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 38K: Definitions
    138K. Definitions.-- In this Chapter,--
     (a) "National Tiger Conservation Authority" means the Tiger Conservation Authority constituted under section 38L;
     (b) "Steering Committee" means the Committee constituted under section 38U;
     (c) "Tiger Conservation Foundation" means the foundation established under section 38X;
     (d) "tiger reserve State" means a State having tiger reserve;
     (e) "tiger reserve" means the areas notified as such under section 38V.
Notes:
1. Ins. by Act 39 of 2006, s. 2 (w.e.f. 4-9-2006).
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