Endangered and Protected Species Regulations 2003 (L.N. No. 64 of 2003).

These Regulations implement provisions of the Endangered and Protected Species Act 2002 with respect to fees, forms, registration of trades, registration of captive breeders and artificial propagators, export quotas, categories of permits and certificates for Appendices I to III, other conditions for CITES permits or certificates, conditions for exemptions and procedures for appeal. Fees for the purpose of the Act are set out in Schedule 1 and forms for the purposes of the Act are set out in Schedule 2. Article 4 concerns applications for registration of a person to trade under the Act in any specimen of species. The Scientific Council may, by Notice in the Gazette, determine the annual export quotas in respect of each endangered or protected species (art. 6). The Management Authority must not issue an import permit for a living specimen listed in Appendix I, unless it is satisfied that the proposed recipient of a living specimen is suitably equipped to house and care for the specimen and the specimen will not be used primarily for commercial purposes. The Management Authority must not issue an import permit for a specimen listed in Appendix III, unless it is satisfied that the shipment is accompanied by a valid certificate of origin issue by the relevant CITES authority of the exporting country in accordance with the laws of that country for protection of fauna and flora and CITES. The Management Authority must not issue a certificate of introduction from the sea for a species listed in Appendix I unless the Council has advised the Authority that the introduction from the sea will not be detrimental to the survival of that species (art. 8).