Wild Life (Protection) Act, 1972

The Wild Life (Protection) Act, 1972

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Act ID:	197253
Act Number:	53
Enactment Date:	1972-09-09
Act Year:	1972
Short Title:	The Wild Life (Protection) Act, 1972
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
Notification:	yet to be notified


Schedule 1. SCHEDULE I. Order Appendix Forms
Schedule 2. SCHEDULE II. Order Appendix Forms
Schedule 3. SCHEDULE III. Order Appendix Forms
Schedule 4. SCHEDULE IV. Order Appendix Forms
Schedule 5. SCHEDULE V Order Appendix Forms
Schedule 6. SCHEDULE VI Order Appendix Forms

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CHAPTER I

PRELIMINARY

CHAPTER II

AUTHORITIES TO BE APPOINTED OR CONSTITUTES UNDER THE ACT

CHAPTER III

HUNTING OF WILD ANIMALS

CHAPTER IIIA

PROTECTION OF SPECIFIED PLANTS

CHAPTER IV

PROTECTED AREAS

CHAPTER IVA

CENTRAL ZOO AUTHORITY AND RECOGNITION OF ZOOS

CHAPTER IV B

NATIONAL TIGER CONSERVATION AUTHORITY

CHAPTER IV C

TIGER AND OTHER ENDANGERED SPECIES CRIME CONTROL BUREAU

CHAPTER V

TRADE OR COMMERCE IN WILD ANIMALS, ANIMAL ARTICLES AND TROPHIES

CHAPTER VA

PROHIBITION OF TRADE OR COMMERCE IN TROPHIES, ANIMAL ARTICLES, ETC., DERIVED FROM CERTAIN ANIMALS

CHAPTER VI

PREVENTION AND DETECTION OF OFFENCES

CHAPTER VIA

FORFEITURE OF PROPERTY DERIVED FROM ILLEGAL HUNTING AND TRADE

CHAPTER VII

MISCELLANEOUS


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

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Year	Description	Files
1973	CENTRAL RULES, 1973
1995	WILDLIFE (SPECIFIED PLANT STOCK DECLARATION) CENTRAL RULES, 1995
1973	Rules Wild Life (Proteciton) Act, 1972
1973	THE WILDLIFE (TRANSACTION AND TAXIDERMY) RULES, 1973
30-03-1994	RECOGNITION OF ZOO RULES 1992
18-04-1995	G.S.R.348(E), [18/4/1995] - The Wildlife (Protection) Rules, 1995
18-04-1995	G.S.R.349(E), [18/4/1995] - The Wildlife (Specified Plants - Conditions for Possession by Licensee) Rules, 1995
18-04-1995	G.S.R.350(E), [18/4/1995] - The Wildlife (Specified Plant Stock Declaration) Central Rules, 1995
1995	WILDLIFE (SPECIFIED PLANTS - CONDITIONS FOR POSSESSION BY LICENSEE) RULES, 1995
1995	WILDLIFE (PROTECTION) RULES, 1995
18-04-2003	S.O.445(E), [18/4/2003] - The Declaration of Wild Life Stock Rules, 2003.
10-11-2009	Recognition of Zoo Rules, 2009 dated November 10, 2009
12-2013	Notification Wild Life (Proteciton) Act, 1972
10-12-2014	National Board for Wild Life Rules, 2003

Year	Description	Files
2001	(Wildlife Section I) NOTIFICATION
28-05-2001	S.O.474(E), [28/5/2001] - Additions to Schedule I of the Wild Life (Protection) Act, 1972 (53 of 1972)
11-07-2001	S.O.665(E), [11/7/2001] - Amendments to Schedule I and Schedule III of the Wild Life (Protection) Act, 1972 (53 of 1972)
12-2001	the Wildlife (Protection) Act, 1972 (53 of 1972),
2001	Wildlife (Protection) Act, 1972
05-12-2001	S.O.1197(E), [5/12/2001] - Amendments to Schedule I and Schedule IV of the Wild Life (Protection) Act, 1972 (53 of 1972)
30-09-2002	S.O.1085(E), [30/9/2002] - Amendments to Schedule I and Part II of Schedule II of the Wild Life (Protection) Act, 1972 (53 of 1972)
2002	the Wildlife (Protection) Act, 1972 (53 of 1972)
17-01-2003	The Wild Life (Protection) Amendment Act, 2002 dated January 17, 2003
28-03-2003	S.O.332(E), [28/3/2003] - Coming into force of all the provisions except section 6 of the Wild Life (Protection) Amendment Act, 2002 (16 of 2003)
18-04-2003	Wild Life (Protection) Act, 1972 (53 of 1972),
18-04-2003	S.O.447(E), [18/4/2003] - Delegation of Powers of section 54 of the Wild Life (Protection) Act, 1972 (53 of 1972)
22-09-2003	Wild Life (Protection) Act, 1972
22-09-2003	Wild Life (Protection) Act, 2002 (16 of 2003)
22-09-2003	S.O.1093(E), [22/9/2003] - Constitution of the National Board for Wild Life
22-09-2003	S.O.1091(E), [22/9/2003] - Coming into force of section 6 of the Wild Life (Protection) Amendment Act, 2002 (16 of 2003)
2003	the Wildlife (Protection) Act, 1972 (53 of 1972),
2003	the Wildlife (Protection) Act, 1972 (53 of 1972),
04-11-2003	Wild Life (Protection) Act, 1977 (53 of 1972), read with rule 11 of the National Board for Wild Life Rules
2003	Wild Life (Protection) Amendment Act, 2002
2003	Notification Wild Life (Protection) Act, 1972
03-09-2006	The Wild Life (Protection) Amendment Act, 2006 (No. 39 of 2006, [03/09/2006])
16-05-2007	S.O.802(E), [16/05/2007] - The National Board for Wild Life Rules, 2007
16-05-2007	the Wildlife (Protection) Act, 1972 (53 of 1972),
11-11-2009	Wild Life (Protection) Act, 1972 (53 of 1972), and in supersession of the Recognition of Zoo Rules, 1992
04-09-2010	the Wildlife (Protection) Act, 1972 (53 of 1972),
04-09-2010	S.O.2180(E), [4/9/2010] - Amendments to Constitution of the National Board for Wild Life
14-09-2010	National Board for Wildlife Rules 2003
2014	the Wildlife (Protection) Act, 1972 (53 of 1972),