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Elephants' Tusks.
12. No elephant's tusk weighing less than twenty-five pounds shall be sold or bartered, or attempted to be sold or bartered, and any person selling or bartering or attempting to sell or barter any such tusk shall be guilty of an offence, and every such tusk sold or bartered or attempted to be sold or bartered shall be forfeited to His Majesty.
This regulation shall apply to all persons, whether natives or non-natives.
Annual Returns.
13. Every licensee shall make an accurate return every year of all wild animals killed by him, and every licensee failing to make such return within one month after the expiry of his licence or before his departure from the district where he has been hunting wild animals, or wilfully making an inaccurate return, shall be guilty of an offence.
Penalties.
14.1) If any person shall be guilty of an offence, he shall be liable, upon summary conviction, to a penalty not exceeding twenty-five pounds or imprisonment, with or without hard labour, not exceeding six months.
(2) As an alternative to such prosecution it shall be lawful for a District Com- missioner to order the forfeiture of any tusk, hide, horns, pad, tail or other trophy in respect of which any breach of these Regulations have been unintentionally broken or where an animal has been shot in self-defence; the trophies so confiscated will be sold by public auction and the proceeds of such sales shall form part of the general revenue of the Colony.
15.
Repeal.
The Regulations set out in the Second Schedule hereto are hereby revoked.
of
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C.
Qualified General Licence-Fee £3. Licence is hereby granted to
to hunt any wild animal except elephants, rhinoceroses and hippopotami for one year from the date hereof.
Dated at
of
1
this day of
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Governor.
This licence is not transferable.
Full General Licence, £25.
Licence is hereby granted to
D.
to hunt any wild animal: provided that this licence shall not authorize the killing or capturing of more than two of each of the following animals, viz., elephants, rhinoceroses or hippopotami, nor the hunting of any cow elephant or elephant calf.
This licence shall be in force for the period of one year from the date hereof. Dated at
this
day of
This licence is not transferable.
Second Schedule.
Date of Regulations.
19th March, 1903
9th April, 1907
30th August, 1909
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Governor.
Nature of Regulations. General Regulations.
Sale of elephants' tusks Licences to hunt elephants.
Made by the Governor-in-Council this 29th day of September, 1913.
F. A. MILLER,
First Schedule.
Form A.
Clerk of Executive Council.
PUBLIC RECORD OFFICE
Reference :-
C.O. 885
22 PUBLIC RECORD OFFICE, LONDON
ALLY WITHOUT PERMISSION OF THE BE REPRODUCED PHOTOGRAPHIC-
COPYRIGHT PHOTOGRAPH—NOT TQ.
Qualified Licence to Government Officer-Fee 10s. Licence is hereby granted to (1). (2)
to hunt any wild animal except elephants, rhinoceroses and hippopotami for one year from the date hereof provided the said (1)
is during the year an officer of the Colony. this
day of
(2)
Dated at
This licence is not transferable.
B.
Full Licence to Government Officer-£5.
Licence is hereby granted to (1)
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Governor.
to hunt any wild animal: provided that this licence shall not authorize the killing or capturing of more than two of each of the following animals, viz., elephants, rhinoceroses or hippopotami, nor the hunting of any cow elephant or elephant calf.
This licence shall be in force for the period of one year from the date hereof, provided that the said (1)
period an officer of the Colony.
Dated at
is during such
this day of
19
Governor.
This licence is not transferable.
(1) Name of Officer.
(2) Insert office.
Enclosure 2 in No. 57.
From the HONOURABLE THE ACTING ATTORNEY-GENERAL to HIS EXCELLENCY THE
GOVERNOR.
Regulations made under Section 2 of the Wild Animals, Birds and Fish Preservation Ordinance, 1901 (No. 30 of 1901).
I have the honour to report on the above Regulations which passed the Executive Council on the 29th ultimo, and which are not subject to any special power of disallowance by His Majesty.
2. These Regulations provide for the issuing of licences for the hunting of wild animals within the Colony and Protectorate.
3.
Licences are also granted to hunt elephants under certain conditions.
4. Elephants' tusks weighing less than 25 pounds are forbidden to be sold
or bartered; and it is made an offence for any person attempting to sell or barter
any elephants' tusks weighing less than 25 pounds.
5. The Regulations require that annual returns of all wild animals killed every year should be furnished by all holders of licences; and upon failure to comply with this provision within one month after the expiry of such licence, the licensee is guilty of an offence.
6. Persons contravening these Regulations are liable to a fine, with an alter- native of imprisonment not exceeding six months.
7. The Regulations are legal and in proper form.
Crown Law Officers' Chambers,
Freetown, Sierra Leone.
7th October, 1913.
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K. J. BEATTY,
Acting Attorney-General.
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