Act Number: 53

Act Name: The Wild Life (Protection) Act, 1972

Year: 1972

Enactment Date: 1972-09-09

Long Title: 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.

Ministry: Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change

Department:

Section 8: Duties of State Board for Wild Life.
     Duties of 1[State Board for Wild Life]-- It shall be the duty of 1[State Board for Wild Life] to advise the State Government,--
         2[(a) in the selection and management of areas to be declared as protected areas;]
         3[(b) in formulation of the policy for protection and conservation of the wild life and specified plants;]
         (c) in any matter relating to the amendment of any Schedule; 4***
         5[(cc) in relation to the measures to be taken for harmonising the needs of the tribals and other dwellers of the forest with the protection and conservation of wild life; and]
         (d) in any other matter connected with the protection of wild life, which may bereferred to it by the State Government.
    
Notes:
1. Subs. by Act 16 of 2003, s. 8, for "the Wild Life Advisory Board" (w.e.f. 1-4-2003).
2. Subs. by s. 8, ibid., for clause (a) (w.e.f. 1-4-2003).
3. Subs. by Act 44 of 1991, s. 8, for clause (b) (w.e.f. 2-10-1991).
4. The word "and" omitted by s. 8, ibid. (w.e.f. 2-10-1991).
5. Ins. by s. 8, ibid. (w.e.f. 2-10-1991).
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