S.L. 439.8 Art. 1Title and scope.

(1) The title of these regulations is the Keeping of Wild

Animals in Zoos Regulations.

(2) The objectives of these regulations are to protect wild fauna and to conserve biodiversity by providing for the adoption of licensing and inspection of zoos on the territory of Malta in order to strengthen the role of zoos in the conservation of biodiversity.

(3) The scope of these regulations is to implement the provisions found under European Union Council Directive 1999/ 22/EC relating to the keeping of wild animals in zoos.