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