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 28: Grant of permit.
    (1) The Chief Wild Life Warden may, on application, grant to any person a permit to enter or reside in a sanctuary for all or any of the following purposes, namely:--
         (a) investigation or study of wild life and purposes ancillary or incidental thereto;
         (b) photography 1[and film-making without making any change in the habitat or causing any adverse impact to the habitat or wild life;]
         (c) scientific research;
         (d) tourism;
         (e) transaction of lawful business with any person residing in the sanctuary.
     (2) A permit to enter or reside in a sanctuary shall be issued subject to such conditions and on payment of such fee as may be prescribed.
Notes:
1. Ins. by Act 18 of 2022, s. 10 (w.e.f. 1-4-2023).
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