| 1 | Short title, extent and commencement. |
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| 2 | Definitions. |
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| 3 | Appointment of Director and other officers. |
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| 4 | Appointment of Life Warden and other officers. |
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| 5 | Power to delegate. |
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| 5A | Constitution of the National Board for Wild Life. |
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| 5B | Standing Committee of the National Board. |
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| 5C | Functions of the National Board. |
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| 6 | Constitution of State Board for Wild Life. |
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| 7 | Procedure to be followed by the Board |
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| 8 | Duties of State Board for Wild Life. |
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| 9 | Prohibition of hunting. |
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| 10 | Omitted.. |
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| 11 | Hunting of wild animals to be permitted in certain cases. |
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| 12 | Grant of permit for special purposes. |
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| 13 | Omitted.. |
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| 14 | Omitted.. |
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| 15 | Omitted.. |
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| 16 | Omitted.. |
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| 17 | Omitted.. |
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| 17A | Prohibition of picking, uprooting, etc. of specified plant. |
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| 17B | Grants of permit for special purposes. |
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| 17C | Cultivation of specified plants without licence prohibited. |
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| 17D | Dealing in specified plants without licence prohibited. |
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| 17E | Declaration of stock. |
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| 17F | Possession, etc., of plants by licensee |
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| 17G | Purchase, etc., of specified plants. |
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| 17H | Plants to be Government property. |
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| 18 | Declaration of sanctuary. |
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| 18A | Protection to sanctuaries |
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| 18B | Appointment of Collectors. |
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| 19 | Collector to determine rights. |
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| 20 | Bar of accrual of rights. |
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| 21 | Proclamation by Collector. |
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| 22 | Inquiry by Collector. |
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| 23 | Powers of Collector. |
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| 24 | Acquisition of rights. |
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| 25 | Acquisition proceedings. |
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| 25A | Time-limit for completion of acquisition proceedings. |
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| 26 | Delegation of Collector's powers. |
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| 26A | Declaration of area as sanctuary. |
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| 27 | Restriction on entry in sanctuary. |
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| 28 | Grant of permit. |
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| 29 | Destruction, etc., in a sanctuary prohibited without a permit. |
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| 30 | Causing fire prohibited. |
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| 31 | Prohibition of entry into sanctuary with weapon. |
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| 32 | Ban on use of injurious substances. |
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| 33 | Control of sanctuaries. |
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| 33A | Immunisation of live-stock. |
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| 33B | Advisory Committee. |
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| 34 | Registration of certain persons in possession of arms. |
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| 35 | Declaration of National Parks. |
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| 36 | Omitted.. |
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| 36A | Declaration and management of a conservation reserve. |
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| 36B | Conservation reserve management committee. |
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| 36C | Declaration and management of community reserve. |
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| 36D | Community reserve management committee. |
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| 37 | Omitted.. |
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| 38 | Power of Central Government to declare areas as sanctuaries or National Parks or conservation reserves. |
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| 38A | Constitution of Central Zoo Authority |
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| 38B | Term of office and conditions of service of Chairperson and members, etc. |
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| 38C | Functions of the Authority |
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| 38D | Procedure to be regulated by the Authority. |
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| 38E | Grants and loans to Authority and Constitution of Fund. |
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| 38F | Annual report. |
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| 38G | Annual report and audit report to be laid before Parliament. |
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| 38H | Recognition of zoos. |
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| 38I | Acquisition of animals by a zoo. |
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| 38J | Prohibition of teasing, etc., in a zoo. |
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| 38K | Definitions |
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| 38L | Constitution of National Tiger Conservation Authority. |
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| 38M | Term of office and conditions of service of members. |
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| 38N | Officers and employees of Tiger Conservation Authority. |
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| 38O | Powers and functions of Tiger Conservation Authority. |
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| 38P | Procedure to be regulated by Tiger Conservation Authority. |
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| 38Q | Grants and loans to Tiger Conservation Authority and Constitution of Fund. |
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| 38R | Accounts and audit of Tiger Conservation Authority. |
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| 38S | Annual report of Tiger Conservation Authority. |
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| 38T | Annual report and audit report to be laid before Parliament. |
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| 38U | Constitution of Steering Committee. |
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| 38V | Tiger Conservation Plan. |
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| 38W | Alteration and de-notification of tiger reserves. |
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| 38X | Establishment of Tiger Conservation Foundation. |
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| 38Y | Constitution of Wild Life Crime Control Bureau. |
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| 38Z | Powers and functions of the Wildlife Crime Control Bureau. |
