Power to impose additional conditions and to vary or revoke conditions 16. The national wildlife action plan preamble background the first national wildlife action plan nwap was adopted in 1983, based upon the decision taken in the xv meeting of the indian board for wildlife held in 1982. Consequential amendments to regulations under hazardous. Wildlife conservation and management 7 issue 1 chapter 376 wildlife conservation and management act date of assent. Defacement, alteration and possession of certain documents. Forests are being destroyed as human habitations expand, thereby shrinking the habitats of our wildlife. Wild life protection 7 fish which is immature shall be guilty of an offence against this act. A bill to amend the lacey act amendments of 1981 to further the conservation of certain wildlife species. B a director of wild life preservation subordinate to the. Wildlife act alberta queens printer government of alberta. Laws of malaysia act 76 protection of wild life act, 1972 an act to consolidate the laws relating to and to further provide the protection of wild life and for purposes connected therewith. German economy was doing well from 2000 to 2002, recession began in 2003 and. An act to provide for the protection of wild animals, birds and plants1 and for maters connected therewith or ancillary or incidental thereto.
Getting started adding references importing pdf files citavi. Jun 17, 2016 wildlife protection act the wildlife protection act was passed by the indian parliament in the year 1972 to protect indias wildlife with the increase in population, there is greater pressure on land. Be it enacted by the duli yang maha mulia seri paduka baginda yang dipertuan agong with the advice. This edition contains a consolidation of the following laws. The wildlife protection act, 1972 empowers the central and state governments to declare any area a. Before 1972, india had only five designated national parks. The german employment protection act hansbocklerstiftung. Law, policy, and plansin that orderdirect management of lands in the national wildlife refuge system. Wild life protection act an act to make provision for the protectidn of wild life and io of 1978 for the establishment of wild fife sanctiuaries cbrnmencernent. Servicewide law and policy dictate musts, things that must happen because they have been mandated by congress or the leadership of the fish and wildlife service.
The wild life protection amendment act, 2002 is 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. The act of 1912 was amended in the year 1935 by the wild birds and animals protection amendment act, 1935 27 of 1935. The present act amends section 2 of wild life protection act, 1972. The object of the act is to arrest the rapid decline and provide. Mar 08, 2011 law 18289, the wildlife protection act of 2010, was introduced in council and assigned bill no. Mar 09, 2020 the wildlife protection act, 1972 complete detail updated pdf. Employment protection legislation, dismissal, severance payment. Ministry of law and justice legislative department the.
The act consists of 60 sections and vi schedules divided into eight chapters. To prevent the extinction of species, conservation efforts have been initiated. Wildlife protection regulation of exports and imports. Competent authority and appellate tribunal to have powers of civil court. Be it enacted by parliament in the fiftyseventh year of the republic of india as follows. The competent authority and the appellate tribunal shall have all the powers of a civil court while trying a suit under the code of civil procedure, 1908 5 of 1908 in respect of the following matters, namely. Prohibition of certain methods of killing or taking wild birds. Summary of the wildlife protection act, 1972 of india. Chapter i preliminary chapter ii authorities to be appointed or constituted under the act chapter iii hunting of wild animals chapter iii a protection of specified plants chapter iv sanctuaries, national parks and closed areas i sanctuaries ii national parks iii closed areas chapter iv a central zoo authority and.
The government made these changes only for the purposes of protecting. Proceedings of the 2002 acm symposium on document engineering. Fao legal papers online are a series of articles and reports on legal issues of contemporary interest in the areas of food policy, agriculture, rural development, biodiversity, environment and natural resource management. This act provides for the protection of the countrys wild animals, birds and plant species, in order to ensure environmental and ecological security. The following is a list of the regulations made under the wildlife act that are filed. The wildlife protection act, 1972 complete detail updated pdf. Wildlife is an important component of biodiversity. This act may be cited as the wildlife protection act. The state government shall appoint, an officer to act as collector under the act, within ninety days of coming into force of the wild life protection amendment act, 2002, or within thirty days of the issue of notificatio under section 18, to inquire into and determine the existence, nature and extent of rights of any person in or over the. This act may be cited as the environment protection act 2002. For each pdf, citavi creates a new reference and searches for its bibliographic information using. Protection statute law amendment act, 2002, continues to apply to consumer. Wildlife protection act, 1972 salient features, provisions.
