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The Wild Animals and Birds (Amendment) Act (Act No 16 of 2020)

Year of Publication: 2020
Month of Publication: 7
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Author(s): Joseph Chun
Research Area(s): Environmental Law
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NUS Law Working Paper No. 2020/019
NUS Asia-Pacific Centre for Environment Law Working Paper 20/05

WPS Paper Number: APCEL-WPS-2005
Abstract:

Parliament passed the Wild Animals and Birds (Amendment) Act on 25 March 2020, and it came into force on 8 May 2020. The Amendment Act is a much needed overhaul to the Wild Animals and Birds Act. While the amendments on the whole fill up long overdue gaps in the legislation, some of the amendments arguably create more gaps or could have been drafted more clearly.