or cancel cruy trophy dealer's permit, or may make the granting of it sujject to m y condition u-l:ich be considers fit to irnpoee. 07 !:ray limit such pcrmit to, c:: exclude h t n it, an-y syacdio trophy or class of t.~*oph i~s .

(6; Thc I)irc.c~t~l. :.:.;iil ~ ; o t \W requ~red to assigr, ::ay reason for any decision mad(: h! h ~ n ? pmuant to mbsectlun (4).

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(6) Whcre the Director yefuses to grant, sujpend, revoke , a t cancel n n r trophy de:?ler'e permit. or makes the granting of' i t subject. to any condition, or limits the permit to, or sxclucles from it any spc.cSc t r o p h ~ or clnss of trophy, he shall ]notify the a,ppliaant. or tbe part,:, nz.,.rieved by such decision. as the cnw rna? be, of bis drcisiu~. In writing.

(7) The applicant, or the party aggrieved, as the cme lnay bc, may, withill one month after receipt of the notice given ~lndcr subsection (6): appeal to the Minister against the decision of the Director.

( S ) Every-appeal under subsection (7) shall be in writing.

(9) In determining :my itppeal, the 3Iinist.er may consult with the Director and may uphold the decision of the Director clr may instruct the Director to reverse the decision or ta ;+mend or alter tbe decision as instrucbd by the Minister.

(10) 'L't~t: decision of the 3Iiiister on any appeal mtier ~llbsection (7) shall be finct1.j

130. (1) Every trophy dealer shell keep and maintain such :t.cords, and make s11ch returns of his tlealings in trophies, a. $be Niniskr may, by statut:)ry instrun~ent, prescribe.

(2) Any trophy dealer who fails to keep or maintain au? record or make any return precribed nnder subsection (1: uha,ll be ,guilty of an offence.

131. ( l j Subject to the provisions of subsectio~l (21, t;iif. Minister rnlzy. by stittut~)ry i i~stn~ment, prescribe any t roph~ or class of trophy a.< being "prescribed t.rophyH fbr the purposci 8 ) i ' cont,rollirlg, prohibitill? 02 limiting any dealings in sccl. f.y.oplly or class of t ro?hy: esccpt i 1 1 nccordn!lce with t,he pr?)visions of this I-\,ct in t,hnt regarci.

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Poeqowbn . '233 Any person 'whn has iu hi< possession m y prescribed of tr.oph> without :L certificate of owernship issl~ed in respect of tronltiw

it under scction 0n.p lutndr~d nnd t71irf//-t)r.o: shall be guilty of x~ nffenc.~.

4 . l , h S W I o p t r e Transfer of

thn oi ; /~~orshi~ of any prescaribeil trophy to an): other person, of presorilmd .yh$the~ 1 ) ~ - may of gift, salt: or other~isisc., shall. a t the time of tbi, . . t.r.ar:lsfer or purported transfer, be! in actt~nl possession of a c:t:~.t,ific::rt~ of ownership ~ R R L I P I ~ in resj)ef-t of the prescribed t..(+i1;.

( 2 , alrbject to ~ ~ c L ~ o u O I ~ C /l u,ulrerl rcrcil i/ki~./?/-e y / h L . upon the *a!lfcfe- or purported tmnsfe~. 1)y m y pcrsori of the owr~ership ,of any p-(;scribe? trophy to any othe~. pc.~xo~ I. the transferor shall ,I;! $he time of tl.amii,r o r p q o ~ t c . d ia*;t.t~fer of ownership entio~>,t o11 the ce~tifir*:~te or owncr:~I~iy iss~lc~! i l l respect of the prt;sc:r.j r 4 1 . ~ 1 trophy his sig~lat~r~rca. t;hc tlatc. of si~ch transfer, or pul*poi.tr+l transfer, together wit11 tllc nn Inc. of the tra~lsferee or p u r p ~ > ~ f ~ t I transferee ancl shall cleli\.cxr to tlic transferee the c~%t,jf;t>:*~ of ownership s n pnrlowed.

hlrbject to seutiolt or,, /~t~,,zii.r(<rl IL.O(L tlhirty-eight, an? pt?ruoi who, by way of gifb. pu t.olin.sc, or oi;llcr\iise, obtains, or pu,*j)t.vi~~ to obtain, from n.ny ot'her. ~,c!rsor~ the. owvrlership of any pres~~ri'i:ed f trophy, sllall. at. i;llr: ti ! t tc stt cl L cw~~.ership is, or is p~ir~~r!;c.~l to be, trimsfet~ec! to hilt). :?\)trzin frolt~ the transferor th,!. c:cyt:f t!ak of ownership issueti ill t.itspec.t oi' wch prescribed r : ' I , . .,::florsed as pr2:;cribi:ri :by s ~ I ~ s ~ ( . : t i i ) ~ ~ ~ ( 2 ) .

,;.:. !if,\: person who co:ltravelleu or. hiis ijo t:o~.upL.y \\'it11 any 01: t,'i.i;: :>:nvisions of bhis sc!('trioi~ sIlnlI h: yu i l i~ l ~ f a.1.1 offence. .. .

.I *l! 1 ; A I S : h . l I t i ~ ~ t i t e s . S D U L ~ to

; - ) , l ; : . : . , .n i~i~ni ; or ~*Ilinocc?.os shnll. wit8hi~i ot~(. rl~onth aftoer the i ? r ~ d u c e ~vorp or d.?. , :;.'l i l c b killing. proc1.ic.c t j i p ivory o!. t*:'~i:rr,~cr:rna 11or11 of the horn of

a.nif * . ! I :I wildlif~. po!icsc! ofYict~. 01. t.o ::~ic.;: ~.tti~ei. person a' may IriIIed

li'c .!: :.!:: ::;~tecl i ! ~ \!:rit.ir!g i !I t h t rega.~.tl 1)y t7iie Director, 5 I Y t.11~ $:?:':,* pi: - r ;. ).-.. ,!C \~~ctislu~lg n.n:l ~~egi~teriny iiic i~.or.> nnd rhinortcros l l f ~ , ~ l

. I Any p::i.s:):; iv!?o i~n;~ort,s ivo~y or rl~inocnros horn ~)~t.,. .., ;lit. !.l\;- I<cp~lhlic shall nithiu OIIC. :no:lt;; ,tftcl. tile ,.late of p!..j.l*:~**

. . . . . , I , S : 1 P O , 0 1 v 1 "np'''''~ ivory .,r

' : C ; . :\!ii(.cr. rjr t.r' s::t 1; (%.!-.i:~r n:.r.so~j :l 5 r.:~? \. I 8 . . I j:)r:~inat,cd in r i l iTt . , ,3>c ,>* ' . W; I".?. :jl tlre-ij ~.(bp;;i.~! 1))- t,he J>iri.~+.o:,. -i.'ov i,:~.e i)!!r of ~ ~ : ~ ~ [ .

. . X - . . P '. %.<:I. _... .. ..-_ . ,.. ;lr1d rp2;:.:.(::;.:- ;X, :?V :i?~,;.

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Hepistration of ivory and rhinoco roa hnrn

'l ~ ; , l ls ler of ) w r y or rt~moceros horn befora raptration prohibited

'1.rj1 !isler of .#emilip

ot I\ 'Ory

11110

rhiocoros hr?:.n

137. (1 ) If, a h r .such ulqu iry as be m y eonsicler riawwary the wildlife yotice cjfiicer or other person to whom ivory or rhinoceros honl is protiued ui~ler. sectio~l one hurdrrd r1n.d thirty-$VC I I ~ r w / i ItmuEr~d a d t7~irty-Rix, i~ atisficd tll&t tl~c" ivory 01. vhinoc~~ros horrr i~ tile lawvf~~l property, muier bhi:, ~\.:t. of thc persoil wlro f d e d $he alliln~l from which it was 2rclcurei. or is the lawful property of. and has becn la\vfuily it~~porf;ecl by, the pernon W I I O j)~+ociuced tlw S ~ I ~ I ( \ , ;lti the c*ase I I I J ~ .)e, ht7

shall causcit to be weighed, marked and re,&tered in the irlantlep prescribed and shall then retun1 i t to the person wllo produw::d i i for S U C S ~ purpos~: ; ~ n d shall issuc t o the person a certificcztx* of ownership in the 111.~n4c-rih~tl forin, in:iwpect of it.

(2) If, after suc:l~ iucjuiq as ib referred to in subut-ct1o11 j l the d ( l l i f e polict: officel~ or other pemoti to who111 t h e ivory or rhinoceros horn is produced uruler uectio~~ m e hz~ndred mu? thirty$ve or one htcnrhed and thirty-six, in not satisfiecl %h& ttbc. ivo~yor rhhioce]*os hor~i is tllc lawful plSopel.ty of tllv 3er8o11 who produced it, or that i t was lawrfull~ imported. .H r , h ~ may bc, lie ;nay rctaul the ivory or rhinoceros hor~l pt:u;litig. ancl for the purposes of, ally proceedings which may he in~t~itntc? in respect of it nndel this Act:

Provided that if a113 proceedings are not hutitutetr ..v~tilir~ three n~o?lths d t e r the (late of productiou of the jvary .W

rhinoceros horn. the wildlife police officer or other persoli, aH t he case 1ua.y be. sl!all weigh, lnarlr and rc!gistcr thv ;vtrr.y or. rhinoceros horll, ;cl)( l sllall retun1 i t to the I ,ersoil who prodnoc:rl i t together with LL c:ertilicate of o\vnemhip in respect. rd it. {I*

provided hy snhsoctinn ( l ).

(3) Ko persoa sl:aLI bu elltitled to coi~ipelwittion of grr~ti

ul respect of the retention 1,t' any ivory or rhinocori)~ h~ln i

under suhsectiorl (2) ).

