Section 65
Rights of Scheduled Tribes to be protected.
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.
Nothing in this Act shall affect the hunting rights
conferred on the Scheduled Tribes of the Nicobar Islands in the Union territory of Andaman and Nicobar
Islands by notification of the Andaman and Nicobar Administration, No. 40,/67/F, No. G635, Vol. III,
dated the 28th April, 1967, published at pages 1 to 5 of the Extraordinary issue of the Andaman and
Nicobar Gazette, dated the 28th April, 1967.