| 1 |
Short title, extent and commencement. | Read |
| 2 |
Definitions. | Read |
| 3 |
Appointment of Director and other officers. | Read |
| 4 |
Appointment of Life Warden and other officers. | Read |
| 5 |
Power to delegate. | Read |
| 5A |
Constitution of the National Board for Wild Life. | Read |
| 5B |
Standing Committee of the National Board. | Read |
| 5C |
Functions of the National Board. | Read |
| 6 |
Constitution of State Board for Wild Life. | Read |
| 6A |
Standing Committee of Board. | Read |
| 7 |
Procedure to be followed by the Board | Read |
| 8 |
Duties of State Board for Wild Life. | Read |
| 9 |
Prohibition of hunting. | Read |
| 10 |
Omitted.. | Read |
| 11 |
Hunting of wild animals to be permitted in certain cases. | Read |
| 12 |
Grant of permit for special purposes. | Read |
| 13 |
Omitted.. | Read |
| 14 |
Omitted.. | Read |
| 15 |
Omitted.. | Read |
| 16 |
Omitted.. | Read |
| 17 |
Omitted.. | Read |
| 17A |
Prohibition of picking, uprooting, etc. of specified plant. | Read |
| 17B |
Grants of permit for special purposes. | Read |
| 17C |
Cultivation of specified plants without licence prohibited. | Read |
| 17D |
Dealing in specified plants without licence prohibited. | Read |
| 17E |
Declaration of stock. | Read |
| 17F |
Possession, etc., of plants by licensee | Read |
| 17G |
Purchase, etc., of specified plants. | Read |
| 17H |
Plants to be Government property. | Read |
| 18 |
Declaration of sanctuary. | Read |
| 18A |
Protection to sanctuaries | Read |
| 18B |
Appointment of Collectors. | Read |
| 19 |
Collector to determine rights. | Read |
| 20 |
Bar of accrual of rights. | Read |
| 21 |
Proclamation by Collector. | Read |
| 22 |
Inquiry by Collector. | Read |
| 23 |
Powers of Collector. | Read |
| 24 |
Acquisition of rights. | Read |
| 25 |
Acquisition proceedings. | Read |
| 25A |
Time-limit for completion of acquisition proceedings. | Read |
| 26 |
Delegation of Collector's powers. | Read |
| 26A |
Declaration of area as sanctuary. | Read |
| 27 |
Restriction on entry in sanctuary. | Read |
| 28 |
Grant of permit. | Read |
| 29 |
Destruction, etc., in a sanctuary prohibited without a permit. | Read |
| 30 |
Causing fire prohibited. | Read |
| 31 |
Prohibition of entry into sanctuary with weapon. | Read |
| 32 |
Ban on use of injurious substances. | Read |
| 33 |
Control of sanctuaries. | Read |
| 33A |
Immunisation of live-stock. | Read |
| 33B |
Advisory Committee. | Read |
| 34 |
Registration of certain persons in possession of arms. | Read |
| 35 |
Declaration of National Parks. | Read |
| 36 |
Omitted.. | Read |
| 36A |
Declaration and management of a conservation reserve. | Read |
| 36B |
Conservation reserve management committee. | Read |
| 36C |
Declaration and management of community reserve. | Read |
| 36D |
Community reserve management committee. | Read |
| 37 |
Omitted.. | Read |
| 38 |
Power of Central Government to declare areas as sanctuaries or National Parks or conservation reserves. | Read |
| 38A |
Constitution of Central Zoo Authority | Read |
| 38B |
Term of office and conditions of service of Chairperson and members, etc. | Read |
| 38C |
Functions of the Authority | Read |
| 38D |
Procedure to be regulated by the Authority. | Read |
| 38E |
Grants and loans to Authority and Constitution of Fund. | Read |
| 38F |
Annual report. | Read |
| 38G |
Annual report and audit report to be laid before Parliament. | Read |
| 38H |
Recognition of zoos. | Read |
| 38I |
Acquisition of animals by a zoo. | Read |
| 38J |
Prohibition of teasing, etc., in a zoo. | Read |
| 38K |
Definitions | Read |
| 38L |
Constitution of National Tiger Conservation Authority. | Read |
| 38M |
Term of office and conditions of service of members. | Read |
| 38N |
Officers and employees of Tiger Conservation Authority. | Read |
| 38O |
Powers and functions of Tiger Conservation Authority. | Read |
| 38P |
Procedure to be regulated by Tiger Conservation Authority. | Read |
| 38Q |
Grants and loans to Tiger Conservation Authority and Constitution of Fund. | Read |
| 38R |
Accounts and audit of Tiger Conservation Authority. | Read |
| 38S |
Annual report of Tiger Conservation Authority. | Read |
| 38T |
Annual report and audit report to be laid before Parliament. | Read |
| 38U |
Constitution of Steering Committee. | Read |
| 38V |
Tiger Conservation Plan. | Read |
| 38W |
Alteration and de-notification of tiger reserves. | Read |
| 38X |
Establishment of Tiger Conservation Foundation. | Read |
| 38XA |
Provisions of Chapter to be in addition to provisions relating to sanctuaries and National Park. | Read |
| 38Y |
