b) Sabah State Laws i. Sabah Biodiversity Enactment - Section 9(1)(j): The Sabah Biodiversity Centre shall establish or cause to be establish a system for the protection of biological resources or associated relevant knowledge so that the native and local communities shall, at all times and in perpetuity, be the legitimate creators, users and custodian of such knowledge, and shall collectively benefit from the use of such knowledge. 23 | S u n g a i E l o i T o m b o n u o C o m m u n i t y P r o t o c o l

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