138. .\IIJ. 11t:rson who, b j w q of t i f t , sale, pu:.-.i...":, 9' otlierwise, tru~laferx or obtaiils any i~~ i . : , . oi , ~*!li~locc;~,.i , ' I . x J !

be61re it has beell ;veighed, n~arlied alic: ~-c:gistc!*ecl unc!cr rioctior~ one hundred and t1lit.t~-.~evew shall he guilty of zn offe~cc:.

139. (1 ) 'l'iic pruvisiuilr U'' sttiorl vrbe Itu~zdred J I I ; : : . : i s r ' t j

four s:1;:11 ;i.j)ply to any trallsfer of ow~lership ~ i ' I V I ~ P 1 3 :

rhinoccros honl, urld i l l lie11 of tllc crl.ctl,l'~e!liellt~ ~-c.c~~t i : . . ! : . ' !L:,( I,::.

s u b ~ e c t i ~ ~ i (2j of th::t. ~octior;, I!utli t;he i:.snsfcrer arlti : , p tns:'t:!.r:i- .. . shall c:!do~,.;c uy1011 tilt, ct!r.tilic.at,c? or ca\v~ie~.hhip ill re?,! - ! 1 . .

ivcrj o~ :-Ei:loceros ilorli, as the case ma,y l ~ i : a ti1e11101 .: , , , . i : , !~ : :)I thc trarlsac.t;iu:l of t . ~ . a ~ ~ s f c ~ of V \ V I I I : T Y ~ ~ I ~ ~ I,ea rbl;: the t i. L!,. \ : f ' :,;:I tra~issctio~i, arid 11obl; parties sha,ll sign tiit!ir nalnes i1.t. zilc f f~ l , ' r ,

of the c:ndorsetl r:tc?~il!~;.ai~durn.

(2 A I I ~ ~,c:.:;(:II W!!O fails t,o cbo1cpi.v \\.it.li .si~i;..;~ctiu:~ . ! ; .-i.:ril l)e gu i i t :,i'arl otf(:rlcc.

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14h Any trophy to which abmlute ownership has not yas-!!r~j r c l any -person under section three, or under any other prorislo:, of this Act, -shall !)c a Govemnent trophy for the pury>'.t'- i ~ f this Act. ,j

141 1, ihiy person who obtai~is po8swsiOn of any Govern- mt.rli t:.:q)h_v shall, as soon as practicable after obtaining P O S F ~ ? S ~ I ~ I : . of it.. make n, report of' his poswwion of the trophy tc, th: ::c.;~r.ctst wildlife policr oflicer or sucll other person as f r k i L , a i i)t y!l>~.ni~~ated 1r1 :vr~f;~rly I!i that , regard by the Director, ;~ntl s t ~ : ~ i ! i f so required, t lc l ircl up; within forty-eight hours c,!' i ~~ i i l , !.c:cl~1irerne~~t. the (21)oernrnent t.rophy to the wildlife, v\I~;:t crffii.:*r or ot,her ptbEjo::, :L..< ::;h,? case ma;v be.

[ S , /?'-i,; p ~ u n who fads to c:omply with subsection (1) 9h:~ll h . . ~;:liit .y of a n oEonce.

142 i : ) t h y per.'.ol~ who unlawfully possesses or who p I t c , buy, soil o r oti\er\\?iue transfer or deal in any G(-,L~ i.i~.;,~,al, traphr silsl: h;? ':nii(;y or:m offence.

2, I: I :: I I ! c;iit: purpost:~ of thk section, possession of any trophy b : ~ :([I:. cerson without a ccr.tifir,zte of omomhip in respect of 1.111 !::.I:!- ,. shall be prim,? ,f(:c.ir widence of the trophy being A !li~v,-l.!~ment trophy nnc! of' the unlawfid pwwssion of i t by t h ~ , Iw:'wn.

Fscxept with the writt:.~i pernis~iui~ of the Director rrr ;.- .G < f.har.visc p~,ovidrd h? tfiis -4ot, any penon who buys or ; c.ii .. :*in w h ~ is i'our:d iu ciroumstances showing that. it is his intt.c:ii<)<, to bclj o r sell. ;tny lire wild animal shall he v i l t p of 2111 ; l t f i - 3 , ! t b .

: .U .) A - r !.I ':'he Director may, iu the fbrm prmcribed, issue to

an,>.: : ):::.sjr1 who Is ir !nwfLtl possession of any game animal or 3 . proti. . . .:< .;TII:C:LI or W ~ C in.tencls tc) sell a,ny :nc::xt of a qo.mc?

:~ni!ri::, :.r. p o t c c t ~ d ariimJ :I ce~i&et i ; ,if n~-,.r.:-.!-.;]lip of t2l.c.

C!zTi:r. ,:tb'r:t:~! p:.<>t~'rte?.d nnirni~l: 1:;. of the ni:?;it, :lp the cas? nnv t l r : .

(':: 7'4F:i:1'1: t l i t b Dir~i : t~~: is :sntisfi.eil thct :L ccrt,ifir:ttte of OWIIF:: siiir. iL:=ied un:lor .~irt.s.-:~,ir)l~ (? \ h:g.,s +&ea issili:;! ti;r:)1;?:1 - error i.l;ronrrin $he misrc:~rt?+ont::tion or f r v ~ r l of n.ny ;>crxitn, hr rn:l:? IPT':&.C t ,h~) (~?rtifi~:l-t~? ;tnd the 71?TC:0?) t(i -dam Shah c:ert.ifi?,:.t!. i>l' ?vmCmhfr Fa:: isaller! 3h3,U w;wn !81ie ~en.ific;:t~ to 1~ -,+.~!r.~!cd f;c. the Dirrctor for can,ncc!lst.%-m.

Possejsion of Govern- ment trophy to be reported

UnlswCul possession of, or dealing i t l , Qovc*rment tropliiaa

Pro11ib:ieg.i dmfinga ln live \v lid animulr

Cert l5cnt.o of OWLL'J?~~II!)

of game t': l i~ . .* l u c !,r~lll:Cl43.:

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i;:, urnrri

(:;l hitv person who fails to con;ply ni:h s:~b.rectiim (2) ah:!!l 11;: snil@ of an offence.

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Power of Ifinistar to C M $ ~

movement of ]neat of jiolne or protected HnLrurla

145. (1) The f i i s t e r may, by statutory order, pn;u)t);c, limit, control, or make subject. t.o coxldit.ion, the ~uov~:a~~~r;-i of the meat of any game ;tnimal c.)r protected animal -f~.ocri ;.:AY specified area for an;\- period oi' tili:~: cspl.eused in the (><d.i;i., : l ! .

may by like order exdude- i l l ruy,uc:t of any specified ~ 1 . t . ; ~ . t h e meat of any game a1 J n ~ a i or protcvted anitual, specil;~:; . t iw order, from the provisions of this Part. 01. ,of any pro,.: r . l i , >1' the order:

(2) Any condit,ion impo?;etl by line 3i.inistet under su?; ...l.:. ; l ln (1) may be applicd~le ge~~erully throughout t.he Repi:i.:!;~ c~r may be a2plicablf. to the nwnt of ~L?I giLrne iinimal~ 01' pr:bi.~~,::.cd animals or to all persons, or it i>i;ly bd: limited to such ..;j.:t:lii~,d areas, or to the mpat of such specified same animal or pn:t.-::t.c:d animal or to such specified c*Iasscs (.L persons, as thl: :ili;:).:f,c?r may determine.

(3) , b y persou ivhu fails ~ L I c:omp~y wlth this suct - . ,d , ir with any limitatiou or condition imposed urldcr it I " ;c guilty of an offence.

. . 146. (l) T h e 3iu~i+i.?,r 1ua> ,LLILIINI:SC ill i v r i t i ~ l g :,..;.;.<t.u.i . , who is the licensee undcr ii sije{.;c!.l;l licencr:-~unc! . . ..: ! i t . ,>S . . . . ..

in possession i ) f a (!c?i%!iir:,ltt: .>I' s,',ini?i:.i!l~p L;,--

( h ) permit ail; ;ji h: IJC~~'.-O:: U: 1 1 ~ i l i t ~11 ; . gi! U I ~ , ;;.:I , ' . I: .

protttct,t:rl ;i;ljm;tl rc.ai,rrl iicc:r,cc. u r l d f * ~ . l!\(. ..:b::..:~:i!

liC?ell(% : Q,.

(2) The Director mq- suthcsr.ise In \.n.itiq any ?P?.S~,, . : c 3 sc?li any game animal or proLectsci ii ;i;ri:;~i or Lvfir, rnet~t: of i l l ' t i : .:;!me a3,i:l?aI 07 ~>~:>.~:~<~+,<;c~ :L~ji,;:Ll c.:i:iLcy :,:;att 7: <&.)if,; :&zt i .t

-.< . . . p.ra[,(..cte<i .L!li,l::.:,: .-*:kj:,:@ -,:,,:i:. !L:2::t,?!j .;, , .::v,. :,:h? l[';,.:': :':,,:;,. :;>r ~ . L X J C ~ > l ~ ~ ! ! : ~ ~ ~ ? l t ~ ~ : l ~ ~ :~.I,IXL t.tjiiie: z .+~,t;ci:'i ~ ~ C C I I C ~ ; C,Y $11~ *ln: : . .~L of

i;LIdl li. OP I,: o t ~ . ~ . l i ~ C ! ani::li.~i.

(3) The I?L.~ist<.t v: iko i')ii.ci:k!:., 4s ~ h e case may to . oir:y iml.!ow ~:iclr t:(j~lCll t i 0 1 1 ~ :&:S h.i: C(J I IS~~~ 'X .E fit U P O I ~ . the C ~ ~ C ~ C ~ S C

o i any i ~ ~ ? j ! ~ w ; t : . , ~ S I : J I I by ];in?, ilndcr ~~~t;;er:t;i;r: ( 2 , . I;? ( 2 ; . r1.a

thr: casi! m::: b;rt , I ; ; < / ;:I?\. sirc:h cocditiajn ::h:i!.: btr~"~~ri~.!or+ed upon such r;r~tte1> ~.:.:i(lririt.y uk the time of i t s is.;ilc.

