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Rh First published in the Government Gazette, Electronic Edition, on 29 March 2019 at 5 pm. No. S 210 ANIMALS AND BIRDS ACT (CHAPTER 7) ANIMALS AND BIRDS (PIRANHA) RULES 2019 ARRANGEMENT OF RULES

Rule 1. Citation and commencement

2. Definition

3. Ban on keeping, etc., of piranha

4. Ban on releasing piranha into river, etc.

5. Penalty

In exercise of the powers conferred by sections 59 and 80 of the Animals and Birds Act, the Minister for National Development makes the following Rules:

Citation and commencement

1. These Rules are the Animals and Birds (Piranha) Rules 2019 and come into operation on 1 April 2019.

Definition

2. In these Rules, “piranha” means the species of fish called piranha.

Ban on keeping, etc., of piranha

3. A person must not keep, breed, sell, purchase, or import or export any piranha.

Ban on releasing piranha into river, etc.

4. A person must not release any piranha into any stream, river, canal, channel, watercourse, reservoir, lake or other body of water.