Section 49J of The Wild Life (Protection) Act, 1972 View Chapter 5B

Conditions for import of scheduled specimens


   1[49J.  Conditions for import of scheduled specimens.-- (1)  The import of any specimen of a species included in Appendix I of Schedule IV shall require the prior grant and presentation of an import permit and either an export permit or a re-export certificate from the country of export.

   (2)  An import permit for a specimen of a species listed in Appendix I of Schedule IV shall not be granted unless--

       (a)  the Management Authority is satisfied that the specimen concerned will not be used for primarily commercial purposes;

       (b)  the Scientific Authority has advised that the import will be for purposes which are not detrimental to the survival of the species; and

       (c)  the Scientific Authority is satisfied that the proposed recipient of a living specimen is suitably equipped to house and care for it.

   (3)  The import of any specimen of a species included in Appendix II of Schedule IV shall require the prior presentation of either an export permit or a re-export certificate issued by the country of export.

   (4)  The import of any specimen of a species included in Appendix III of Schedule IV shall require the prior presentation of--

       (a)  a certificate of origin; or

       (b)  in the case where the import is from a country which has included the species in Appendix III of the Convention, an export permit; or

       (c)  a re-export certificate granted by the country of re-export.]

1Ins. by Act 18 of 2022, s. 30 (w.e.f. 1-4-2023).