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Amend the Animals and Plants (Protection of Endangered Species)

Ordinance,

Enacted by the Governor of Hong Kong, with the advice and consent

of the Legislative Council thereof.

1.

Short title and commencement

(2.) This Ordinance may be cited as the Anisals and Plants (Protection of Endangered Species) (Amendment) Ordinance 1990.

(2) This Ordinence shall come into operation on 17 July 1990.

2.

Issue and renewal of licences

Section 7(2) of the Animals and Plants (Protection of Endangered Species) Ordinance (Cap. 187) is amended by repealing "The Diractor" and substituting "Subject to section 78, the Diractor".

3.

Section added

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The following is added after section 7A

"78.

Restriction on Director's licensing power in respect of certain species

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The Director shall not issue a licence under section 7(1) to import or export an animal @pacified in the second column of Part 1 of the Sixth Scheduls, an animal part of such an animal or a plant specified in the second caluin of Part 2 of the sixth

Schedule unless he is satisfied that

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