Wild Life (Protection) Act, 1972

Bare Act · 1972

In the syllabus of: AIBE · Andhra Pradesh APO · HP Civil Judge · MP APO · Odisha APO · RPSC Assistant Professor (Law) · Telangana Civil Judge · Telangana Higher Judiciary · UGC NET Law · UPSC Law Optional

Act number: 53 of 1972
Enacted: 9 September 1972
Contents: 167 sections · 15 chapters

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Contents

Chapter I — Preliminary

Chapter II — Authorities To Be Appointed Or Constitutes Under The Act

Chapter III — Hunting Of Wild Animals

Section 9 – Prohibition of hunting (preview)
Section 10 – Omitted (preview)
Section 11 – Hunting of wild animals to be permitted in certain cases (preview)
Section 12 – Grant of permit for special purposes (preview)
Section 13 – Omitted (preview)
Section 14 – Omitted (preview)
Section 15 – Omitted (preview)
Section 16 – Omitted (preview)
Section 17 – Omitted (preview)

Chapter IIIA — Protection Of Specified Plants

Section 17A – Prohibition of picking, uprooting, etc. of specified plant (preview)
Section 17B – Grants of permit for special purposes (preview)
Section 17C – Cultivation of specified plants without licence prohibited (preview)
Section 17D – Dealing in specified plants without licence prohibited (preview)
Section 17E – Declaration of stock (preview)
Section 17F – Possession, etc., of plants by licensee (preview)
Section 17G – Purchase, etc., of specified plants (preview)
Section 17H – Plants to be Government property (preview)

Chapter IV — Protected Areas

Section 18 – Declaration of sanctuary (preview)
Section 18A – Protection to sanctuaries (preview)
Section 18B – Appointment of Collectors (preview)
Section 19 – Collector to determine rights (preview)
Section 20 – Bar of accrual of rights (preview)
Section 21 – Proclamation by Collector (preview)
Section 22 – Inquiry by Collector (preview)
Section 23 – Powers of Collector (preview)
Section 24 – Acquisition of rights (preview)
Section 25 – Acquisition proceedings (preview)
Section 25A – Time-limit for completion of acquisition proceedings (preview)
Section 26 – Delegation of Collector's powers (preview)
Section 26A – Declaration of area as sanctuary (preview)
Section 27 – Restriction on entry in sanctuary (preview)
Section 28 – Grant of permit (preview)
Section 29 – Destruction, etc., in a sanctuary prohibited without a permit (preview)
Section 30 – Causing fire prohibited (preview)
Section 31 – Prohibition of entry into sanctuary with weapon (preview)
Section 32 – Ban on use of injurious substances (preview)
Section 33 – Control of sanctuaries (preview)
Section 33A – Immunisation of live-stock (preview)
Section 33B – Advisory Committee (preview)
Section 34 – Registration of certain persons in possession of arms (preview)
Section 34A – Power to remove encroachment (preview)
Section 35 – Declaration of National Parks (preview)
Section 36 – Omitted (preview)
Section 36A – Declaration and management of a conservation reserve (preview)
Section 36B – Conservation reserve management committee (preview)
Section 36C – Declaration and management of community reserve (preview)
Section 36D – Community reserve management committee (preview)
Section 37 – Omitted (preview)
Section 38 – Power of Central Government to declare areas as sanctuaries or National Parks or conservation reserves (preview)

Chapter IVA — Central Zoo Authority And Recognition Of Zoos

Section 38A – Constitution of Central Zoo Authority (preview)
Section 38B – Term of office and conditions of service of Chairperson and members, etc (preview)
Section 38C – Functions of the Authority (preview)
Section 38D – Procedure to be regulated by the Authority (preview)
Section 38E – Grants and loans to Authority and Constitution of Fund (preview)
Section 38F – Annual report (preview)
Section 38G – Annual report and audit report to be laid before Parliament (preview)
Section 38H – Recognition of zoos (preview)
Section 38I – Acquisition of animals by a zoo (preview)
Section 38J – Prohibition of teasing, etc., in a zoo (preview)

Chapter IV — B

Sections

Section 38O – Powers and functions of Tiger Conservation Authority (preview)
Section 49-I – Conditions for scheduled specimens (preview)
Section 49-O – Licence of breeders of Appendix I species (preview)
Section 58I – Forfeiture of property in certain cases (preview)
Section 58O – Appeals (preview)
Section 58S – Information to competent authority (preview)