'

' . 3.47. {.! j l:!-; U T : ! ? ~ . L ~ ; ! ' ' .. 1- !>,!., ,:p:!;: ;*?>. .I .- ! ~ r . p > p ar.il~!z 1 c)-* 7y,t.3cte,+ acimzi i,r i:ny meet of':& game ~ 3 i r r ~ f r l or proter.i+:ti a,r:i~r!:j.I &::U,. 2t the t.i3r.t:. af t.!ic. :.;2.?c, i-:e in sctisal :,U.E;Y~::+C~~ ->P ;L ~t'i'iifi~iitf? of cwncrshfp issdec! ilt req)ect oft.hc p a s or prolcatr!tl . r r ~ i i ~ a l or of tLe rnc::t or" a g::mc auin:d . ~ r prot.ec'ioci : I ~ I : I G : , IIE the ci.i~c tnzy L>, &fit'! :;hi;:2 ;.>c Le ;il pjsser;<c~; C.: LT: ~11tf.,,iit3

issued under section 07% lmnd? ed and forty-six to sell the galut- animal or protecteci animal or the meat* of a game animal or prbtected animal.

(2) Except as may$be:-otherwise prescribed, every se1lt.l. sha.U, upon tshe sale of any game animal or protected animai or of any meat of it game animal or protected animal, endorse up011 the certificatt of owilership is.;~ic.il in respect of the gamtr animal or protecl.etl anirultl, 01- of t.l:t: me;^!: of a game animal or protc!cted ;11iim:~1. such detail:: of t . 1 ~ anthol.it;y to .<ell tht, animal as may be pre~aribetl, snd ile shall deliver up to the buycr the rndorscd ccrtificate oi' ownership, or a. aot,e of such mrbificat,e iin(1 entlorsemcnt., in tht: ~)~.c-;c:rihecl form, before or at, tllc timt: oi' tht: delivery of thr: SL:II<. animal or protected aninlal, or 01' t.;ic: n?ei\tl of a came rinirnal oi:protected animal. ;is the cSiiscA iitny i j r l .

(3j If' t,i:t! s e l h ilas 11ot ~reviously delivered to the buyer. the ent1or.si.d c:ert.ific;~t,c o f ownership of any game animal 01.

protectcti iInil!i:lI 0 i c!; :iiiy o1t:ilI. ilf i l g:\n?c. aninlal or p:.ol.cotaci ani111u.i. i ih [.!l? ?:s.;tS I:;<+. iw. 01' tfh!* fi~~-:.,~rih~!! r l~tt ' r ~ f ' sucI) cel.t.ific:~t,c: i io ( ! ::l~ciorseroc!rlb ;ts requ2rt cl vnt.i.(.l. s\il~sc:c~;ior: (2; , the h ~ y c : ~ . sli;.'! . > ? ' ? . I . ;in!(: o-f f!.cl;yc.ri* :;f t(;i: ~ . ~ ? . T J ? H :~:lir~!;l! 01. protc~:ti.ci : ! I : . !II:) : d:i. nutat ~ l ' :: clnl:!t: :! 1111;i3.1 or pr.otect,e;.i animal. unclcr tht. itLbaio S Y O ~ I t11:: ~cli irr thc duly entlorsed ccr1,ific:~to of o.\~.nc~r;;hip of.t~d.r prc:sc~r.ihcrl nc)t,c of such cc!.t,ificat!-. ;rnd rntln!.s;-rile11 i .

(4) :\ny } N . I - L ~ . I I ~ ~ - 1 ! f j ~;ont.r:i,\~e!i~s or fa119 to cu:;~ ;jly ;vit,l> ; L ; ~ v . . c , < the ~ ~ I ' O V I S ; O I I + !,f iIli:: -e:st.ic,n shall he gtliliy of'i1.n oiYtl;?ce.

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149. (1) 'Xhe Cir.ector !;;:by, >:SE(+ to ~ J I . \ , I.je:.euJl ;I pero!i,, l'*l1r..l* to :Jnport wila in t l i t b foml ;>rrr.cr.i!lcil. t . ~ im!:o~t any vild anir2a.l or t h e rcest. ,uiEn,.,3,

of any ~v i ld anit:inl or. m y k+tli;., oi.hcr tIi:m $-.for:< W !.hi.i?r,- Ipp:lr or

ceros horn, wliich ~ ~ l ~ i i t 1!!3-y ]..C !,I:!:~cc~ to 3113. c~zC;jt,i(;.[!:: tr;l:'ll~e~

wbich the Eirec::cjr n:ay ici!?~~::: ~ i l d s:lii.il kc v&i(i for :;UCII time as i s exprevcd iu tke prrd~i t .

(2) The :viini.tt:r I;?R.I;: is:ca~ 'ii: a::;.. p:::sox I; ;t..rn;rt, in the form prcscribcd, to ii::?wt : L C ~ ivoy: or ~ t . i l l ~ ~ 4 i 0 ~ I:~JTII. wbkh p'; "lit m a y l:,e ,cnl)j!:ct to n :X co,:d'iic!.;s . i i i . iui; t':.i; P i j r j . d t A ; r i.r,ay imporo and :.!>;,!i hc vi-i'i,: f\ii r . t . c ; ~ tj,i.c as is ex~1.ss.;ed in the permit.

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(3) A . permit issued under this sectio~l shall not be in sub.;tit~~tion of all). per~nit or authorit:; to import any wild a11ilu;~I UJ- tneat 01. frophy. or icor.? or rhinoceros horn, ;.!.:pired by or unr1t.r. any other wvrittcil law: nor shall rsqy .inch permit be dee1111~tl tii relic\~e any person from any restric- tiou on or prohibitioli ol' the import of any wild animal, m a t , trophy, ivory or rllinocnros horn im-posed by or under any other \v~.itten law.

~ z . , ~ j t 1-1ct1o1l 150. (1) Any perso11 ~vho~irnpr ts 'or who attempts to import on 9rno:wt ot wild

4 1 1 ~ 7 wild animal, meat oon any wild animal or ally trophy- - I lmnls ~.\-cept - II c.tf c,r trn!,l,~n\ (a) tluough a uustou~s p01.t of entry;

(1,) \: iicre he produces to the cu>:tolils offi_cer. aatisfrr~.tory t?viclonce that such wild animal, meat or trophy 11s.; lleen lawfully exportet1 from the country of orifin : and

(C) \r.bcre ht: prod~~ces to thc ~ i l ~ h l l l ~ officer i~ valid pennit. to import the ~ m c i s~i~oi l 111v1cr .section o ~ z c 71 undr.crl and .f(:rl?/->tirla :

(2j :h); ~ ) ~ ~ ~ l l \ V ~ I U iil1j)ol.t~ thl~:i$$l i7r ~l l~ t01119 ~)Ort of' ..~,t.r.>. a,!~:: x~ild anjt~la!: 11lt!ilt Of ~111). h!J(:]l i~~li!:lml. OI' Dlig t:(,ph? . !,lit ..\.:;IJ: ;L?, tiic f i l l l ~ of SI I ( :~ I i:r: j101.t. ii :!r~aijl(-. t.9 R~c~:.!cc: t h e c?vide~lcc ~.equirecl under paragrapli (0 ) of' sub: eutic.,r~ ( 1 ) or ip,s ~loi. i:: !'is !)os:se~::.i~~l t.he i~i?pol~ ;:2<.:11it. rec1i;ir.c~c! t.0 he Iwod~li.c:d I . : I ~ ~ I ~mrafiraldl (C) of sul~!:ctinll ( I ) s!i:di l:(: :;jven :'C.' " V',' , . --,,,,..hlc~ ti!ne durin; :.:vl)ic!> t o y~od;z:*n thc rvidcl~cc 01. the

. c i.:;;i:-. :L l,!:,. ca5c ilia)' hi;: thi;i?% .:.\rh.'.?f: ti:nc tI:c ccrstonls O~<~C: : I . .-,l:r:!i d!:tai:i tilt. L\-iicl ax1irr:al. w?c:L~;. or troph:, :E t.?ze c't;? c:t:-.!! ?i,;&;: he.

(3 j J.f tht: cour1i;ry from wl~ich &U> \\.-ild i~~ii!l;:ll, rnei~t of any alirllal or tr-ophp is expor-kd i~ zcit I;!(\ co!~nt.ly ofo:<,h, it ::h;iil 1,:. s:~E,:ic!lt for the purpows GT r .~i i : t l . ; i ;qP:l (h! c ~ f sllh- c;::.:.!:ioll ( 1 ) if t!lcrs i . ~ p i .od~i~rd to the c:!stor:;s nE.~or. ~:.s!i.:f'~c:,~?-,-

. 1 .:~,.l~~!~:-,(y t1i;:t t.he ar~imzl, rnc::t 01. t.roph?- \-r-&s l,zn.-r111i.c; o s p o ~ + ~ d cr'r!~:!! t.fi:. r:r>!lnxy c.f export.

(4j ljpou conviction, of any pcrsod 01 an off,-.~lcc mcier this si.otic;tl, tlie court may, ai: the request of t!le pPo::cr:ution a.-e . . .. in :!:!!!it ;on t o any G ~ , ~ I C I . pen:!;;\' i~r,p:>:?:c?, t l r .:l,, . L L L 7. - n n ~ -.-.-i!,l :~:;ir;l:sl, ineat or trophy sn import;::d, <, la :;<, ,~::!.::rrt::tcci

b~ i : ~ ~ ~ o y t d . t.0 1 1 ~ feifcited or o-c&:?: it t:j l ~ o tfi.strcbireti, u,lt.hcl.:: c..!mpc~lsatiou. or Inay bofh c!c?:,It~~.o i; to liz ri,l-f:+ite<] ;;n;l c.~.c!t:r it t o bc sn rlestroyed, without. c;)mpcsns::hion.

