Section 38Y
Constitution of Wild Life Crime Control Bureau.
The Wild Life (Protection) Act, 1972
About this 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.
1[38Y. Constitution of 2[Wild Life] Crime Control Bureau.--The Central Government may, for the
purposes of this Act, by order published in the Official Gazette, constitute a 3*** Wildlife Crime Control
Bureau consisting of--
(a) the Director of Wildlife Preservation---Director ex officio;
(b) the Inspector-General of Police---Additional Director;
(c) the Deputy Inspector-General of Police---Joint Director;
(d) the Deputy Inspector-General of Forests---Joint Director;
(e) the Additional Commissioner (Customs and 4[Central Goods and Services Tax]---Joint Director; and
(f) such other officers as may be appointed from amongst the officers covered under sections 3 and 4 of this Act.]
(a) the Director of Wildlife Preservation---Director ex officio;
(b) the Inspector-General of Police---Additional Director;
(c) the Deputy Inspector-General of Police---Joint Director;
(d) the Deputy Inspector-General of Forests---Joint Director;
(e) the Additional Commissioner (Customs and 4[Central Goods and Services Tax]---Joint Director; and
(f) such other officers as may be appointed from amongst the officers covered under sections 3 and 4 of this Act.]
Notes
1. Subs. by s. 20, ibid., for "TIGER AND OTHER ENDANGERED SPECIES" (w.e.f. 1-4-2023).
2. Subs. by s. 21, ibid., for "Tiger and other Endangered Species" (w.e.f. 1-4-2023).
3. The words "Tiger and other Endangered Species Crime Control Bureau to be known as the" omitted by s. 21, ibid. (w.e.f. 1-4- 2023).
4. Subs. by s. 21, ibid., for "Central Excise" (w.e.f. 1-4-2023).
2. Subs. by s. 21, ibid., for "Tiger and other Endangered Species" (w.e.f. 1-4-2023).
3. The words "Tiger and other Endangered Species Crime Control Bureau to be known as the" omitted by s. 21, ibid. (w.e.f. 1-4- 2023).
4. Subs. by s. 21, ibid., for "Central Excise" (w.e.f. 1-4-2023).