| SECTIONS | Wildlife (Protection) Act, 1972 As Amended upto date |
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| | Preamble |
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| | CHAPTER I: PRELIMINARY |
| 1. | Short title, extent and commencement |
| 2. | Definitions |
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| | CHAPTER II: AUTHORITIES TO BE APPOINTED OR CONSTITUTED UNDER THE ACT |
| 3. | Appointment of Director and other officers |
| 4. | Appointment of Life Warden and other officers |
| 5. | Power to delegate |
| 5-A. | Constitution of the National Board for Wild Life |
| 5-B. | Standing Committee of the National Board |
| 5-C. | Functions of the National Board |
| 6. | Constitution of State Board for Wild Life |
| 7. | Procedure to be followed by the Board |
| 8. | Duties of State Board for Wild Life |
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| | CHAPTER III: HUNTING OF WILD ANIMALS |
| 9. | Prohibition of hunting |
| 10. | Omitted |
| 11. | Hunting of wild animals to be permitted in certain cases |
| 12. | Grant of permit for special purposes |
| 13. | Suspension or cancellation of licence [Repealed] |
| 14. | Appeals [Repealed] |
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| | CHAPTER III A: PROTECTION OF SPECIFIED PLANTS |
| 17-A. | Prohibition of picking, uprooting, etc. of specified plant |
| 17-B. | Grants of permit for special purposes |
| 17-C. | Cultivation of specified plants without licence prohibited |
| 17-D. | Dealing in specified plants without licence prohibited |
| 17-E. | Declaration of stock |
| 17-F. | Possession, etc., of plants by licensee |
| 17-G. | Purchase, etc., of specified plants |
| 17-H. | Plants to be Government property |
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| | CHAPTER IV : Protected Areas |
| 18. | Declaration of sanctuary |
| 18-A. | Protection of Sanctuaries |
| 18-B. | Appointment of collectors |
| 19. | Collector to determine rights |
| 20. | Bar of accrual of rights |
| 21. | Proclamation by Collector |
| 22. | Inquiry by Collector |
| 23. | Powers of Collector |
| 24. | Acquisition of rights |
| 25. | Acquisition proceedings |
| 25-A. | Time limit for completion of acquisition proceedings |
| 26. | Delegation of Collector's powers |
| 26-A. | Declaration of area as sanctuary |
| 27. | Restriction on entry in sanctuary |
| 28. | Grant of Permit |
| 29. | Destruction, etc., in a sanctuary prohibited without a permit |
| 30. | Causing fire prohibited |
| 31. | Prohibition of entry into sanctuary with weapon |
| 32. | Ban on use of injurious substances |
| 33. | Control of sanctuaries |
| 33-A. | Immunisation of live-stock |
| 33-B. | Advisory Committee |
| 34. | Registration of certain persons in possession of arms |
| 34-A. | Power to remove encroachment |
| | NATIONAL PARKS |
| 35. | Declaration of National Parks |
| 36. | Declaration of game reserve [Repealed] |
| 36-A. | Declaration and management of conservation reserve |
| 36-B. | Conservation Reserve management Committee |
| 36-C. | Declaration and management of Community Reserve |
| 36-D. | Community Reserve management Committee |
| | CLOSED AREA |
| 37. | Declaration of closed area [Repealed] |
| | SANCTUARIES OR NATIONAL PARKS DECLARED BY CENTRAL GOVERNMENT |
| 38. | Power of Central Government to declare areas as sanctuaries or National Parks |
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| | CHAPTER IV A: CENTRAL ZOO AUTHORITY AND RECOGNITION OF ZOOS |
| 38-A. | Constitution of Central Zoo Authority |
| 38-B. | Term of office and conditions of service of Chairperson and members, etc |
| 38-C. | Functions of the Authority |
| 38-D. | Procedure to be regulated by the Authority |
| 38-E. | Grants and loans to Authority and Constitution of Fund |
| 38-F. | Annual report |
| 38-G. | Annual Report and audit report to be laid before Parliament |
| 38-H. | Recognition of zoos |
| 38-I. | Acquisition of animals by a zoo |
| 38-J. | Prohibition of teasing, etc., in a zoo |
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| | CHAPTER IVB : NATIONAL TIGER CONSERVATION AUTHORITY |
| 38-K. | Definitions |
| 38-L. | Constitution of National Tiger Conservation Authority |
| 38-M. | Term of office and conditions of service of members |
| 38-N. | Officers and employees of Tiger Conservation Authority |
| 38-O. | Powers and functions of Tiger Conservation Authority |
| 38-P. | Procedure to be regulated by Tiger Conservation Authority |
