Act Number: 18

Act Name: The Biological Diversity Act, 2002

Year: 2003

Enactment Date: 2003-02-05

Long Title: An Act to provide for conservation of biological diversity, sustainable use of its components and fair and equitable sharing of the benefits arising out of the use of biological resources, knowledge and for matters connected therewith or incidental thereto.

Ministry: Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change

Department:

Section 43: Constitution of Local Biodiversity Fund.
    (1) There shall be constituted a Fund to be called the Local Biodiversity Fund at every area notified by the State Government where any institution of self-government is functioning and there shall be credited thereto--
         (a) any grants and loans made under section 42;
         (b) any grants or loans made by the National Biodiversity Authority;
         (c) any grants or loans made by the State Biodiversity Boards;
         (d) fees referred to in sub-section (3) of section 41 received by the Biodiversity Management Committees;
         (e) all sums received by the Local Biodiversity Fund from such other sources as may be decided upon by the State Government.
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