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151. Subject to the provisions of sectiolls one Tizcndred and tl~irt?j . ~ i x ancl one Ih.nndred and thirty-seven in respect of the import and redstration, respectively, of ivory and rhinoceros horn, an!- person who imports m y prescribed trophy shall, within o11c 111otltl: after the clate of the import of the prescribed trophy, n l ~ p l ~ to the Director for a certificate of ownership in ~.csl)ect of thc prescribed trophy pursuant to section one Fiundr~c7 n?lrl tfiirfy-two.

132. ,411:. person who exports any wild animal or any t,:(>:~t of' YI ICI I ani111aI or any trophy which is found in Zambia in i b wild qi:lf C except in accordance with a valid export permit issued IIIL~I-1. sect,ion one l~andred and my-three shall be guilty of an o!t;-~!~t..

153. ( l ) '1'11~ Director may issue to any person a permit, in thc forrn presc1.ibed. to export the meat (of any oPilc1 animal or an-- t.~oph>- (other than ivory or rhinoceros horn), which pern~it ?i;:t?- l)e subject to any conditions which the Minister may itn!)oqc ant1 shall be valicl for such time as is specified on tllc jlc.rrtl;t.

(2) 't'11(~ JIinister may, issue to any person a permit, in the form prcrcril)ed, to export any ivory or rhinoceros horn or any Ii\-e i ~ i l f l ni~imal urhich is found in Zambia in a wild state, which pcr~:lit 1:lay be subject to any conditions which the 1Iinistt.r Itin- it:lpose nncl shall be valid for such time as is spccificvl in tl11' permit.

(3) .\~i!. jwrtllit issued mder this section shall not be in .;ubstitl:tion nf any pcrmit or authority to export any such mild nni~t~nl. n~cat, t.~*ophy, or ivory or rhinoceros horn, re- quirctl 11)- or t~nt lor. any other written 1aw:nor shall any such permit be deemed to relieve any person from any restriction an or prohibition of the export of any such wild animal, meat, trophy, 01- ivory or rhinoceros horn, imposecl by or under any other written Ia~r.

154. (1) Any person who exports or attempts to export any wilt1 nnima,l which is found in Zambia in a wild state, meat, of any ~~-i ld animal or any trophy, ivory or rhinoceros horn e x c e p t

(a ) through a customs port of entry; and . . - -

( h ) under ancl in accordance with the conditions of au. export pennit issued in respect of the animal, bird, meat or trophy, ivory or rhinoceros horn under section one hundred and fifty -three;

shall be guilty of an offence.

CertiIicntns of owner- ship of Imported prescril~ocl trophies

Export of wild nnimals, otc., with- out permit prohibited

Permits to export wild anim~le. meat or trephies

Restriction on export o f wild animrrls. meat or trophy

(2) A113 person who expo* or atte~npts to export any wilcl animal, meat of any wild animal, or any trophy, ivory s r rhinoceros horn, shall produce to the customs officer for iuspection the export permit issued in respect thereof under

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section one lmndred and ,fifty-three togetllcr lvitll :L c~ertificate of owvnership of the wild animal, meat, trophy. ivory 01% rllino- ceros horn, issued uncler this Act:

Provided that if that person is not in possrssion of the cspot-t permit or the certificate of ownership in respect thereof' at the time of the export or attempted export, he shall be given a reasonable time within which to produco the same; during which time the customs officer shall tlet.ain the v.-ild nnill~:~l. meat, trophy, ivory or rhinoceros horn. as tlx. castb ]nay \)P.

Wild snimala, moat and trophies in t r s~~s i t

Powor of Minieter to suspend application o i this, Part

Right to enter land

155. (1) This Part shall not apply to an?- wild anilnnl, meat of any wild anirnal, trophy, ivory or rllinoccros horn --

(a) in transit through Zambia, if the nilcl animal, rrlcbat of any mild aninlal, trophy, ivory or rhinoceros lior~l is accompanied by the necessary transit c ~ ~ s t o ~ n s documents issued in the country of origin c;r of export of the wild animal, meat, trophy, ivory orrhinoceros horn and is entered through a customs port of entry; or

(b) accoay~aniecl by any person n.210 is in possossio~l of and surrenders to a custonls officer ;L certificate, issuec-l by the country of origin or of c spo~ t of the wild anirnal, meat of any wild anima,], trophy, ivory or rhinoceros horn, that the person is lawfully autliorirjecl to esport the wild anima.1, meat.: trophy, ivory or rhinoceros hornancl the person satisfies the c:lstolns officer-

(i) that the certificate was issuc~(1 to that pel.soJi; ancl

(ii) that the person is himself exporting the wild animal, meat, trophy, ivory or rhinoceroshorn a.s the case may be, from Zambia.

(2) Any person who contravenes or fails to comply wit11 pari~graplis (a.) or ( b ) of subsection (1) shall be guilty of an offence.

156. The Minister may, by statutory order, suspend the operation of this Part or any section of this part, either gene- rally or in respect of any specified wild animal, meat of any wild animal, trophy, ivory or rhinoceros horn, or for any period of time expressed in the order.

PART XI11

157. Any proper officer, or any honorary wildlife police officer duly authorised in writing by the Director to act under this section, may with s warrant, enter upon any land, building, tent, vehicle, aircraft or boat for the purpose of carrying out

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the pr(~vi..io~w o f this Act, or for the 1)tvpose o f preve~lt.i~y or detectjllg ~ L I I J olTc11ce r~nclcr this tlct,:

i'rovided that no pnr-ate ciwclliug-house shall be cl~tered pursuaut to this section esccl)t in t!lc presence of the ocuuplar or of a person over the apparent age of sixteen jczlrs who resides thcbrci11 iis ;L 1uc1111)er oi'thc occupier's fan~ily.

158. ( 1 ) If an!. 1~rope1. vffiwr, cir honorary wildlifc policc r ,eccl* r! I! 1.: ?,!:t!!:):.f.c.c! i:1 ;; ;illiig :)j. Li~c: aireator to ~iiicler l t l ~ i l t to

sca~c.11 this section, i n s rei~sorlablc grounds 'or believing t i ~ a t ally person lri~s cou~n~it ted or is committing or is about to cornlnit a.n oii'tmce under this Ac*t,, or thinlts it 1leces:;ilry for the purpose of verifying all?- liccarlce or per~nit 1)111'1)ortccl to have been ~ssucd to zny person under this Act, or under the Firearms Aci, he ~ u a y , wit11 u n;u*r.:~nt: i~lapcct and seercl1 any I)nilclin,rr cap. 111 or tent or any l)aggago: p:tcl.rsgc, wagoll, cil,trivrLu. vehicle, boat or nircl.i~ft i l l tllc! possessio~l or 11ndc1. t 1 1 t h coi1t.roi of that person.

(2) It' t,hc pro1)er officer or hollorary wildlifc police officer h accordancc \vit.ll subsection (1) kids game animal or protected tmi~~l i~ l , ~r lc i~t of any galnc anin~al or protected ailiulal: trophy: \-egetat.ioll, firearin, spear, bow, arrow or other \\-CiLpOIl, or aliy C ' S ~ ~ O S ~ V C ' , net, snare, trap or poison, ivhicll appears to have obtained, or to ba possessed. or to ha1.e been ~rscd, or to 1)c al?out t,o be used, ill contraveiltio~l of this Act, 01. if'llc fincls ally oi,ht!r wtirl:. n.liicii appcavs to Imve beer1 used, or to bc abo~rt to Irc ~ised, in contravention of this ;\et, s ~ c h gallie animal or p*otocted animal, trophy, neat, vegetat.io~l, fir.enr.:~~. SPC;LI-? ;IO\X,~, arrow, or other \treapon, or such other article?, i11ay be seized and detained by the officer or honora1.y wildlife policc officer on behalf of the Director.

(3) An)- proper officcr or honorary wildlife police officer who seizes and detains any thing, weapon or article under suhsect,ion (2) shall give to the person from wlloin such thing, weapon or article \tras seized a receipt irl the prescribed form signed by the officer or honorary nildlife police officer, as t,ile case may be.

(4) In the evcnt of-

(a) the D!rect.or being advised in writing by the Director ofPublicYrosecutions that no prosecution consequent upon any search and seizure made under subsections (1) and (3), respectively, should be instituted; or

(6 ) any-prosecution having been finally concluded ;

then, in oithctr event, any thing, weapon or article so seized and detained under subsection (2) shall be returned to the owner or to the person from whose custody it wvaa taken, and shall be so returned within ten days from the date of the receipt by the Director of t h e advice that no prosecution

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G ~ a a r a l {:CIXYOW nntl dutiea 3f wildlife po!ice oFi::or3

slloulct bc i!istit'utecl or froin the date any pi~st>c~~tii , t i ! I : L ~ been finnlly concludecl, as tlic case may be:

Pro\-ided that aty: thing, weapon or article shall liot be retl~rncd ~mdcr this subsection if i t has been declared by the court to I)c. forfeited, or ordercc1 to be destroyed, ~mcler. this Act or a:iy other written law.

139. ( I ) 't\:hcn any person is folltld cornlnitti:~? an!- offence or is ~m,sonabl.v suspected of having comnCtted an otl'ence undel- t*Iiis Act all): proper officer or honorary wildlife police officer nay d c m o ~ ~ d the person's nanic and address, nncl if that I W I ~ S O I ~ refuses to fur~lish s t ~ h information. or fails to fnrnisll ~ r ~ c . h hifornlation to the: s:~!,isfi ?ation of the proper officer or honorary I-:ii!Ilift~ ~lolics officer or honorary wildlife officer 01. if t.he 1)roi)er cl:iic.t.r. i t r 1iunora1-y wildlife police officer has t~cn::otii~hle g~,ouncIs J i ; I 1:cliering that umiless arrested t.l;e 1)erson wiil cseapc or C R ~ I J C :;!l unrcason~ble amount of delay, tro~tl,lo dr cspense i l l iioi!ip 1narl5 ansn.erable to ji~stice, he rnay arrest ~11~11 per.io:~ :r.itilo~:t 1\~;11'1.~11t 31id keep tllrtt person in custody.