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| 39 | Wild animals, etc., to be Government property. |
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| 40 | Declarations |
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| 40A | Immunity in certain cases. |
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| 41 | Inquiry and preparation of inventories. |
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| 42 | Certificate of ownership. |
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| 43 | Regulation of transfer of animal, etc. |
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| 44 | Dealings in trophy and animal articles without licence prohibited. |
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| 45 | Suspension or cancellation of licences. |
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| 46 | Purchase. |
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| 47 | Maintenance of records. |
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| 48 | Purchase of animals, etc., by licensee. |
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| 48A | Restriction on transportation of wild life. |
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| 49 | Purchase of captive animal, etc., by a person other than a licensee. |
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| 49A | Definitions. |
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| 49B | Prohibition of dealings in trophies, animal articles, etc., derived from scheduled animals. |
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| 49C | Declaration by dealers. |
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| 50 | Power of entry, search, arrest and detention. |
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| 51 | Penalties. |
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| 51A | Certain conditions to apply while granting bail. |
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| 52 | Attempts and abetment. |
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| 53 | Punishment for wrongful seizure. |
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| 55 | Cognizance of offences. |
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| 56 | Operation of other laws not barred. |
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| 57 | Presumption to be made in certain cases. |
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| 58 | Offences by Companies. |
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| 58A | Application. |
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| 58B | Definitions. |
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| 58C | Prohibition of holding illegally acquired property. |
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| 58D | Competent authority. |
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| 58E | Identifying illegally acquired property. |
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| 58F | Seizure or freezing of illegally acquired property. |
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| 58G | Management of properties seized or forfeited under this Chapter. |
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| 58H | Notice of forfeiture of property. |
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| 58I | Forfeiture of property in certain cases |
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| 58J | Burden of proof. |
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| 58K | Fine in lieu of forfeiture. |
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| 58L | Procedure in relation to certain trust properties. |
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| 58M | Certain transfer to be null and void. |
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| 58N | Constitution of Applellate Tribunal. |
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| 58O | Appeals. |
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| 58P | Notice or order not to be invalid for error in description. |
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| 58Q | Bar of Jurisdiction. |
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| 58R | Competent Authority and Appellate Tribunal to have powers of civil court. |
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| 58S | Information to competent authority. |
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| 58T | Certain officers to assist Administrator, competent authority and Appellate Tribunal. |
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| 58U | Power to take possession. |
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| 58V | Rectification of mistakes. |
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| 58W | Findings under other laws not conclusive for proceedings under this Chapter. |
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| 58X | Service of notices and orders. |
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| 58Y | Punishment for acquiring property in relating to which proceeings have been taken under this Chapter. |
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| 59 | Officers to be public servants. |
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| 60 | Protection of action taken in good faith. |
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| 60A | Reward to persons. |
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| 60B | Reward by State Government. |
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| 61 | Power to alter entries in Schedules |
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| 62 | Declaration of certain wild animals to be vermin. |
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| 63 | Power of Central Government to make rules |
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| 64 | Power of State Government to make rules. |
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| 65 | Rights of Scheduled Tribes to be protected. |
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| 66 | Repeal and savings. |
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| 54 | Power to compound offences. |
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| 6A | Standing Committee of Board. |
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| 38XA | Provisions of Chapter to be in addition to provisions relating to sanctuaries and National Park. |
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| 42A | Surrender of captive animals, animal article, etc |
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| 49D | Definitions. |
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| 49E | Designation of Management Authority |
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| 49F | Designation of Scientific Authority. |
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| 49G | Directions of Central Government. |
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| 49H | International trade in Scheduled specimen and restriction in respect thereof |
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| 49-I | Conditions for scheduled specimens. |
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| 49J | Conditions for import of scheduled specimens |
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| 49K | Conditions for re-export of scheduled specimens. |
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| 49L | Conditions for introfuction from sea of scheduled specimens. |
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| 49M | Possession transfer and breeding of living scheduled animal species. |
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| 49N | Application for Licence by breeders of Appendix I species |
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| 49-O | Licence of breeders of Appendix I species. |
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| 49P | Prohibition on alteration, etc. |
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| 49Q | Species and scheduled specimens to be Government property |
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| 49R | Application of provisions of Act in respect of species listed in Schedule I or II and Schedule IV. |
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| 62A | Regulation or prohibition of import, etc., of invasive alien species. |
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| 62B | Power to issue directions. |
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