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Endangered Species (Import and Export) Act 1976

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  1. Introductory Text

  2. 1. Restriction of importation and exportation of certain animals and plants.

  3. 2. Scientific authorities.

  4. 3. Power to modify Schedules.

  5. 4. Offence to sell etc. things imported contrary to section 1 or their derivatives.

  6. 5. Power to restrict places at which live animals may be imported.

  7. 6. Restriction of movement of certain live animals after importation.

  8. 7. Provisions supplementary to section 6.

  9. 8. Offences by corporations.

  10. 9. Extension to British possessions etc.

  11. 10. Financial provisions.

  12. 11. Orders.

  13. 12. Interpretation.

  14. 13. Citation, commencement, repeals, extent, etc.

  15. SCHEDULES

    1. SCHEDULE 1

      Animals the Importation and Exportation of which are Restricted

      1. Part I MAMMALS

        1. 1.All kinds of mammal except the kinds specified in the...

        2. 2.All kinds of bird except the kinds specified in the...

        3. 3.All kinds of reptile except the kinds specified in the...

        4. 4.All kinds of amphibian except the kinds specified in the...

      2. Part II FISH

        1. 5.The kinds of fish specified in the first column below—...

        2. 6.The kind of insect specified in the first column below—...

        3. 7.The kinds of mollusc specified below— Restricted kind Marine mussels...

        4. 8.Conradilla caelata Cyprogenia aberti Dromus dromas Epioblasma florentina curtisi (otherwise...

        5. Land snails

          1. Papustyla pulcherrima (otherwise known as Papuina pulcherrima)

          2. Paryphanta

        6. Freshwaters snails

          1. Coalhuilix hubbsi Cochliopina milleri Durangonella coahuilae Mexipyrgus carranzae Mexipyrgus churinceanus...

        7. ANTHOZOANS

          1. Note: The second column of this Schedule gives a common...

    2. SCHEDULE 2

      Plants the Importation and Exportation of which are Restricted

      1. This Schedule does not apply to any kind of plant....

    3. SCHEDULE 3

      Items the Importation and Exportation of which are Restricted

      1. 1.The meat and offal of any animal of the order...

      2. 2.Whalebone (if unworked or simply prepared), and hair and waste...

      3. 3.The fat and oil of any animal of the order...

      4. 4.The extracts and juices of the meat of any animal...

      5. 5.(1) Leather treated with the oil, whether or not refined...

      6. 6.The whole or any part of, or anything made wholly...

      7. 7.The whole or any part of, or anything made wholly...

      8. 8.The whole or any part of the horns of any...

      9. 9.Any part of, or anything made wholly or partly from,...

      10. 10.The stuffed head, or the skull (together with the skin...

      11. 11.(1) Any furskin, skin or hide of a defined animal,...

      12. 12.(1) The whole or any part of any raw hide...

      13. 13.The skin and scales of any animal of the family...

      14. 14.(1) Hair, whether or not carded or combed, of any...

      15. 15.Musk derived from any animal of the genus Moschus (musk...

      16. 16.(1) The whole or any part of any raw hide...

      17. 17.(1) The whole or any part of the bony shell...

      18. 18.(1) The meat and cartilage, including callipee and callipash, of...

      19. 19.Soup made from any animal of the species Chelydra serpentina...

      20. 20.(1) The whole shell of any animal of the species...

      21. 21.The casque (whether or not attached to the upper part...

      22. 22.(1) Plumage, that is to say, any feather or feathers,...

      23. 23.Anything made wholly or partly of plumage (within the meaning...

      24. 24.Any egg, whether whole or blown, of any bird other...

      25. 25.The whole or any part of, or anything made wholly...

      26. 26.The stem of any plant of any of the families...

      27. 27.The roots of any plant of the species Panax quinquefolius,...

      28. 28.The wood of Araucaria araucana, Quercus copeyensis, Swietenia humilis, Basiloxylon...

    4. SCHEDULE 4

      ANIMALS THE SALE ETC OF WHICH IS RESTRICTED

      1. This Schedule applies to the following kinds of animal, namely:—...

      2. MammaLS

        1. 1.Subject to paragraph 2, the kinds of mammals specified in...

        2. 2.The species Aonyx microdon, Felis bengalensis bengalensis, Felis rubiginosa, Antilocapra...

      3. BIRDS

        1. 3.The kinds of birds specified in the first column below—...

      4. REPTILES

        1. 4.Subject to paragraph 5, the kinds of reptiles specified in...

        2. 5.Crocodylus niloticus and Crocodylus porosus are specified in this Schedule...

      5. FISH

        1. 6.The kinds of fish specified in the first column below—...

        2. Note: The second column of this Schedule gives a common...

    5. SCHEDULE 5

      PLANTS THE SALE ETC. OF WHICH IS RESTRICTED

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