; 2 ) Subject to sttbsection (3) any ?erson a:-restcd ~:!tdcr subscctio~i ( 1 ) 811511 be taken soon as practica1,lo bcfnre :r cor:rt, and shall not be detained for lon>;cr tha!l i.; :-enso!laltl,v ne cessilrj- for that purpose.

(3) \\'here anj- person is arrested toider subsection (l) . a wildlife 1)olice officer-in-charge of a wildlife police outpost to which the yerson is brought Inay, in any case, and shall, if it clocs not appear practicable to bring that person before n,

coilrt \\.ithi11 twe~~ty-four liorrrs after he was so taken i ~ i t o custocly. inclnire irlto ill= case, and, unless the offence czppe;us to the oflieer to be of a serious nature, release the person, otl his esccnting a bond, with or without snreties, for a reasonable amount,. to appear before a competent court a t a time and place to be nained in the bond; but, where any perso>l is retabled in custody, he shall be brought before a court :\S

soon ss practicable.

(4) Not~ithshtiiling anything ~011teaiiled in this scctioll m1 officer-in-charge of a mildlife police outpost may release a, person arrested under subsection (1) when, after due ~vilcllifo police inquiries, insufficient] evidence is, in his opinion, di.3- closed on which to proceed wit11 the charge.

160. (1) Every wildlife police oEcer shall exercise such powers and perform such duties as inay be conferwd or irnposed upon a wildlife police officer under this Act, and shall obey all lawful directions in respect of the execution of his office wxch lie may from time to time receive from a wildlife police officer superior in rank to him.

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(2) Every wildlife police officer shall be cleen~erl to be on duty a t all times and may at any tinle be cletailecl for duty in any part of Zambia.

(3) It shall be the duty of evcry wildlife police officer pro~nptly to obey and esecute all orders and warrants lawfully issued to h i i i ~ by any officer superior t o him. t o col1ec:t and corumuni- cnte iu~tellipellce affecting the conservatioil of wildlife, t o ~ ~ r e r c n t the comlnission of offences under this Act. to detect ant1 bring offenders t o justice. ant1 t o apprehend all peysons ~vlloin hc is legally authorisecl t o a!~preliend ant1 for. urhose npp~.el~el~sion ,it; lficient grounclw exist.

(4) l'hc p~.ovisions of this Act shall be in acldition ancl not in substitution for. or in derogation of, any of the powers. ailthoritics. privileges ancl ntlvai~tages. nor in substitution for. or in clerogation of, the tluties ailcl responsibilities of a wiltilift. police officer of tlzc r.alk of scout, a t con:lnoll law.

161. ( l ) -Any wildlife police officer of or above the rank of Asuibtmt PYilcllife Ranger luny, on the prescribcrl f m n , tske or cGause t o he taken in his presence, for the purpo-;c of record and ide~ltification. the mensurernents, photographs. fingerpri- nts, linntlprints and footprints of an1 ])erson in Ia~vf111 custotly.

(3) A ivildlifc police officer nctillg in acconln~ico it.11 S I I ~ J -

sec:tion ( 1 ) shall c:ertify on t l ~ c fort11 ~)rc.sc:ribcil that the ihger- prints llave 1)ccn tt1;r:n by llitii, 01- that lle 11ns c:ut.~scil t l l c ? ~ ) ~ to be taken in his prc <cncc, in accordancc with tlic: clirect,icins ~lj~ltiillctl 011 tli,: fui.111, allcl tllat t l ~ c pilrtici~lnrs eilterccl on the: for~il arc: to the best of his kno\vletl~c and belief, accurate and trrie.

I::) X11 records of the ~neasurelnents, photographs, finger- prints, 1laridprillt.s and footprints and any negatives and coi~ies of st~cl! pllotographs, or of photographs of suchf%lgerprints, l~rmd- pl.irlts ancl footprints ts1;en of a person untlcr this section s11t:ll. forthwith, be tlestroyed or hancled over to tllat ~ C W O I ~ , if he is riot 1.11argecl with an offence or is discharged or nccluitted ~ J J - n c.o~ui%, ant1 Ilas not pl.eviously 1)een convicted by a court.

(4) l%r thc pklrposes of this section " person in la~vful custody ' lneans any person talcell into custotly undw section one hundred anclfifty-nine.

162. (1) Rotwvithstnntling the pl.ovisions of ally other law, if' a1l.v irildlife poiice officer of or above thc rank of Assistant Wildlife Ranger considers i t necessary so to do for the pre- rention and detection of an offence rel:tt,ing to ~vilrllife he nlny-

Power to take photographs. measure- ments, k g e r prints. etc.

Traffic barrim and cortlonv

(a) urcct or place or cause to be erectecl or placctl barriers or cause a cordon t o bc fonned, in or ac:ross any road or street or any otl~er public place in such manner as he may think fit ;

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( h ) cause a cordon to be placetl iri or across or aroulld any public place or private property in such tnmner as lie may thi~ilc fit, ant1 for that purpose i t sllall be Ia\ful for the \r-ildlife pc-lice offices formingthe corclon, wvitliol~t tlic consent of any person, tc, enter any property :tnd do any act or thing necessary for the effcct.ive formation of the cort lo~~.

( 2 ) Where a barrier has been e~:cclctl or 1)laced or a corclon fonnctl u~tdcr snl~sertion ( I ) ;::I? ~vildlife l~olicc officcl*inny tnko all ~*casonn!)lo steibs t.3 p ~ c r e n t any I)ci'soll pnssiriy or ally vehicle i>ai~\g tlriven past the barrier 01. corclu~~.

(S) Tl'i~c. cirivc:r of any \~cliiclo w11o fails t,o c . u ~ ~ t l ) l ~ - \\,it11 rctlso:~nl)lo signi\l O S a \vildlife ~)elice of1ic.c~ i'cr!~~il,ii~:: suc.h c1rivr.1. t-o stop Itis vc*!ticlc bcforc roacl~ i~lg ~IIIJ. 11nl.1 iur ~i.c,.t!.:l or ~ > l i l ~ c ~ l or cortlo~l fo1.111et1 undcr srrl)sec+i:)n ( I ) , sl~al! 1)c g~riltj- of an ofincc and slinll be liable, on con\.ictiorl, to u firlc. riot, escc!crling t,c~l I l~o~is ; \~l ( l !inach,z or to i ~ ~ ~ l ) ~ . i s o n r ~ ~ e ~ i t h r . :L

perioc I ~ ! o t csccedinp t\\-cl\-(: niotltllr, ot to l)ot,h.

(1) An?. j~crso~i who I~reaks through or a t teupts to bl.e:tl; througli m?; bar]-ier erected or placed or corr!on formed, under subsectiol~ (1) sliall be guilty of an offence and shall be lial)le, 011 co~lviction, to a fine not c.xccctlulg tell thousnacl kwacha or to imjwi*(:n111ent for a. pr:.iotl uc;t c~xrc?eding t\\-elve ~nonths, or to 1,oth.

Powor to 163. ( 1 ) A wiltllife police oiticer Inay, subject to sul~scctiuiw fimrrna (2) and (3), use any firearn1 l\-hichlias been issuccl to 11illl :lgainst

any pcrson-

( ( I ) ill li~i\ful c.11stody cllargecl \vith or con\-ictctl of an of'kncc u~iclcr this ,4ct wllcn that pc.rson is csi.n])i:~g or ntte~npting to escape;

(b) \v110 by forcc rescues or cttetnpts to rescue ally at.ltur I)ei.sorl fr. ) i l l lanf111 c ~ ~ s t o d y ;

(c) ~ I i o 1)y force preve~lts or a t tc~npts t o l)rc\-c-~~t the lawful arrest of'liirnself'or of ally other person :

l'rovided that a wildlife police officer shall not use a f i icar~~i-

(i) its autliorisecl under paragraph (U,) ~mless the \vildllfe police officer has reasonable grounds to believe t'llat lie cannot otherwise prevent the escape and unless lie shall give n ~vrtrning to the person that he is about to usc a firean11 against him and t,he \var~ling is unlleetled;

( i i ) as authorised 1111der parag;npli (b) or (c) nnless tlie wildlife police officer has reasonable ground to bcblieve that he or any other person is in damgcr of grievous bodily harm and that hc cannot, otherwise rffcct the arl.cx>t, 01. prevent thc rcsaiip

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(2) A wildlife police officer shall not, in the presence of his superior. officer, use a firearm against any person except under the orders of that superior officer.

(3) The use of fiearms under this section shall as far as possible bc to disable and not to kill.

(4) The authority vested in a wildlife police officer by subsection (1) shall be in addition tn ?ntl not in substitution for any authority to nse firearms \ i..-te(l i1A ;I wildlife police officer by any othcr written law.

164. (1) An? licelice permit, authority, cc~L~Scate 01. other document issued under this Aci shallupon request be produced by the holder for inspection by any proper officer or honorary wiltl!iti: police officer or any othcr person dnlp t~ut~horised in nrriling by the Director.

(2) Any person who fails to coinply with any request made nndcr subseclio~i ( I ) shall be guilty of an offence.

165. Nothing in this Act shall exempt any person from cornplii~nce wit11 the Firearms Act.

166. (1) Tha Uil-cctor of Public Prosccntions may, a t the rcq~~cst. of the 3linistcr or the Director, in writing, nominate by )lame or rank any public officer or class of public officer of the Depai.tment of Sational Parlis and Wildlife Service to undcrti~ke antl prosecu'ie criminal proceedings in respect of any offencc alleged to have been committed by any person in cont;ravcntion of this Act, and may a t any time! without assigning any re;lson, cancel any such nomination.

(2) 11: undertakiag or prosecuting any proceedings under subsection ( l ) , the public officer shall act in accordance with the general 01- spccid instructions of the Director of Public Prosecutions, ant1 shall for the purpose of any such prosecution ha\-(. the pcwrls of' n public prosecutor appointed under any law 1br the time hci~lg in force.

