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|short_title            = Wildlife Conservation Enactment 1997
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|long_title             = An Enactment to make provisions for the conservation and management of wildlife and its habitats in the State of Sabah for the benefit and enjoyment of the present and future generations of the people of the State of Sabah.
|citation               = [http://www.unodc.org/res/cld/document/wildlife-conservation-enactment-1997_html/Wildlife_Conservation_Enactment.pdf No. 6 of 1997]
|territorial_extent     = [[Sabah]]
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|enacted_by             = Sabah State Legislative Assembly
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|date_passed            = 18 November 1997
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|date_assented          = 24 December 1977
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|signed_by              = [[Sakaran Dandai]], [[Yang di-Pertua Negeri of Sabah]]
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|keywords               = [[Habitat conservation]], [[habitat management]], [[wildlife conservation]], [[wildlife management]]
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The '''Wildlife Conservation Enactment 1997''' ({{langx|ms|Enakmen Pemeliharaan Hidupan Liar 1997}}) is a regional piece of [[legislation]] enforced only in the state of [[Sabah]] in [[Malaysian Borneo]]. Its aim is to protect the [[endangered species]] of [[fauna]] and [[flora]] in the region as well as control international trade of these species.  It also details specific punishments for those that break the rules and regulations put forth in the enactment.

==Structure==
The Wildlife Conservation Enactment 1997, in its current form (27 April 2016), consists of 12 Parts containing 119 sections and 5 schedules.
* Part I: Preliminary
* Part II: Administration
* Part III: Protected Areas
* Part IV: Protection of Animals and Hunting
* Part V: Possession of and Trade in Animals
* Part VI: Protection of Plants
* Part VII: Utilisation of Wildlife
* Part VIII: Enforcement
* Part IX: Offences
* Part X: Liability of Company Members, Administrative Penalties and Other Penalties
* Part XI: Powers of the Minister
* Part XII: Miscellaneous
* Schedules

==External links==
* [http://www.unodc.org/res/cld/document/wildlife-conservation-enactment-1997_html/Wildlife_Conservation_Enactment.pdf Wildlife Conservation Enactment 1997]
* [http://www.internationalwildlifelaw.org/Malaysia.html Online edition of Wildlife Conservation Enactment of 1997]

[[Category:1997 in law]]
[[Category:Sabah state legislation]]
[[Category:Nature conservation in Malaysia]]
[[Category:Politics of Sabah]]
[[Category:Wildlife law]]
[[Category:1997 in Malaysia]]


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