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TypeBare Act JurisdictionCentral Government

Biological Diversity Act, 2002 Section 3

Certain Persons Not to Undertake Biodiversity Related Activities Without Approval of National Biodiversity Authority

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Biological Diversity Act, 2002 Section 3 is part of Biological Diversity Act, 2002 - Certain Persons Not to Undertake Biodiversity Related Activities Without Approval of National Biodiversity Authority. Read the section text below and explore Indian court judgments that cite it.

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Section Text

(1) No person referred to in sub-section (2) shall, without previous approval of the National Biodiversity Authority, obtain any biological resource occurring in India or knowledge associated thereto for research or for commercial utilisation or for bio-survey and bio-utilisation.

(2) The persons who shall be required to take the approval of the National Biodiversity Authority under sub-section (1) are the following, namely:--

(a) a person who is not a citizen of India;

(b) a citizen of India, who is a non-resident as defined in clause (30) of section 2 of the Income-tax Act, 1961 (43 of 1961);

(c) a body corporate, association or organisation--

(i) not incorporated or registered in India; or

(ii) incorporated or registered in India under any law for the time being in force which has any non-Indian participation in its share capital or management.

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What does Biological Diversity Act, 2002 Section 3 provide?

Section Section 3 of the Biological Diversity Act, 2002 (Certain Persons Not to Undertake Biodiversity Related Activities Without Approval of National Biodiversity Authority) is reproduced on this page as part of the Biological Diversity Act, 2002. Lawyers and researchers use it to read the statutory wording before checking how courts have applied this section in reported judgments.

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