PART XIV

167. Any person, othcr than a person authorised in writing by the Director. who causes any bush or grass fire within the co~lfines of ally Sational Park shall be guilty of an offence:

Providcd that this ~cction shall not apply to any wildlife police officer ~vhilc acting under the written direction of the Director.

((1.0 o b s t r ~ ~ ~ ' t s .:any proper officer or any honoraq- wildlife police officer or any duly appoirited person in the lawful cscrcisc of any powers conferred by or under this Act ;

Ilocu~nonts to be producod on requost

Comp1i:rnco with F h ; r r l ~ - ~ Act. Cap. 11 1

Prosecutions by public officers

Prollibition of bus11 or grass fir- in National Parks

Pm!

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Bailuro to keep registers or to furnish returns, an offence

Prohibition of alteration. defeoement or removal of official records

Prohibit,ion of alteration or defacement of prescribed documents or reoorda Secrecy

(b) refuses to furnish to any proper officer or llonorar~r wildlife policc officer or any duly appointed person, on reqilest, any particulars or information to which the proper officer, honorary mildlife police officer or duly appointed person is entitled by or under this Act; or

(C) wilfully or reclilessly gives to any proper cfficer, honorary wildlife police oficcr or duly appointed person, any false or nlisleading particula~x or infor- mation with respect to any fact, or particulars to which the proper officer, honorary wildlife police officer or duly appointed person is entitled by or under this Act;

shall bc guilty of an offence. (2) For the purposes of this section, the exprubsoii " duly

appointed person " means any person to wllom dlities in connection with the administration of this Act hare been delegated by the Minister or the Director, as the cnw may be, under this -4ct.

169. Any person, being a person required by or ~ulder t l~is Act to keep any register or to furnish any return 01. inforination to the Minister or the Director, mho-

(a) fails to keep such register or to furnisll . i ~ ~ o i l return or information as required;

( b ) fails to make ally entry iu such register or to f~wllish sucli return or information within the time prescribed; or

(C) with intent to mislead, illalies any entq. such. register or furnishes any return or information which is false in a material particalar ;

shall be guilty of an offence.

170. Any person 1~110, without lawful authority. alters, defaces or removes-

(a) any register, index or other official record ~uilinta~~eled under this Act or of any order, requirement. rrqul,ztrion or rule made thereunder; or

(b ) my entry appealing in any such register., index or- other official record;

shall be guilty of an offence.

171. Any person who, without lawful authorit?, alters or defaces any licence, permit, authority, certificate, register, return, record or other document, prescribed, issued, furnished or kept under this ,4ct, shall be guilty of an offence.

172. Any person who- (a) being a person employed for the purposes of this Sct,

publishes or communicates, without lawful authority,

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to any other person any information acquired by him i.11 the course of his en~ployment~; or

( b ) being in possession of any information wliicli, to his luiowledge, had been disclosed in contravention of this Act, publishes or coinmnnicates that information to any other person;

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shall be gui1t.y of an offellcc a i d upon conviction shall be Liable to a fine riot esceeding twentv thousand kwaclia or to n " te1-111 of inlprisonment not exceeding two years, or to botli.

173. 1:sc.el)t jvllerc otl~cr\visc esprcuslj- provided in this Act, any person who is convicted of an offc~ice under this Act shall 1)e liable 11l)on collvict' ,1011 -

(U) for :i first offencc to a fine of nut less than five tliolisand Iini~cha but not exceeding fifty thousand Ic~~~acha or to a terln of in1l)risonmeat of not less than sis months but not esceeding five years, or to botli.

( b ) for a second or subsequent offence to a fine of not less than ten thousand kwacha or to a term of irn- prisonlnent of riot less than one )-ear 1)11t not e~ceccling $c\-en ycarh, or to botli.

171. (1) Any persol1 who is colivicteci of hunting, wouliding, n~olesting or reducing into possession a1137 elephant or rhinoceras i11 contravc~ltion of an)- provision of this dc t shall be liable upon conviction-

(a) for a first offence, to a tcrin of imprisonment? witliout tllc option of a fine, of not less tliali iivu years b u t not exceeding ten years; and

( b ) for a second or subsequent olfence: to a terln of imp~isonmcnt, without the option of a file, of not lcss than sc\-c11 years but not esceeding fifteen years.

(2) If't,lle collrt is s:~tisfiecl tllat. in case of an offence referred to in subsection ( l ) , that t,lie offence ~vas coinmittecl for the purpose of, or in collucction vrith, illegal trafficking i11 ivory or rhinoceros horn, the oflender shall be sentenced-

(cc) for a first offcllce, to iiiiprisonlnent far a tcrln not Icss tha11 ~ c \ ~ c n years \\.itliout the option of a finc; allcl

(L) for n second or subsequent offence, whether or not the previous offence i~wolved is illegal trafficking, to imprjsonmcnt for a terlii of not less than ten years n-ithout tllc option ol' a fine.

175. I3scept as otherwise expressly provided in this Act, any person who is convicted of an offence involving lullawful hunting within nNatioila1 Parli shall be liable upon conviction:

(a) for a f i s t of'fence to itllprisonment, \ritliout the option of a fhle, for a term OF not lcss than one year but not exceeding ten years; czr td

Penalty for offenoe involving elephant and rhinoceros

Ponalty for unlawful hanting in National Parks

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Ponulty for possesalng, buying or selling meat or wild animt~l 01.

+ropily

1'unnlt.y for possrming, I~uyixlg or selling any protected tinimal or troplry of protected anirnnl or prosctihed t ropily

I'enalLy for unlawful 211mting or wounding, etc.

L)ostr~lction of game-pits. etc., on conviction

( 6 ) for a secotld or subsequent offellcc to i~~~ydsonment , without the option of a fine, for a term of not less that two years but not escceding fifteen years.

176. Except as p~-ovided by section OM? h,t~)~drc(E and secenty-secex, any person who is colivicted of bcing in possession of, or of selling, buying, itnporting or exporting or of attetnpting to sell, buy, import or export., any meat of a ~vild anitnal or any trophy in contr.avcntion of this Act sllall be liable, upon convictioll, t,o a file not escceding seventy thousand kwacha or to impriso~:lllent for n. tc-l.rn lot esccedillg seven years, or to both.

177. ( 1 ) Except as othernrisc 1)rovicled 11 s1ilsect;io~~ (2) an\- person who is convicted of an offellcc under tliis Act, which i~lvolvc?s Leitig in possession of, or ~c!ling, bu~.ing, importing or exporting, any 1)rotectcrl ani:nnl or thc meat or ally t,ropllj. of a protcactecl ultinial. in contt.a\-elltio~~ of this Act, shall I)e liable, upon con\.icbtion: to irn!~risonluent nrit,hout the option of a fine for a, t,erm not nsccedirlg S~I-ctn years.

( 2 ) Any person who is con\.ictecl of a11 oiTc~lce II:IC~CI. this Act \\hicli illvolves bei11g in l;osscssioti of, 01- of' selling, buyitlg, importillp or esporting any prescribed t r o p l ~ . ~ in co~it.r.aventiotl of this Art shall be liable ilpon c.onvictio~l-

( ( I ) fov first offetice, to in~prisolunlerlt, \vitlio~tt the option of A fine, for a tet.t!l of not lcss t l ia l~ tivc !-cars but 11ot csceeding tc.11 yca1.s: aru1

( h ) fo:' a S C C O ; ~ ~ 0; sLiL:XCj~i2iit 0fLtl~L!? iilll)l'i.i~ilill~llt, \vitllot!t the 01)tion of a fiilc, for a term of not leas 1-11;~: scvorl years 1)11t not, cscetcling liftcell J-cars.

178. Ij:sc.cpt as other\-;is(: l)t.oviclccl ill this Act, any perso11 who is c:o~rvicted of an off'ence iulcler Part \'I11 or L'al% 11S shell bc liable upon cotivict,ion to a fine not exceccling five tliuusancl 1;waclta or t,o a tcl-ln of impl,isonlnelIt; not esccccling S ~ S l l l O l l f ~ l ~ , 0 1 ' to l~otll.

179. 1Vhei.c a:ly perxolL is cotlvictocl of all ot'tb~lcc uncicr this Act it1 rcspcct of all^. gatnc-pit, pitfall, trcacll 01. sitnilz~r cxcavatiotl~ fcrlcc or enclostil~c, or othcr device lixcd to the rrl.onnd. \\-l~ic.ll srlch pc?rson has n~ade, used, or hacl in his .*

1)osw..<siol1, tbr tlie purpose of hunti~lg in colltra~c:ltion of t,l~e 1)rovisiotis of this Act, thc court. shall, ill atlclitiorl t,o an). othcr ~ ~ i n i s l ~ l tlcnt.. orcler sltch p%tllo-l)it., l)itfall, trcncli, esca\~at.ion, fence, enclosure or devicc to be dcstl-oeci or obliterated in s~tcli tilruulchr as t,hc court ti1n.y spccify. ntld any espenclit,ure incnrt.cd on account of srleh order shall bc reroverahle from such person as u. civil tlebt t,o the Ch\-crnt~lcnt,.

