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Wild Life (Protection) Act
An Act to provide for the protection of wild animals, birds and plants and for matters connected therewith or ancillary or incidental thereto with a view to ensuring the ecological and environmental security of the country.
| Act Id | 197253 |
| Act Number | 53 |
| Enactment Date | 1972-09-09 |
| Act Year | 1972 |
| Ministry | Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change |
| Enforcement Date |
- PRELIMINARY
- AUTHORITIES TO BE APPOINTED OR CONSTITUTES UNDER THE ACT
- 3 Appointment of Director and other officers
- 4 Appointment of Life Warden and other officers
- 5 Power to delegate
- 5A Constitution of the National Board for Wild Life
- 5B Standing Committee of the National Board
- 5C Functions of the National Board
- 6 Constitution of State Board for Wild Life
- 7 Procedure to be followed by the Boar
- 8 Duties of State Board for Wild Life
- HUNTING OF WILD ANIMALS
- PROTECTION OF SPECIFIED PLANTS
- 17A Prohibition of picking, uprooting, etc. of specified plant
- 17B Grants of permit for special purposes
- 17C Cultivation of specified plants without licence prohibited
- 17D Dealing in specified plants without licence prohibited
- 17E Declaration of stock
- 17F Possession, etc., of plants by license
- 17G Purchase, etc., of specified plants
- 17H Plants to be Government property
- Sanctuaries
- 18 Declaration of sanctuary
- 18A Protection to sanctuarie
- 18B 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
- 25A Time-limit for completion of acquisition proceedings
- 26 Delegation of Collector's powers
- 26A 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
- 33A Immunisation of live-stock
- 33B Advisory Committee
- 34 Registration of certain persons in possession of arms
- Natioanl Parks
- Closed Area
- Sanctuaries or National Parks declared by Central Government
- CENTRAL ZOO AUTHORITY AND RECOGNITION OF ZOOS
- 38A Constitution of Central Zoo Authorit
- 38B Term of office and conditions of service of Chairperson and members, etc
- 38C Functions of the Authorit
- 38D Procedure to be regulated by the Authority
- 38E Grants and loans to Authority and Constitution of Fund
- 38F Annual report
- 38G Annual report and audit report to be laid before Parliament
- 38H Recognition of zoos
- 38I Acquisition of animals by a zoo
- 38J Prohibition of teasing, etc., in a zoo
- NATIONAL TIGER CONSERVATION AUTHORITY
- 38K Definition
- 38L Constitution of National Tiger Conservation Authority
- 38M Term of office and conditions of service of members
- 38N Officers and employees of Tiger Conservation Authority
- 38O Powers and functions of Tiger Conservation Authority
- 38P Procedure to be regulated by Tiger Conservation Authority
- 38Q Grants and loans to Tiger Conservation Authority and Constitution of Fund
- 38R Accounts and audit of Tiger Conservation Authority
- 38S Annual report of Tiger Conservation Authority
- 38T Annual report and audit report to be laid before Parliament
- 38U Constitution of Steering Committee
- 38V Tiger Conservation Plan
- 38W Alteration and de-notification of tiger reserves
- 38X Establishment of Tiger Conservation Foundation
- TIGER AND OTHER ENDANGERED SPECIES CRIME CONTROL BUREAU
- TRADE OR COMMERCE IN WILD ANIMALS, ANIMAL ARTICLES AND TROPHIES
- 39 Wild animals, etc., to be Government property
- 40 Declaration
- 40A 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 Purchase
- 47 Maintenance of records
- 48 Purchase of animals, etc., by licensee
- 48A Restriction on transportation of wild life
- 49 Purchase of captive animal, etc., by a person other than a licensee
- PROHIBITION OF TRADE OR COMMERCE IN TROPHIES, ANIMAL ARTICLES, ETC., DERIVED FROM CERTAIN ANIMALS
- PREVENTION AND DETECTION OF OFFENCES
- 50 Power of entry, search, arrest and detention
- 51 Penalties
- 51A Certain conditions to apply while granting bail
- 52 Attempts and abetment
- 53 Punishment for wrongful seizure
- 54 Power to compound offences
- 55 Cognizance of offences
- 56 Operation of other laws not barred
- 57 Presumption to be made in certain cases
- 58 Offences by Companies
- FORFEITURE OF PROPERTY DERIVED FROM ILLEGAL HUNTING AND TRADE
- 58A Application
- 58B Definitions
- 58C Prohibition of holding illegally acquired property
- 58D Competent authority
- 58E Identifying illegally acquired property
- 58F Seizure or freezing of illegally acquired property
- 58G Management of properties seized or forfeited under this Chapter
- 58H Notice of forfeiture of property
- 58I Forfeiture of property in certain case
- 58J Burden of proof
- 58K Fine in lieu of forfeiture
- 58L Procedure in relation to certain trust properties
- 58M Certain transfer to be null and void
- 58N Constitution of Applellate Tribunal
- 58O Appeals
- 58P Notice or order not to be invalid for error in description
- 58Q Bar of Jurisdiction
- 58R Competent Authority and Appellate Tribunal to have powers of civil court
- 58S Information to competent authority
- 58T Certain officers to assist Administrator, competent authority and Appellate Tribunal
- 58U Power to take possession
- 58V Rectification of mistakes
- 58W Findings under other laws not conclusive for proceedings under this Chapter
- 58X Service of notices and orders
- 58Y Punishment for acquiring property in relating to which proceeings have been taken under this Chapter
- MISCELLANEOUS
- 59 Officers to be public servants
- 60 Protection of action taken in good faith
- 60A Reward to persons
- 60B Reward by State Government
- 61 Power to alter entries in Schedule
- 62 Declaration of certain wild animals to be vermin
- 63 Power of Central Government to make rule
- 64 Power of State Government to make rules
- 65 Rights of Scheduled Tribes to be protected
- 66 Repeal and savings