Among other reforms, the act established schedules of protected plant and animal species. The plan had outlined the strategies and action points for wildlife conservation which are still relevant. To provide for the protection and management of the environmental assets of mauritius so that their. An act to provide for the protection of wildlife and matters connected therewith and incidental thereto.
Environment protection act 2002 act 192002 ministry of. The bill was adopted on first and second readings on october 5, 2010, and november 9, 2010, respectively. The wildlife protection act, 1972 as amended in 2002. 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. This act adopts a twopronged conservation strategy. It extends to the whole of india, except the state of jammu and kashmir. Everything you need to know about the national green. To govern wildlife conservation and protection of endangered species, the wildlife protection act, 1972 was adopted by all. Government in the year 1912 passed the wild birds and animals protection act, 1912 8 of 1912 as the act of 1887 proved to be inadequate for the protection of wild birds and animals. You can import pdfs of scholarly articles directly into citavi. The wild life protection amendment act, 2006 act no.
It institutes the national board for wild life and of the state board for wild life and it rules for the declaration of sanctuary. A guide to wildlife legislation and site designations. Countryside act 1981 chapter 69 arrangement of sections part i wildlife protection of birds section 1. The wildlife protection act, 1972 is an act of the parliament of india enacted for protection of plants and animal species. Among other things, the act lays down restrictions on hunting many animal species.
According to section 3 of this act, the central govt. The wild life protection amendment act, 2002 india. An act of parliament to consolidate and amend the law relating to the protection, conservation and management of wildlife in kenya. Specified endangered species are to be protected regardless of location. The wildlife protection act, 1972, an act to provide for the protection of wild animals, birds and plants 1 and for matters connected therewith or ancillary or incidental thereto. In this act, unless the context otherwise requires intevreta tion. Since the feature is optional, and since the rules for tagged pdf were relatively. The 1981 act has been amended significantly through the crow act 2000 and the nerc act 2006 and therefore the original document does not represent the act as it currently stands. The wildlife protection act the act was passed by the parliament of india in 1972 to protect indias wildlife. The wildlife protection amendment bill 2002 proposes zto provide that captive animals and wild animals included in schedule i and part ii of schedule ii of the wildlife act and their parts and products can be acquired only by way of inheritance. To fulfill this responsibility, wildlife services ws prepares. Ministry of law and justice legislative department new delhi, the 20th january, 2003pausa 30, 1924 saka the following act of parliament received the assent of the president on the l7th january, 2003, and is hereby published for general information.
The wildlife protection act, 1972, provides for protection to listed species of flora and fauna and establishes a network of ecologicallyimportant protected areas. Importantly, the ngt has not been vested with powers to hear any matter relating to the wildlife protection act, 1972, the indian forest act, 1927 and various laws enacted by states relating to forests, tree preservation etc. This act may be cited as the wild life protection short title act. Sections 3, 4 and 5a to %c, 8,11 of the indian forest act, 1927. Nov 14, 2019 the national environmental policy act nepa requires federal agencies to evaluate environmental impacts into their decision making processes and ensures that environmental information is available to public officials and citizens before decisions are made and actions are taken.
Wildlife protection act introduction the wild life laws have a long history and is the culminative result of an increasing awareness of the compelling need to restore the catastrophic ecological imbalances introduced by the depridations inflicted on nature by human being. Conservation laws, such as the endangered species act esa and the marine mamal conservation act mmpa. In this act, unless the context otherwise requires chief forest officer and. An act to amend the wildlife protection regulation of exports and imports act 1982 wildlife protection regulation of exports and imports amendment act 1991 no.
Though these acts do not deal directly with other nations, like treaties, conventions, and agreements, they play an important role. Wildlife protection act chapter 220 revised edition 2000 showing the law as at 31st december, 2000 this is a revised edition of the law, prepared by the law revision commissioner under the authority of the law revision act, chapter 3 of the laws of belize, revised edition 1980 1990. Laws and policies refuge planning fish and wildlife. Jan 28, 2015 the wildlife protection act, 1972, an act to provide for the protection of wild animals, birds and plants 1 and for matters connected therewith or ancillary or incidental thereto. Therefore, specific and substantial issues related to these laws cannot be raised before the ngt.
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