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180. ! 1) U1)oli t,hc cotlvietior~ of any pewon of an offence Forf?itum provlaiona 111tdcr tl!i:j Act, t l ~ c co~u,t shall, a t the request of thc prosecution, .,

in addit,ion to a ~ y - other penalt? iunposed, declare mj- ~vild conviction aliitnsl, meat of ally wilt1 animal trophy, fi~.eartn or other \\capon or any trap, net, poison, ~llat~erial or article, or, subject to srrI)sc.ctions (2) to (S) i~lclusi\-e: any vehicle, aircraft or lwn t , wit11 ~vlric!h 1,Iie ofrence was comn~itted. or u.liich was uscd in, 01. for the 1)urpose of; or ill relation to, or in connectio~l \\.it h , the co11) lnissior~ of the offencc. to be fbrfeited without c.o~~i!~:~isi~tiol~ a~rtl ~llnll or.tlcr. tllc sal!ie to Ioc disposed of as the .\lirlistjcr c.olisir1c.1.s !it:

Z'rovidcd tllilt in ~.c>lat,iou to nu offe~icc to \vllicll scction ,/[ftr/-,/[L.(.. C / ) ( : 711ii~dt.c~l (171(1 sc,retlty-joar. 01. ot~c hundred a?ul srrr 41t!j;jiz:;. or s~~bscc:t io~~ ( 2 ) of scctio~l oj1e Illoldred a.~rrJ sez'el~ty- . q r , ~ . r :: n.i)i.)lic~. tllc c o ~ ~ r t ~ 1 1 ~ 1 1 , ill c~(:I:\. caie, o!.clcr the forfeiture of' tl:~: w ~ l d arli~tiul, nlcat. of tho n.ild sni1:1;11 < J I o any trophy or

!ire:~r~ri or ot,llor \vcu[)oll or a ! y tent or dazzli~q l i ~ l l t which \\.a.: the subject of thc on'ellce or witll \vhic!i tlio offcllce was c~o~:i~nit~tcetlas tlut casc 111ay he, or whicli \v;is used in or for tlnc l)l~r.poscs of. or it1 rcl:~t.io:1 tc), or i ~ r co~i l ic~t io i~ \vith, the coni- ri~i.sqioti of t.11c. ofli:ncc!.

(2j 1Yllrl.c tlie prosecution recjuests a declill~iztion of forfciturc r~~rtler subseclioll ( l ) in respect of any vehicle, aircraft or boat, as t,hc citstb may be, tlrc court shall make an order (hereinafter ~,cli.i.retl to as i L ~ ~ ~ i d i t i ~ l ~ i d order), to the effect that u111ess ;t!rx ptB~.so~1 vtlicr tlran thtr conr-icatetl ~):u.ty cl:li~n" under this section, any right of' ownvrship in the vt.hiclc, aircraft or bo:tt v ithill tht.c:c 1notlt.1is or the date in st!i)scction (3), the pt'ow"e~t ion I I I ~ apply to t,llc court ex pntstc. for a declaration ol' lLi (;:if ti~.c u11c1c1. nt~lsection ( l ) , and thc cot~rt slrall malie the cl~~!ii!,i: t ion.

(3) Up011 the :unking of a co~d i t iond order under subsection (2) . the Director shall, ~vithin one nnonth thereafter, cause to be pl~biishetl in thc G'(~zettc ancl in a t least. one issue of a ~ n c . ~ \ spapcr in general circulation in the place where the offence \\n.s com~nittrtl. .t notice of the malcing of the orcler, wlrhich *lotice shall bc in the form prescribed, or, if no sucll form I S presc.ribcd, in A forrn apprc,rcd by the coart.

(4j If utlder any written law recluiring registration t l ~ e vehicle, aircraft or boat. is registered in Zambia in the name of :my pcrson ot1:er tlran the party collvictetl, tlie Director shall, \vithin sc\-cll tluj*s after publication of the notice in the Gazette cause a copy to be sent by rcgistered post i ! ~ a scaled envelope atldre~setl to the person a t his atlrlress as it appears on the ~.egister. allcl the certificate of registrntioll of the letter shall be c~n-r.lllsirc cviclcncr of service of lhe notice upon snchpcrson.

( 5 ) AI)? pcrson \\rho claims any right of ownership in any vehicle: aircraft or boat may, within thrcc 11lont.h~ after the nlaking of thc conditional order refcrrccl to i t 1 subsection (2),

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serve upon the Director and lodge with the clerk of tile court a n application in writing for the discharge of the conciitiollnl order setting out his claixn of ownership in the vehicio, aircraft or boat*, as the casc may lot:; whereupon +he clerk of the court shall fix s date, not less than one xnoiith after the lorigement of the applicatiol~ for a Ileariilg and shall, wit.llill 3eve11 days after the lodgement, cause notice of the hearing of : i:e slti)l +a- tion.to be servecl tlpon thc Director.

( G ) 111 ally PI-oceedings brcught ulldcr S L I ~ S ~ C L ~ U ~ ; ~ ! ~ ) , thc onus of 1)1.oof shall be on the applicant ancl 110 ol.c.li~i. c\iscli;r:.zing the conditional i:i.tlcr shal! bc made unless tile appii.:snt llns adduced evidencc~ t1nc.1 pl'ovccl to tllc satisF:icl;icj!l cii she rourt that he was not in ally \say privy 1:o the i ~ f f ~ l l ~ c : i r d tiint. the vehicle, aircraft o~ boat was, at; tlic tililc of tile ~;u!t:!!li:::ion of the offence, bc:ing uscil fal: such PI~?.~:;;~L. \vitlirj.~ c. t!;.s iiti(>w- ledge or consent., ancl vcritllout, on hih lxu';: ;i ! .: i .:&;l ~ c i ~ s n t

disregard, of its 11,scr by t l i ~ convicted par@.

(7 ) Where, upon any 'applicntion made uudc.; ..!:l)~cr.~ion (S), the court is satisfiecl that the vehicle, iiil-crirt'!, c;: lwnt, as the case may bc, is owned jointly by t,hc ~ii?itlla::t. ;11icl t,lie. convictr?tl party, 01. is tlle subject-matter of n liir::--pl!r~tins~ agrccn~ent bct\vcc~~ thc: claimant and tllc con~;iit.ed p:~rby, and the clainlant 11as dischargecl onus of proof p! .~~~cr ihcd by subsection (6), tho coult sllall declare forfeited 311 n< :.!I. est,nte or interest of the convicti;d party in and to the rei~iclc, izii.cmft or boat, as the cast? may be, or a11 of the rights tllel--:itl accrued

cap. 691 to him uncler trhc hire-purchase agreement or under :i!r Hire- Purchase Act a11d order the estate, or intercqt (:);. r,igllts to be disposed of as tlle Minister may consider fit.

(S) Escept \\ril,l~ tlle consclil; of the BIiniste:.. WLJ- sight vested ill any clain~anL u:lder any hire-prwcliii~~ greenient

%p. G91 or under the Hirc Piuchusr: Act to repossess any vehicle, air- craft or boat which is s~tbject to a cox~ditional urrler made under subsection (2), shall bc suspended pending the detcr- mination of an>r applicat(iot1 brought under subsection (S), ancl in t,he event of the court declaring the rigtits therein accrued t.o the cc~~~vi r t ed part:: to be forfeit,ed, $he itccrued right to repossess the vehicle, aircraft or boat qi,#ili not he exercisabi, against the Government.

~mpoutrl 181. (1) Where n irol)hy, fireamm, or otliel. u~.ap.,: i , trap, of nnimnle net, poison or instrnment, or any vehiclc, nirrraft. bo:tt, 111a- snd goods eeized terial or urticlc i.: seized under this Act, or of any other written

law, in relation to 01% ill connection with the coln:ui.Aon of any offence under this Act, and the person s u ~ p c c t ~ d of having committed the offence is ~ ~ n k n o ~ v n , or cannot bc ft)a:nrl for the purpose of service of the process of the court dlargiz~g him with the offence, or, having been served with sudl process, fails to appear in answer to the charge, the D~rector may, onc month after publication of a laotice of his intention 3 0 to de,

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in ol:e i ~ > \ i t . n!' n Ilewspapet- of gcltcral circulation in the district in \vl!ic!: tkc otyenco is allegect to have been committ,ed, apply b~ \\-;;F o!' original application, ex pnrte, to the court for an ort1t.1. pie 8-i;r.l.in y t . 1 ~ trophy, firearm or ot.her weapon, trap, nct, I,C)IFOII 01' itt5trument., 01. any vehicle, aircraft, boat, ma- telei;~! ; b r ::!-;iclct ns the case map be, to be forfeited without ~ ~ ~ l l t ) c ~ i r . ~ i i t i + . ~ l ~ a11d ordering it to he disposed of as the Minister nt it\- c r ~ v h ~ ( ' t - ~ . f i t .

(2 ) If . : : I ? pcrron clni~ux m y right of ownership in any vehi- cle, n~:.t-.r;:l't !.~ont, to which a notice published under subsec- tio~r ;1 , ..pp;ics. Ilc may, \~ithiil (Jlw nlo~i t !~ aftcl. the date of T I I I ~ I ~ ~ Y ~ ~ o : ~ , 10d6c with the clcrli of the conrt a notice of cliiin: ~ ~ b i ' .-,n.~ic!..-hip n11t1 serve a copy of t,h(! notice upon the Dirc.c,tur,, : . i d the provisions of s~?bscctioi~ (4) to (8) inclu- sivc of' si.::tio:l O i b r : lt~l,n(lr~d (uzd eighty shall apply, with the ' l ( ' ( . ( ' ~~Ri ' J - !::wlificntic\n<, to tile claim of o\~,nership.

