Wild Animals and Birds (Amendment) Bill

Louis Ng Kok Kwang introduced the Wild Animals and Birds (Amendment) Bill after two years of work by a multi-stakeholder committee and extensive public consultations.
The Bill aims to strengthen wildlife protection and management by controlling feeding and release, requiring wildlife measures for developments, introducing new offences, and enhancing enforcement powers.
The proposal was developed with input from nature and animal welfare groups, pest management associations, religious leaders, and the public through over 1,000 consultation responses.
The Bill was read for the first time and scheduled for its second reading at the next available parliamentary sitting.
The amendment seeks to maintain a healthy ecosystem while safeguarding public safety and health in Singapore.

Mr Speaker, I beg to move*, "That leave be given to introduce a Bill intituled An Act to amend the Wild Animals and Birds Act (Chapter 351 of the 2000 Revised Edition)."

*The Motion also stood in the name of Miss Cheng Li Hui.

Sir, after more than two years of work by the Wild Animals Legislation Review Committee (WALRC), I am proud to say that we are now ready to move the Bill.

The WALRC comprises of representatives from the nature community, animal welfare community, the Singapore Pest Management Association, the Pet Enterprise and Traders Association of Singapore, the Buddhist Federation, academic and legal community and the Nee Soon East Youth Network. It has been a privilege chairing this committee and having meetings where we argue passionately, agree to disagree and work together so that we can have a stronger piece of legislation.

We conducted extensive public consultations over the past two years. We started with a face-to-face public consultation, followed by an online consultation on REACH where we received over 1,000 responses. This was followed by another round of face-to-face public consultation. We also held closed-door consultations with the pest management companies and separately with religious leaders and also obtained feedback from the MND Government Parliamentary Committee (GPC) Members. Later this month, we will publish a post-consultation summary online and on REACH.

I thank the WALRC for their hard work, and also thankful for the strong support and help from MND and NParks.

Mr Speaker, this Bill seeks to strengthen the protection, preservation and management of wildlife for the purpose of maintaining a healthy eco-system and safeguarding of public safety and health. In particular, it seeks to: (a) control the feeding and release of wildlife in Singapore; (b) enable the Director-General, Wildlife Management of NParks to require wildlife-related measures to be implemented to address the impact of developments or works in relation to wildlife; (c) introduce new offences and enhance criminal penalties in the Act; and (d) enhance enforcement powers in the Act.

Mr Speaker, this Bill is drafted by the people with feedback and suggestions from the people. As such, I am happy to introduce this Bill on behalf of the people and animals. I have waited a long time to say this. Mr Speaker, I beg to move.

Comments from anyone?

Question put, and agreed to.

Resolved,

That leave be given to introduce a Bill to amend the Animals and Birds Act (Chapter 351 of the 2000 Revised Edition).

Who is prepared to introduce the Bill?

Mr Speaker, I beg to introduce a Bill intituled "An Act to amend the Wild Animals and Birds Act (Chapter 351 of the 2000 Revised Edition)."

Bill read the First time.

Second reading, what day?

At the next available sitting, Sir.

Louis Ng Kok Kwang introduced the Wild Animals and Birds (Amendment) Bill after two years of work by a multi-stakeholder committee and extensive public consultations.
The Bill aims to strengthen wildlife protection and management by controlling feeding and release, requiring wildlife measures for developments, introducing new offences, and enhancing enforcement powers.
The proposal was developed with input from nature and animal welfare groups, pest management associations, religious leaders, and the public through over 1,000 consultation responses.
The Bill was read for the first time and scheduled for its second reading at the next available parliamentary sitting.
The amendment seeks to maintain a healthy ecosystem while safeguarding public safety and health in Singapore.

Louis Ng Kok Kwang introduced the Wild Animals and Birds (Amendment) Bill after two years of work by a multi-stakeholder committee and extensive public consultations.
The Bill aims to strengthen wildlife protection and management by controlling feeding and release, requiring wildlife measures for developments, introducing new offences, and enhancing enforcement powers.
The proposal was developed with input from nature and animal welfare groups, pest management associations, religious leaders, and the public through over 1,000 consultation responses.
The Bill was read for the first time and scheduled for its second reading at the next available parliamentary sitting.
The amendment seeks to maintain a healthy ecosystem while safeguarding public safety and health in Singapore.

Mr Speaker, I beg to move*, "That leave be given to introduce a Bill intituled An Act to amend the Wild Animals and Birds Act (Chapter 351 of the 2000 Revised Edition)."

*The Motion also stood in the name of Miss Cheng Li Hui.

Sir, after more than two years of work by the Wild Animals Legislation Review Committee (WALRC), I am proud to say that we are now ready to move the Bill.

I thank the WALRC for their hard work, and also thankful for the strong support and help from MND and NParks.

Comments from anyone?

Question put, and agreed to.

Resolved,

That leave be given to introduce a Bill to amend the Animals and Birds Act (Chapter 351 of the 2000 Revised Edition).

Who is prepared to introduce the Bill?

Mr Speaker, I beg to introduce a Bill intituled "An Act to amend the Wild Animals and Birds Act (Chapter 351 of the 2000 Revised Edition)."

Bill read the First time.

Second reading, what day?

At the next available sitting, Sir.

Louis Ng Kok Kwang introduced the Wild Animals and Birds (Amendment) Bill after two years of work by a multi-stakeholder committee and extensive public consultations.
The Bill aims to strengthen wildlife protection and management by controlling feeding and release, requiring wildlife measures for developments, introducing new offences, and enhancing enforcement powers.
The proposal was developed with input from nature and animal welfare groups, pest management associations, religious leaders, and the public through over 1,000 consultation responses.
The Bill was read for the first time and scheduled for its second reading at the next available parliamentary sitting.
The amendment seeks to maintain a healthy ecosystem while safeguarding public safety and health in Singapore.

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