| 38-Q. | Grants and loans to Tiger Conservation Authority and Constitution of Fund |
| 38-R. | Accounts and audit of Tiger Conservation Authority |
| 38-S. | Annual report of Tiger Conservation Authority |
| 38-T. | Annual report and audit report to be laid before Parliament |
| 38-U. | Constitution of Steering Committee |
| 38-V. | Tiger Conservation Plan |
| 38-W. | Alteration and de-notification of tiger reserves |
| 38-X. | Establishment of Tiger Conservation Foundation |
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| | CHAPTER IV C : TIGER AND OTHER ENDANGERED SPECIES CRIME CONTROL BUREAU |
| 38-Y. | Constitution of Tiger and other Endangered Species Crime Control Bureau |
| 38-Z. | Powers and functions of the Wildlife Crime Control Bureau |
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| | CHAPTER V : TRADE OR COMMERCE IN WILD ANIMALS, ANIMAL ARTICLE AND TROPHIES |
| 39. | Wild animals, etc., to be Government property |
| 40. | Declarations |
| 40-A. | Immunity in certain cases |
| 41. | Inquiry and preparation of inventories |
| 42. | Certificate of ownership |
| 43. | Regulation of transfer of animal, etc |
| 44. | Dealings in trophy and animal articles without licence prohibited |
| 45. | Suspension or cancellation of licences |
| 46. | Appeal |
| 47. | Maintenance of records |
| 48. | Purchase of animal, etc., by licensee |
| 48-A. | Restriction on transportation of wild life |
| 49. | Purchase of captive animal, etc, by a person other than a licensee |
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| | CHAPTER VA: PROHIBITION OF TRADE OR COMMERCE IN TROPHIES, ANIMAL ARTICLES, ETC. DERIVED FROM CERTAIN ANIMALS |
| 49-A. | Definitions |
| 49-B. | Prohibition of dealings in trophies, animal articles, etc., derived from scheduled animals |
| 49-C. | Declaration by dealers |
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| | CHAPTER VI: PREVENTION AND DETECTION OF OFFENCES |
| 50. | Power of entry, search, arrest and detention |
| 51. | Penalties |
| 51-A. | Certain conditions to apply while granting bail |
| 52. | Attempts and abetment |
| 53. | Punishment for wrongful seizure |
| 54. | Power to compound offence |
| 55. | Cognizance of offences |
| 56. | Operation of other laws not barred |
| 57. | Presumption to be made in certain cases |
| 58. | Offences by companies |
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| | CHAPTER VI A : FORFEITURE OF PROPERTY DERIVED FROM ILLEGAL HUNTING AND TRADE |
| 58-A. | Application |
| 58-B. | Definitions |
| 58-C. | Prohibition of holding illegally acquired property |
| 58-D. | Competent authority |
| 58-E. | Identifying illegally acquired property |
| 58-F. | Seizure of freezing of illegally acquired property |
| 58-G. | Management of properties seized or forfeited under this Chapter |
| 58-H. | Notice of forfeiture of property |
| 58-I. | Forfeiture of property in certain cases |
| 58-J. | Burden of proof |
| 58-K. | Fine in lieu of forfeiture |
| 58-L. | Procedure in relation to certain trust properties |
| 58-M. | Certain transfers to be null and void |
| 58-N. | Constitution of Appellate Tribunal |
| 58-O. | Appeals |
| 58-P. | Notice or order not to be invalid for error in description |
| 58-Q. | Bar of jurisdiction |
| 58-R. | Competent authority and Appellate Tribunal to have powers of Civil Court |
| 58-S. | Information to competent authority |
| 58-T. | Certain officers to assist Administrator, competent authority and Appellate Tribunal |
| 58-U. | Power to take possession |
| 58-V. | Rectification of mistakes |
| 58-W. | Findings under other laws not conclusive for proceedings under this Chapter |
| 58-X. | Service of notices and orders |
| 58-Y. | Punishment for acquiring property in relation to which proceedings have been taken, under this Chapter |
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| | CHAPTER VII: MISCELLANEOUS |
| 59. | Officers to be public servants |
| 60. | Protection of action taken in good faith |
| 60-A. | Reward to persons |
| 60-B. | Reward by State Government |
| 61. | Power to alter entries in Schedules |
| 62. | Declaration of certain wild animals to be vermin |
| 63. | Power of Central Government to make rules |
| 64. | Power of State Government to make rules |
| 65. | Rights of Scheduled Tribes to be protected |
| 66. | Repeal and savings |
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| | SCHEDULE-I |
| | SCHEDULE - II |
| | SCHEDULE - III |
| | SCHEDULE - IV |
| | SCHEDULE - V |
| | SCHEDULE - VI |
