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The Wild Life (Protection) Act `1972

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.
1972
List of Chapters & Sections

  1. PRELIMINARY

  2. 1
     Short title, extent and commencement
  3. 2
     Definitions

  • 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

  • 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
     Omitted.
  • 14
     Omitted.
  • 15
     Omitted.
  • 16
     Omitted.
  • 17
     Omitted.

  • 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

  • 35
     Declaration of National Parks
  • 36
     Omitted.
  • 36A
     Declaration and management of a conservation reserve
  • 36B
     Conservation reserve management committee
  • 36C
     Declaration and management of community reserve
  • 36D
     Community reserve management committee

  • Closed Area

  • 37
     Omitted.

  • Sanctuaries or National Parks declared by Central Government

  • 38
     . Power of Central Government to declare areas as sanctuaries or National Parks

  • 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

  • 38Y
     Constitution of Tiger and other Endangered Species Crime Control Bureau
  • 38Z
     Powers and functions of the Wildlife 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

  • 49A
     Definitions
  • 49B
     Prohibition of dealings in trophies, animal articles, etc., derived from scheduled animals
  • 49C
     Declaration by dealers

  • 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