| SECTIONS |
Wildlife
(Protection) Act, 1972
As Amended upto date
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Preamble |
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CHAPTER I: PRELIMINARY |
| 1. |
Short
title, extent and commencement |
| 2. |
Definitions |
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CHAPTER II: AUTHORITIES TO BE APPOINTED OR CONSTITUTED
UNDER THE ACT |
| 3. |
Appointment
of Director and other officers |
| 4. |
Appointment
of Life Warden and other officers |
| 5. |
Power
to delegate |
| 5-A. |
Constitution
of the National Board for Wild Life |
| 5-B. |
Standing
Committee of the National Board |
| 5-C. |
Functions
of the National Board |
| 6. |
Constitution
of State Board for Wild Life |
| 7. |
Procedure
to be followed by the Board |
| 8. |
Duties
of State Board for Wild Life |
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CHAPTER III: HUNTING OF WILD ANIMALS |
| 9. |
Prohibition
of hunting |
| 10. |
Omitted |
| 11. |
Hunting
of wild animals to be permitted in certain cases |
| 12. |
Grant
of permit for special purposes |
| 13. |
Suspension
or cancellation of licence [Repealed] |
| 14. |
Appeals
[Repealed] |
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CHAPTER III A: PROTECTION OF SPECIFIED PLANTS |
| 17-A. |
Prohibition
of picking, uprooting, etc. of specified plant |
| 17-B. |
Grants
of permit for special purposes |
| 17-C. |
Cultivation
of specified plants without licence prohibited |
| 17-D. |
Dealing
in specified plants without licence prohibited |
| 17-E. |
Declaration
of stock |
| 17-F. |
Possession,
etc., of plants by licensee |
| 17-G. |
Purchase,
etc., of specified plants |
| 17-H. |
Plants
to be Government property |
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CHAPTER IV : Protected Areas |
| 18. |
Declaration
of sanctuary |
| 18-A. |
Protection
of Sanctuaries |
| 18-B. |
Appointment
of collectors |
| 19. |
Collector
to determine rights |
| 20. |
Bar
of accrual of rights |
| 21. |
Proclamation
by Collector |
| 22. |
Inquiry
by Collector |
| 23. |
Powers
of Collector |
| 24. |
Acquisition
of rights |
| 25. |
Acquisition
proceedings |
| 25-A. |
Time
limit for completion of acquisition proceedings |
| 26. |
Delegation
of Collector's powers |
| 26-A. |
Declaration
of area as sanctuary |
| 27. |
Restriction
on entry in sanctuary |
| 28. |
Grant
of Permit |
| 29. |
Destruction,
etc., in a sanctuary prohibited without a permit |
| 30. |
Causing
fire prohibited |
| 31. |
Prohibition
of entry into sanctuary with weapon |
| 32. |
Ban
on use of injurious substances |
| 33. |
Control
of sanctuaries |
| 33-A. |
Immunisation
of live-stock |
| 33-B. |
Advisory
Committee |
| 34. |
Registration
of certain persons in possession of arms |
| 34-A. |
Power
to remove encroachment |
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NATIONAL PARKS |
| 35. |
Declaration
of National Parks |
| 36. |
Declaration
of game reserve [Repealed] |
| 36-A. |
Declaration
and management of conservation reserve |
| 36-B. |
Conservation
Reserve management Committee |
| 36-C. |
Declaration
and management of Community Reserve |
| 36-D. |
Community
Reserve management Committee |
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CLOSED AREA |
| 37. |
Declaration
of closed area [Repealed] |
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SANCTUARIES OR NATIONAL PARKS DECLARED BY CENTRAL GOVERNMENT |
| 38. |
Power
of Central Government to declare areas as sanctuaries
or National Parks |
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CHAPTER IV A: CENTRAL ZOO AUTHORITY AND RECOGNITION
OF ZOOS |
| 38-A. |
Constitution
of Central Zoo Authority |
| 38-B. |
Term
of office and conditions of service of Chairperson and
members, etc |
| 38-C. |
Functions
of the Authority |
| 38-D. |
Procedure
to be regulated by the Authority |
| 38-E. |
Grants
and loans to Authority and Constitution of Fund |
| 38-F. |
Annual
report |
| 38-G. |
Annual
Report and audit report to be laid before Parliament |
| 38-H. |
Recognition
of zoos |
| 38-I. |
Acquisition
of animals by a zoo |
| 38-J. |
Prohibition
of teasing, etc., in a zoo |
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CHAPTER IVB : NATIONAL TIGER CONSERVATION AUTHORITY
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| 38-K. |
Definitions |
| 38-L. |
Constitution
of National Tiger Conservation Authority |
| 38-M. |
Term
of office and conditions of service of members |
| 38-N. |
Officers
and employees of Tiger Conservation Authority |
| 38-O. |
Powers
and functions of Tiger Conservation Authority |
| 38-P. |
Procedure
to be regulated by Tiger Conservation Authority |
| 38-Q. |
Grants
and loans to Tiger Conservation Authority and Constitution
