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 58G: Management of properties seized or forfeited under this Chapter.
    1[58G. Management of properties seized or forfeited under this Chapter.-- (1) The State Government may, by order published in the Official Gazette, appoint as many of its officers (not below the rank of Conservator of Forests) as it thinks fit, to perform the functions of an Administrator.
     (2) The Administrator appointed under sub-section (1) shall receive and manage the property in relation to which an order has been made under sub-section (1) of section 58F or under section 58-I in such manner and subject to such conditions as may be prescribed.
     (3) The Administrator shall also take such measures as the State Government may direct, to dispose of the property which is forfeited to the State Government.]
Notes:
1. Ins. by Act 16 of 2003, s. 34 (w.e.f. 1-4-2003).
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