Islamabad Wildlife (Protection, Preservation, Conservation and Management) Ordinance, 1979 (Repealed by Act no. XVI of 2024 section 41 (w.e.f 27-08-2024))

Note: per the source document's title, this 1979 ordinance was repealed by Act No. XVI of 2024, Section 41, with effect from 27 August 2024. It has therefore been replaced by newer legislation, and the description below reflects only what the extracted historical text says, not the current law governing wildlife in the Islamabad Capital Territory.

As originally enacted, the ordinance provided for the protection, preservation, conservation, and management of wildlife within the Islamabad Capital Territory, including establishing a National Park there. Section 4 created a Wildlife Management Board appointed by the Federal Government. Section 5 generally prohibited hunting, killing, or capturing wild animals except as the ordinance and its rules allowed, and Section 6 banned specific hunting methods — traps, explosives, poisoned substances, pursuing animals from vehicles or aircraft, and shooting from within two hundred metres of a vehicle or vessel.

Section 7 required a licence to hunt using hawks or dogs. Section 8 made any wild animal found dead, or killed unlawfully, along with its trophy or meat, the property of the Federal Government. Section 9 required a "certificate of lawful possession" to hold specified animals, trophies, or meat, and Sections 10-14 restricted transferring, importing, exporting, transiting, or dealing in wild animals and trophies without the proper certificates or permits. Sections 15-16 gave authorised officers powers to search without a warrant and seize animals or trophies held in violation of the ordinance.

Sections 20-23 allowed the government to declare wildlife sanctuaries, a National Park, game reserves, and private game reserves, with Section 24 allowing their boundaries to be altered. Section 26 provided for penalties for violations, though the extracted text does not state specific fine or imprisonment amounts. Section 33 allowed offences to be compounded (settled) by an authorised officer. The First, Second, and Third Schedules listed the specific game animals, protected animals, and species requiring certificates of lawful possession, including species like the snow leopard, markhor, and marsh crocodile.