Constitution of Wild Life Crime Control Bureau. | Read |
| 38Z |
Powers and functions of the Wildlife Crime Control Bureau. | Read |
| 39 |
Wild animals, etc., to be Government property. | Read |
| 40 |
Declarations | Read |
| 40A |
Immunity in certain cases. | Read |
| 41 |
Inquiry and preparation of inventories. | Read |
| 42 |
Certificate of ownership. | Read |
| 42A |
Surrender of captive animals, animal article, etc | Read |
| 43 |
Regulation of transfer of animal, etc. | Read |
| 44 |
Dealings in trophy and animal articles without licence prohibited. | Read |
| 45 |
Suspension or cancellation of licences. | Read |
| 46 |
Purchase. | Read |
| 47 |
Maintenance of records. | Read |
| 48 |
Purchase of animals, etc., by licensee. | Read |
| 48A |
Restriction on transportation of wild life. | Read |
| 49 |
Purchase of captive animal, etc., by a person other than a licensee. | Read |
| 49A |
Definitions. | Read |
| 49B |
Prohibition of dealings in trophies, animal articles, etc., derived from scheduled animals. | Read |
| 49C |
Declaration by dealers. | Read |
| 49D |
Definitions. | Read |
| 49E |
Designation of Management Authority | Read |
| 49F |
Designation of Scientific Authority. | Read |
| 49G |
Directions of Central Government. | Read |
| 49H |
International trade in Scheduled specimen and restriction in respect thereof | Read |
| 49-I |
Conditions for scheduled specimens. | Read |
| 49J |
Conditions for import of scheduled specimens | Read |
| 49K |
Conditions for re-export of scheduled specimens. | Read |
| 49L |
Conditions for introfuction from sea of scheduled specimens. | Read |
| 49M |
Possession transfer and breeding of living scheduled animal species. | Read |
| 49N |
Application for Licence by breeders of Appendix I species | Read |
| 49-O |
Licence of breeders of Appendix I species. | Read |
| 49P |
Prohibition on alteration, etc. | Read |
| 49Q |
Species and scheduled specimens to be Government property | Read |
| 49R |
Application of provisions of Act in respect of species listed in Schedule I or II and Schedule IV. | Read |
| 50 |
Power of entry, search, arrest and detention. | Read |
| 51 |
Penalties. | Read |
| 51A |
Certain conditions to apply while granting bail. | Read |
| 52 |
Attempts and abetment. | Read |
| 53 |
Punishment for wrongful seizure. | Read |
| 54 |
Power to compound offences. | Read |
| 55 |
Cognizance of offences. | Read |
| 56 |
Operation of other laws not barred. | Read |
| 57 |
Presumption to be made in certain cases. | Read |
| 58 |
Offences by Companies. | Read |
| 58A |
Application. | Read |
| 58B |
Definitions. | Read |
| 58C |
Prohibition of holding illegally acquired property. | Read |
| 58D |
Competent authority. | Read |
| 58E |
Identifying illegally acquired property. | Read |
| 58F |
Seizure or freezing of illegally acquired property. | Read |
| 58G |
Management of properties seized or forfeited under this Chapter. | Read |
| 58H |
Notice of forfeiture of property. | Read |
| 58I |
Forfeiture of property in certain cases | Read |
| 58J |
Burden of proof. | Read |
| 58K |
Fine in lieu of forfeiture. | Read |
| 58L |
Procedure in relation to certain trust properties. | Read |
| 58M |
Certain transfer to be null and void. | Read |
| 58N |
Constitution of Applellate Tribunal. | Read |
| 58O |
Appeals. | Read |
| 58P |
Notice or order not to be invalid for error in description. | Read |
| 58Q |
Bar of Jurisdiction. | Read |
| 58R |
Competent Authority and Appellate Tribunal to have powers of civil court. | Read |
| 58S |
Information to competent authority. | Read |
| 58T |
Certain officers to assist Administrator, competent authority and Appellate Tribunal. | Read |
| 58U |
Power to take possession. | Read |
| 58V |
Rectification of mistakes. | Read |
| 58W |
Findings under other laws not conclusive for proceedings under this Chapter. | Read |
| 58X |
Service of notices and orders. | Read |
| 58Y |
Punishment for acquiring property in relating to which proceeings have been taken under this Chapter. | Read |
| 59 |
Officers to be public servants. | Read |
| 60 |
Protection of action taken in good faith. | Read |
| 60A |
Reward to persons. | Read |
| 60B |
Reward by State Government. | Read |
| 61 |
Power to alter entries in Schedules | Read |
| 62 |
Declaration of certain wild animals to be vermin. | Read |
| 62A |
Regulation or prohibition of import, etc., of invasive alien species. | Read |
| 62B |
Power to issue directions. | Read |
| 63 |
Power of Central Government to make rules | Read |
| 64 |
Power of State Government to make rules. | Read |
| 65 |
Rights of Scheduled Tribes to be protected. | Read |
| 66 |
Repeal and savings. | Read |
