Lawgist63Power of State Government to make rules
(1) The State Government may, by notification in the Official Gazette, make rules for carrying out the purposes of this Act.
(2) In particular, and without prejudice to the generality of the foregoing power, such rules may provide for all or any of the following matters, namely:--
(a) the other functions to be performed by the State Biodiversity Board under clause (c) of section 23;
(b) the form in which the prior intimation shall be given under sub-section (1) of section 24;
(c) the form in which, and the time of each financial year at which, the annual report shall be prepared under section 33;
(d) the manner of maintaining and auditing the accounts of the State Biodiversity Board and the date before which its audited copy of the accounts together with auditor's report thereon shall be furnished under section 34;
(e) management and conservation of national heritage sites under section 37;
(f) the manner of management and custody of the Local Biodiversity Fund and the purposes for which such Fund shall be applied under sub-section (1) of section 44;
(g) the form of annual report and the time at which such report shall be prepared during each financial year under section 45;
(h) the manner of maintaining and auditing the accounts of the Local Biodiversity Fund and the date before which its audited copy of the accounts together with auditor's report thereon shall be furnished under section 46;
(i) any other matter which is to be, or may be, specified.
(3) Every rule made by the State Government under this section shall be laid, as soon as may be after it is made, before each House of the State Legislature where it consists of two Houses, or where such Legislature consists of one House, before that House.
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- 1 Short title, extent and commencement
- 2 Definitions
- 3 Certain persons not to undertake Biodiversity related activities without approval of National Biodiversity Authority
- 4 Results of research not to be transferred to certain persons without approval of National Biodiversity Authority
- 5 Sections 3 and 4 not to apply to certain collaborative research projects
- 6 Application for intellectual property rights not to be made without approval of National Biodiversity Authority
- 7 Prior intimation to State Biodiversity Board for obtaining biological resource for certain purposes
- 8 Establishment of National Biodiversity Authority
- 9 Conditions of service of Chairperson and members
- 10 Chairperson to be Chief Executive of National Biodiversity Authority
- 11 Removal of members
- 12 Meetings of National Biodiversity Authority
- 13 Committees of National Biodiversity Authority
- 14 Officers and employees of National Biodiversity Authority
- 15 Authentication of orders and decisions of National Biodiversity Authority
- 16 Delegation of powers
- 17 Expenses of National Biodiversity Authority to be defrayed out of the Consolidated Fund of India
- 18 Functions and powers of National Biodiversity Authority
- 19 Approval by National Biodiversity Authority for undertaking certain activities
- 20 Transfer of biological resource or knowledge
- 21 Determination of equitable benefit sharing by National Biodiversity Authority
- 22 Establishment of State Biodiversity Board
- 23 Functions of State Biodiversity Board
- 24 Power of State Biodiversity Board to restrict certain activities violating the objectives of conservation, etc
- 25 Provisions of sections 9 to 17 to apply with modifications to State Biodiversity Board
- 26 Grants or loans by the Central Government
- 27 Constitution of National Biodiversity Fund
- 28 Annual report of National Biodiversity Authority
- 29 Budget, accounts and audit
- 30 Annual report to be laid before Parliament
- 31 Grants of money by State Government to State Biodiversity Board
- 32 Constitution of State Biodiversity Fund
- 33 Annual report of State Biodiversity Board
- 34 Audit of accounts of State Biodiversity Board
- 35 Annual report of State Biodiversity Board to be laid before State Legislature
- 36 Central Government to develop National strategies, plans, etc., for conservation, etc., of biological diversity
- 37 Biodiversity heritage sites
- 38 Power of Central Government to notify threatened species
- 39 Power of Central Government to designate repositories
- 40 Power of Central Government to exempt certain biological resources
- 41 Constitutions of Biodiversity Management Committees
- 42 Grants to Local Biodiversity Fund
- 43 Constitution of Local Biodiversity Fund
- 44 Application of Local Biodiversity Fund
- 45 Annual report of Biodiversity Management Committees
- 46 Audit of accounts of Biodiversity Management Committees
- 47 Annual report, etc., of Biodiversity Management Committee to be submitted to District Magistrate
- 48 National Biodiversity Authority to be bound by the directions given by Central Government
- 49 Power of State Government to give directions
- 50 Settlement of disputes between State Biodiversity Boards
- 51 Members, officers, etc., of National Biodiversity Authority and State Biodiversity Board deemed to be public servants
- 52 Appeal
- 52A Appeal to National Green Tribunal
- 53 Execution of determination or order
- 54 Protection of action taken in good faith
- 55 Penalties
- 56 Penalty for contravention for directions or orders of Central Government, State Government, National Biodiversity Authority and State Biodiversity Boards
- 57 Offences by companies
- 58 Offences to be cognizable and non-bailable
- 59 Act to have effect in addition to other Acts
- 60 Power of Central Government to give directions to State Government
- 61 Cognizance of offences
- 62 Power of Central Government to make rules
- 63 Power of State Government to make rules
- 64 Power to make regulations
- 65 Power to remove difficulties