of Fund |
| 38-R. |
Accounts
and audit of Tiger Conservation Authority |
| 38-S. |
Annual
report of Tiger Conservation Authority |
| 38-T. |
Annual
report and audit report to be laid before Parliament |
| 38-U. |
Constitution
of Steering Committee |
| 38-V. |
Tiger
Conservation Plan |
| 38-W. |
Alteration
and de-notification of tiger reserves |
| 38-X. |
Establishment
of Tiger Conservation Foundation |
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CHAPTER IV C : TIGER AND OTHER ENDANGERED SPECIES
CRIME CONTROL BUREAU |
| 38-Y. |
Constitution
of Tiger and other Endangered Species Crime Control Bureau |
| 38-Z. |
Powers
and functions of the Wildlife Crime Control Bureau |
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CHAPTER V : TRADE OR COMMERCE IN WILD ANIMALS,
ANIMAL ARTICLE AND TROPHIES |
| 39. |
Wild
animals, etc., to be Government property |
| 40. |
Declarations |
| 40-A. |
Immunity
in certain cases |
| 41. |
Inquiry
and preparation of inventories |
| 42. |
Certificate
of ownership |
| 43. |
Regulation
of transfer of animal, etc |
| 44. |
Dealings
in trophy and animal articles without licence prohibited |
| 45. |
Suspension
or cancellation of licences |
| 46. |
Appeal |
| 47. |
Maintenance
of records |
| 48. |
Purchase
of animal, etc., by licensee |
| 48-A. |
Restriction
on transportation of wild life |
| 49. |
Purchase
of captive animal, etc, by a person other than a licensee |
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CHAPTER VA: PROHIBITION OF TRADE OR COMMERCE
IN TROPHIES, ANIMAL ARTICLES, ETC. DERIVED FROM CERTAIN
ANIMALS |
| 49-A. |
Definitions |
| 49-B. |
Prohibition
of dealings in trophies, animal articles, etc., derived
from scheduled animals |
| 49-C. |
Declaration
by dealers |
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CHAPTER VI: PREVENTION AND DETECTION OF OFFENCES |
| 50. |
Power
of entry, search, arrest and detention |
| 51. |
Penalties |
| 51-A. |
Certain
conditions to apply while granting bail |
| 52. |
Attempts
and abetment |
| 53. |
Punishment
for wrongful seizure |
| 54. |
Power
to compound offence |
| 55. |
Cognizance
of offences |
| 56. |
Operation
of other laws not barred |
| 57. |
Presumption
to be made in certain cases |
| 58. |
Offences
by companies |
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CHAPTER VI A : FORFEITURE OF PROPERTY DERIVED
FROM ILLEGAL HUNTING AND TRADE |
| 58-A. |
Application |
| 58-B. |
Definitions |
| 58-C. |
Prohibition
of holding illegally acquired property |
| 58-D. |
Competent
authority |
| 58-E. |
Identifying
illegally acquired property |
| 58-F. |
Seizure
of freezing of illegally acquired property |
| 58-G. |
Management
of properties seized or forfeited under this Chapter |
| 58-H. |
Notice
of forfeiture of property |
| 58-I. |
Forfeiture
of property in certain cases |
| 58-J. |
Burden
of proof |
| 58-K. |
Fine
in lieu of forfeiture |
| 58-L. |
Procedure
in relation to certain trust properties |
| 58-M. |
Certain
transfers to be null and void |
| 58-N. |
Constitution
of Appellate Tribunal |
| 58-O. |
Appeals |
| 58-P. |
Notice
or order not to be invalid for error in description |
| 58-Q. |
Bar
of jurisdiction |
| 58-R. |
Competent
authority and Appellate Tribunal to have powers of Civil
Court |
| 58-S. |
Information
to competent authority |
| 58-T. |
Certain
officers to assist Administrator, competent authority
and Appellate Tribunal |
| 58-U. |
Power
to take possession |
| 58-V. |
Rectification
of mistakes |
| 58-W. |
Findings
under other laws not conclusive for proceedings under
this Chapter |
| 58-X. |
Service
of notices and orders |
| 58-Y. |
Punishment
for acquiring property in relation to which proceedings
have been taken, under this Chapter |
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CHAPTER VII: MISCELLANEOUS |
| 59. |
Officers
to be public servants |
| 60. |
Protection
of action taken in good faith |
| 60-A. |
Reward
to persons |
| 60-B. |
Reward
by State Government |
| 61. |
Power
to alter entries in Schedules |
| 62. |
Declaration
of certain wild animals to be vermin |
| 63. |
Power
of Central Government to make rules |
| 64. |
Power
of State Government to make rules |
| 65. |
Rights
of Scheduled Tribes to be protected |
| 66. |
Repeal
and savings |
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SCHEDULE-I |
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SCHEDULE
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SCHEDULE
- III |
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SCHEDULE
- IV |
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SCHEDULE
- V |
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SCHEDULE
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