[:! i f :,I;!- i\ i ! t l animal 01- ntcat of an). wild auinzal is seizz(1 unticlr t.lli!: -'\l.i. 9r of any other written law, in rclatio?l to or in c,oi.:Lfa :bi\al ~.!.itlj the colvmisuion of zily offence mltler this Act. t h ! )i:,r.e:to;. Inny apply to the court. by way of origina.1 a1?3-11;~ :.tI~.t;;. .c p a ~ t c , for an order. for the inimediate disposal by . - ; I!+ , ,.pi. :4lier-,visc of the animal 01. ntest, and the corn% Ilta)- o l . ~ i t , t l : . ~ ~ n l e and in tlii: c\-c.nt of a sale of the ~uliinal or ~ i ; ! ~ n t tile p!.oc-.eecls slinll be hckl by the 1,~rcctor pentling the c!t.t.vi. ::i!lntioil of any l):-oc.cctlings l.)rought in respect of tirc s:~i'-..r;a.t. . . ; ; I ! hall be clenlt with by 1li111 ;IS the co11t-t may tlii.c.,.t: e t i . if' t21c person suepcc.tc:l of having coniinittcd the of f i~~;~ .~ . :L. ci:~Lno~vn 01: t.;~nnot bc fmuld for the purposes of scr\.il 6: . I : ' ti.'. prc\pcss of tilc court., subsevtion (1) shall apply with : ~ ( . c . - I - . - < - #.:- ~~torlifications to the procecdinge

l . \!':,i:;.c ;uly liceilsce untler ally iicenilc, or any llolder Sur:.cjn;i:r

of all) ~ : s l . , l i i t or authority, issn(:d under this Act, is co~lriited $2;':; of an 1-1fii.nt.le under this Act, the court shall, in adclition to nuLIrority any l~-n;llr,;\- i1,-lposecl, order the pcrso~r t o surrc~~dcr fortllwith Dir@"tor

on to the Director the licence, ~ e r n i i t or authority, as the case ,,,,;,,;,, rnaj- he. to ?-I? dealt with by the Director in accordance with thc i?~!plii.;t)'lt? 1.c1erimt procisions of this Act.

183. C1:orr the payment of any fine imposed under this l'ortioll

Act ~ G T . offence under this Act, there shall be paid into the gcnern? fund of the conncil within whose srea the offence paynl~io tc

was cc)niir.itttui such portion of such fhe as the &[inister may, c ~ ~ ~ c ~ :

after t.s~l:snltation with the Minister responsible fo; f i n r m c ~ , by rcglrlation prescribecl.

PART XV

184. 'U?P Ninister may, by regula,tion, prescribe forms to J'rO~crlb~:' be nsec! for the purposes of thie Act. forlni

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Reguhtions 185. (1) The Jlinister ~ ~ i u y , after uoiis~~ltntion ivitli tlic Director, by regiilztions, prescribe ;~njt,lling wllicll may I)e prescribed under tlris Act and in respect of \vllicli no otli!?r prescribing authority is specified, and Inay iii lilie malincr ~uake regulations fc:r the I)et't.er c a ~ ~ y i n g out of this Act ancl, without prejuclict; to thc! geucrulity of the fi,rcgoing, suc:h regulatio~~s may n1nl;e provision for--

(a) returns to be furnished to the Jluiistcr or to tlic Director by ho1dc1.s of gaiiie iicenccs, p]-oiessio~lni liunter's licences, nl)prentice professional huntcr'w 1irelrc.c.s. 11rofcssinnal to11r guiclcs' liccnccs. ilunting permit's issued 11ntle1- Part IV or V or trophy dealer's- per1nit.s ancl by any pelVsol:s who inlport or esport any wilcl sitli11l:tls or the lncnt of' sucll animals, 01. ;my t,rophies ;

( h ) fecs payable upo~i applicatioll for authorities o!. permits where no other provision ~viih rcspt?l:t t,o ~llcll fc!?~ Ii )ll:rdc ulltlur this Act,;

(C) thc tcrms n.tirl c~oriciitiurls 111ltlcr w11ic:h ganle or p!.ot.ec-tcd :~ninlnls ii::)y l,(: !1111itei1 I I ~ I I ~ ( ~ I . ally p n c liccncc issued untlor l'a~ r , V! 1. tllc n~~ri~!~cr . ; : : I I ~ sex of cncl~ spc?;!ics which In?:; !!c so l:il!itctl. the tii~lcs of the year i l l

\vhicli al:y spr;cii::; of game or protected aniina,l II!;IJ. bc l~~ultct l eit,liel. ge~ierally or in :1:1y speciiicd a~,c;i. the t,jl)e of \veal)ons prol~ibitecl or per:liittcd ailtl such c:t,l!cr mnfjfers in rcsi)cc.t; of Iiu:~titig ns hc consit let:. fit;

(d) thc I~c*aring nncl tluten~rLintion of appeals to the Jli~list,cl. or t,c.~ the Director, antl the fees payi~blc upon ::"S appeal ;

( P ) tji(: re:nr~neration and allowances payable to lnemberd of the Board ;

(S) tlie control of entry into, ancl passsgc through, and the reglllatiori of the actiritics of persons within, ally galnc izlanagement area;

(g) controlling or prohibiting the settle~iicllt or residence of persons iu any game managelnerlt area;

(IL) permitting, controlling or prohibiting the burning, cutting, felling or removal of vegetation from a game management area;

(i) controlling or prohibiting the hunting of game and protected animals or any species or variety or sex of game or protected animals in any game ma. nage~nent area;

(j) the terms and conditions under which game ar protected animals may be hunted in any game. management area under any permit issued undea section fifty-six;

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(L) t.he t cn l~s and conditions under which ganie or prot,ectcd anirnals lnay be hunted in any National Parli under any permit issued under sectioli forly-fozrr ;

( l ) tlic regulation, control or prohibition of the entry or sojorlnl of do:nestic animals in any gallie nianagement area ;

(m) thc col~trol, regulation or prohibit~ion of land develop- 111ent or of minhg witliin any ganie rna~iagelnent area; a!ld the irnpol;it,ion of terms a:id conditions under \vhicll land development or mining may be lindertaken in such area;

(?L) tile co~~trol of the sale or t~lovcnient of any gatue or protected uilnal , meat of any game or protected animal. or of any t.rophy9 from any game nianagelnent area ;

( 0 ) the pa).ruc~lt, in whole or in part, of any fees payable under this Act, to any council;

(p) fees to be paid for anything to be done andcr this Act;

(q) the rcnlissio~~ it1 special cases of any fees 1)ayabIe luider this Act:

( r ) tlie ~~rohibition, regulation or colltrol of the hunting of wild animnls in or near any municipality, tomship, residence, farm buildings, factory, quarry or mine or upon, over or near any road specified in the re lqu- tions;

(P) fee:; to l ~ e paid lipon the i111por.t or es1;or.t of all?; presc~.ibctl trophy;

( t ) the terms and conditious under whicti m y professidiial hunter's licence or apprentice professional hunter's l ice~~ce or professional tour guide's licence or any permit or authority rnay be issued under this Act including tlie inanner in which the holder of any such licence, permit or authority is t o receive payment for any services rendered by him lmder the licence, permit or authority;

(11) limiting the number of supplementary game licences which niay be issued in respect of any specified area during any specified time;

(v ) tlio sealing of firearms in areas where tlie hunting of miimsls is prohibited or controlled;

(W) the declaration of bird sanctuaries and for the control of entry into and regulation of activities of any persons within any such bird sanctuary;

(X) the furtherance of knwoledge as regards wildlife, by meam of literature, lectures, courses of instr~ct~ion, films, radio and television programmes, approved tours or such other means as may appear appropriate i n t.hn o i r ~ i i i n ~ t , a . n r t n ~

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(y) thc t e ~ . ~ n s ancl co~l(iitio~is under which mild anilnnls Iawf~~lly otr-ned may be kept in captivity, including specifications as to the size and design of enclosnre~ for sucli wild animals ;

(2) the payment of rewards prescribed by the regulattions to finders of trophies; niid'

(nu) the terms and conditions under wllich ariy esport permit Inay be issued under this Act..

(3) The 3iinister may, in any regulation made under this section, prescribe in respect of the contravention of any provision of the ~~c~gt~lation~--

(a) for a j~enalty not exceeding a fine of fifty thousand k~vacha or a tern) of iniprisoriment for n, ner o not, exceeding five pears, or to both;:

( h ) the forfeiture of anything nrllich was the sul)joct natter of the co~ltr.avcnt.ion or as the case nlap be, \\-it11 v~l~i:.Ii ths offence was conlnlittcd or which was uscd in! or for the purpose of, 0:. in relation to, or i l l connection with, the commission of t,he cont~.il,- vention ; arid

(c) hi trhe case of a continuing offitllce, an aclclitional penalty not csccecling ,z fine of two liunclrerl kn-nciii~ on carli count.

[:T!VI>.LI i,f 166. 'J'he Sational Pnrks n,ncl W-ilcllifc Act in l~c:t*c!,:.- t!~:! N.rt,ional repealed. 1 > . .~r.l;a m d \'..il;ilifo '\ :t t:11p. ::l(:

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A 11 specirs or sllbspecies of the follomng anim rls occuring in Zambia:

Animals Buffalo Bashbuck Crocodile Duiker. Blue Duiker, Yellow-backed Eland Qenet Cats Qrysbok, Sha rp ' s Hartebeest, Liechtenstein Hippopotamus Hyaona, Spotted Jackal, Side-striped Kudu Leopard Lion hlonitors, both species Oribi Otter, Spotted-necked Otter, Clawless or Small-clawed Puku. including Senga Kob Python Roedbuck Serval Cat Civot *nithog IVildebeest. Blue or Brindled Wildobeost. Cookson's

Hirtls: Duck, Teal and Geose, all spocies. including:

Whit o-bnckotl Duck African Pochnrd Yollow-billod Duck Cape Pigeor. Hottentot Teal Red-hilled Teal Gnrgnney Pint nil Skovoller White-faced Tree Duck Fulvous Treo Duck Pygmy Goose Egyptian Goose Spur-winged Goose

Frnncolin, all species, including: Coq~ii Francolin Shelleys' Frnncolin Rod-winged Frnncolin Natal Francolin Hildobrandt's Francolin Red-throated Francolii Smnison's Francolin

Guinea Fowl, all spocies, including: Helmeted Guinea Fowl Crested Guinea Fowl

Quail nnd Rutton-quail, all species, including: Harlequin-Quail Blue Quail Natal Button-Quail

Snnilgrouse, all species including: 'I'elow-throated Sandgrouse Doubls-handed Sandgroune

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I'lgron, all R I I + C I ~ ~ ~ . ~ ~ r ~ ! l u t l ~ n y : r\frictl~l Orenr~ Pixt1r.n Hcrnaron Sctlly Gray

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