s 4 Restriction on import, export, etc., of scheduled species
4.—(1) Any person who —(a) imports, introduces from the sea, exports or re-exports any scheduled species without a valid permit; (b) has in the person’s possession or under the person’s control, or sells, or offers, exposes or advertises for sale, or displays to the public, any scheduled species that is imported, or introduced from the sea, without a valid permit; or (c) sells, or offers, exposes or advertises for sale, or displays to the public, any scheduled species that is specified by the Minister by notification in the Gazette, shall be guilty of an offence. (2) Any person (except a person mentioned in section 5A(1) or (2)) who is guilty of an offence under subsection (1)(a), (b) or (c) shall be liable on conviction —(a) in the case where the offence is committed in respect of one or more specimens of any scheduled species specified in Appendix I of the Schedule — to a fine not exceeding $100,000 for each specimen of that scheduled species (but not exceeding $500,000 for, or the market value (at the material time of the offence) of, all the specimens of that scheduled species comprised in the offence, whichever is higher) or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 6 years or to both; and (b) in the case where the offence is committed in respect of one or more specimens of any scheduled species specified in Appendix II or III of the Schedule — to a fine not exceeding $50,000 for each specimen of that scheduled species (but not exceeding $500,000 for, or the market value (at the material time of the offence) of, all the specimens of that scheduled species comprised in the offence, whichever is higher) or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 4 years or to both. (3) In this section and sections 5 and 5A —“material time”, for an offence, means the time of commission of the offence; “specimen” means an animal or a plant.[Act 21 of 2022 wef 01/11/2022]