Chapter IV — C

Chapter V — Trade Or Commerce In Wild Animals, Animal Articles And Trophies

Section 39 – Wild animals, etc., to be Government property (preview)
Section 40 – Declarations (preview)
Section 40A – Immunity in certain cases (preview)
Section 41 – Inquiry and preparation of inventories (preview)
Section 42 – Certificate of ownership (preview)
Section 42A – Surrender of captive animals, animal article, etc (preview)
Section 43 – Regulation of transfer of animal, etc (preview)
Section 44 – Dealings in trophy and animal articles without licence prohibited (preview)
Section 45 – Suspension or cancellation of licences (preview)
Section 46 – Purchase (preview)
Section 47 – Maintenance of records (preview)
Section 48 – Purchase of animals, etc., by licensee (preview)
Section 48A – Restriction on transportation of wild life (preview)
Section 49 – Purchase of captive animal, etc., by a person other than a licensee (preview)

Chapter VA — Prohibition Of Trade Or Commerce In Trophies, Animal Articles,

Section 49A – Definitions (preview)
Section 49B – Prohibition of dealings in trophies, animal articles, etc., derived from scheduled animals (preview)
Section 49C – Declaration by dealers (preview)

Chapter VB — Regulation Of International Trade In Endangered Species Of Wild Fauna And Flora As Per Convention On International Trade In Endangered Species Of Wild Fauna And Flora

Chapter VI — Prevention And Detection Of Offences

Section 50 – Power of entry, search, arrest and detention (preview)
Section 51 – Penalties (preview)
Section 51A – Certain conditions to apply while granting bail (preview)
Section 52 – Attempts and abetment (preview)
Section 53 – Punishment for wrongful seizure (preview)
Section 54 – Power to compound offences (preview)
Section 55 – Cognizance of offences (preview)
Section 56 – Operation of other laws not barred (preview)
Section 57 – Presumption to be made in certain cases (preview)
Section 58 – Offences by Companies (preview)

Chapter VIA — Forfeiture Of Property Derived From Illegal Hunting And Trade

Section 58A – Application (preview)
Section 58B – Definitions (preview)
Section 58C – Prohibition of holding illegally acquired property (preview)
Section 58D – Competent authority (preview)
Section 58E – Identifying illegally acquired property (preview)
Section 58F – Seizure or freezing of illegally acquired property (preview)
Section 58G – Management of properties seized or forfeited under this Chapter (preview)
Section 58H – Notice of forfeiture of property (preview)
Section 58J – Burden of proof (preview)
Section 58K – Fine in lieu of forfeiture (preview)
Section 58L – Procedure in relation to certain trust properties (preview)
Section 58M – Certain transfer to be null and void (preview)
Section 58N – Constitution of Applellate Tribunal (preview)
Section 58P – Notice or order not to be invalid for error in description (preview)
Section 58Q – Bar of Jurisdiction (preview)
Section 58R – Competent Authority and Appellate Tribunal to have powers of civil court (preview)
Section 58T – Certain officers to assist Administrator, competent authority and Appellate Tribunal (preview)
Section 58U – Power to take possession (preview)
Section 58V – Rectification of mistakes (preview)
Section 58W – Findings under other laws not conclusive for proceedings under this Chapter (preview)
Section 58X – Service of notices and orders (preview)
Section 58Y – Punishment for acquiring property in relating to which proceeings have been taken under this Chapter (preview)

Chapter VII — Miscellaneous

Section 59 – Officers to be public servants (preview)
Section 60 – Protection of action taken in good faith (preview)
Section 60A – Reward to persons (preview)
Section 60B – Reward by State Government (preview)
Section 61 – Power to alter entries in Schedules (preview)
Section 62 – Declaration of certain wild animals to be vermin (preview)
Section 62A – Regulation or prohibition of import, etc., of invasive alien species (preview)
Section 62B – Power to issue directions (preview)
Section 63 – Power of Central Government to make rules (preview)
Section 64 – Power of State Government to make rules (preview)
Section 65 – Rights of Scheduled Tribes to be protected (preview)
Section 66 – Repeal and savings (preview)