General Laws Amendment Act, 2011 8 Act No. 5 of 2011 Amendment of Cap. 14:31 (1) The National Biotechnology Authority Act [Chapter 14:31] (No. 3 of 2006) is amended in section 1 (“Short title and date of commencement”) by the repeal of subsection (2). (2) The National Biotechnology Authority Act [Chapter 14:31] (No. 3 of 2006) is deemed to have come into operation on the 1st September 2006: Provided that any provision therein creating a criminal offence shall come into operation only the date of promulgation of this Act. 9 Amendment of section 3 of Cap. 14:33 The Indigenisation and Economic Empowerment Act [Chapter 14:33] (No. 14 of 2007) is amended in section 3(6) by the deletion of "company" and the substitution of "business". 10 Amendment of section 19 of Cap. 15:16 The Health Services Act [Chapter 15:16] (No. 28 of 2004) is amended in section 19 ("Establishment and composition of hospital management boards")(2)— (a) by the repeal of paragraph (a) and the substitution of "(a) one shall be the superintendent or chief executive officer of the hospital;"; (b) by the repeal of paragraph (c) and the substitution of"(c) the chairperson and the remaining members shall be appointed by the Minister for their professional or managerial skills.". 11 Amendment of section 128 of Cap. 20:14 The Parks and Wildlife Act [Chapter 20: 14] is amended by the repeal of section 128 and the substitution of the following"128Special penalty for certain offences (1) Notwithstanding any other provision of this Act, any person who is guilty of an offence under this Act involving— (a) the unlawful killing or hunting of rhinoceros, or any other specially protected animal specified by the Minister by statutory instrument; or (b) the unlawful possession of, or trading in, ivory or any trophy of rhinoceros or of any other specially protected animal that may be specified by the Minister by statutory instrument; shall be liable— (i) on a first conviction, to imprisonment for a period not less than nine years; (ii) on a second or subsequent conviction, to imprisonment for a period of not less than eleven years: Provided that where on conviction the convicted person satisfies the court that there are special circumstances in the particular case justifying the imposition of a lesser penalty, the facts of which shall be recorded by the court, the convicted person shall be liable to a fine four times the value specified in a notice published under section 104(2) for a rhinoceros, elephant or other specially protected animal, or four times the value of the -6-