Section 2: Regulation of export and import of species specified in the Second Schedule

(1) No person shall trade in any animal specified in the Second Schedule to this Act except where he complies with the following provisions, that is to say-
(a) he has obtained an export permit granted by the Minister;
(b) the Minister is satisfied that such export will not be detrimental to the survival of that specimen;
(c) the Minister is satisfied that the specie is to be exported alive, it will be so prepared and transported as to minimise the risk of injury, damage to health, cruel treatment or death of the animal; and
(d) the Minister is satisfied that an import permit has been or will be granted for the specimen by the country of importation.
(2) No person shall import any specie specified in the said Second Schedule except where he has first obtained an import permit or a re-export certificate for that purpose.
(3) No import permit shall be issued under this section unless the Minister is satisfied that-
(a) the import shall be for a purpose which is not detrimental to the survival of the specimen;
(b) the specimen is not to be used for a primarily commercial purpose; and
(c) the proposed recipient of a living specimen is suitably equipped to house and care for it.
(4) No re-export certificate shall be granted in respect of any specimen specified in the Second Schedule to this Act unless the minister is satisfied that-
(a) the specimen was imported in accordance with the provisions of this Act;
(b) any living specimen shall be so prepared and shipped as to minimise the risk of injury, damage to health, cruel treatment or death thereto; and
(c) an import permit has been obtained for any such living specimen.
(5) No certificate for the removal from any waters of any specimen in the Second Schedule to this Act shall be issued unless the Minister is satisfied that-
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(a) the removal shall not be detrimental to the survival of the specimen concerned;
(b) the recipient of a living specimen is fully and suitably equipped to receive and care for it; and
(c) the specimen shall not be used for a primarily commercial purpose.