Written Reply to Parliamentary Question on Inclusion of Illegal Wildlife Trade Offences as Serious Offences under the Schedule of the Organised Crime Act 2015

Question:

Mr Louis Ng Kok Kwang: To ask the Minister for Home Affairs whether he can provide an update on the Ministry’s review on the proposal of civil society, lawyers and law professors to include illegal wildlife trade offences under the Endangered Species (Import and Export) Act 2006 and the Wildlife Act 1965 as serious offences under the Schedule of the Organised Crime Act 2015.

Answer:

Mr K Shanmugam, Minister for Home Affairs and Minister for Law:

1. My Ministry is currently reviewing this with the Ministry of National Development.