Tanzania
Wildlife Conservation (Dealings in Trophies) Regulations, 1974
Government Notice 268 of 1974
- Published in Tanzania Government Gazette
- Commenced on 8 November 1974
- [This is the version of this document at 31 July 2002.]
- [Note: This legislation has been thoroughly revised and consolidated under the supervision of the Attorney General's Office, in compliance with the Laws Revision Act No. 7 of 1994, the Revised Laws and Annual Revision Act (Chapter 356 (R.L.)), and the Interpretation of Laws and General Clauses Act No. 30 of 1972. This version is up-to-date as at 31st July 2002.]
1. Citation
These Regulations may be cited as the Wildlife Conservation (Dealings in Trophies) Regulations.2. Issue of Trophy Dealer's Licence
A Trophy Dealer's Licence may be issued to any citizen of the United Republic upon an application made by him in the form prescribed in the First Schedule to these Regulations and upon payment of the fee prescribed in the Second Schedule in relation to the dealing in trophy for which a licence is applied for.3. Trophy Dealer's Licence to be in prescribed form
A Trophy Dealer's Licence shall be in the form prescribed in the Third Schedule to these Regulations.4. Criteria for issue of Trophy Dealer's Licence
No person shall be issued with a Trophy Dealer's Licence unless—5. Conditions of licence
6. Trophy export certificate
7. Import or export of trophies
No person shall, without the prior approval in writing of the Director, import or export any trophy otherwise than through one of the customs posts specified in the Ninth Schedule to these Regulations.8. Production of trophy to licensing officer
Any trophy which is in Mainland Tanzania on transit from one country to another shall forthwith upon being brought into Mainland Tanzania be produced to a licensing officer who may, if he is satisfied that the trophy was lawfully acquired by the owner, direct the owner to deposit the trophy in a customs bonded warehouse or in such other place as the Director may specify for that purpose until such trophy is exported.9. Offences
Any person who fails to comply with any of the provisions of these regulations or makes any false statement in any application or other document or to any authorised officer performing any function under the Act or any subsidiary legislation commits an offence and on conviction is liable to a fine not exceeding fifteen thousand shillings or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding three years or to both that fine and imprisonment.History of this document
31 July 2002 this version
Consolidation
08 November 1974
Commenced