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2.4 RELEVANT WILDLIFE 2.4.1 Wildlife Conservation Act
LEGISLATION (WCA) 2010 (ACT 716)

Previously Peninsular Malaysia’s main
Federal laws relating to the
wildlife and its habitat in law on wildlife protection was the Protection
Peninsular Malaysia are of Wildlife Act [Act 76] enacted in 1972. In
as follows: -
2010, the 1972’s Act was revoked and replaced
by the Wildlife Conservation Act (WCA) 2010
a. Wildlife Conservation Act [Act 716].
(WCA), 2010 (Act 716)
and its subsidiary The WCA was formulated to protect,
Regulations and Orders –
applicable to all states manage and conserve the wildlife population
and is administered by in Peninsular Malaysia. This Act applies to
the Department of Peninsular Malaysia and the Federal Territory
Wildlife and National Park of Labuan and does not apply to any wildlife
(PERHILITAN) Peninsular falling within List II of the Ninth Schedule of
Malaysia. the Federal Constitution and the Fisheries Act
b. Federal Constitution and 1985 [Act 317]. Regulations and Orders have
the Fisheries Act, 1985
[Act 317] and its been made under the WCA to manage various
subsidiary Regulations wildlife aspects.
and Orders – applicable to
all states and is The administration of the WCA is
administered by the entrusted to the Department of Wildlife and
Malaysia's Department of National Parks (PERHILITAN) Peninsular
Fisheries.
c. Forestry Act, 1984 (Act Malaysia. The PERHILITAN, an agency of the
313) and its subsidiary Ministry of Energy and Natural Resources
Regulations and Orders – (KeTSA), plays a key role in the enforcement
applicable to all states of the provisions of WCA and its subsidiary
and is administered by regulations.
the Forestry Department
Peninsular Malaysia. The WCA is comprised of seven
d. Taman Negara Enactment schedules and all protected species under this
(Kelantan) No. 14, 1938
e. Taman Negara Enactment Act are listed in First Schedule (Protected
(Pahang) No. 2, 1939 Wildlife) and Second Schedule (Totally
f. Taman Negara Enactment Protected Wildlife). These schedules can be
(Terengganu) No. 6, 1939 referred at Wildlife Conservation
g. Johor National Park (Amendment of Schedule) Order 2014.
Corporation Enactment,
1989
h. Perak State Park
Corporation Enactment,
2001

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