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Biological Diversity Act, 2002 Complete Act

Title: Biological Diversity Act, 2002

State: Central

Year: 2002

.....and State Biodiversity Board deemed to be public servants Section52 - Appeal Section53 - Execution of determination of order Section54 - Protection of action taken in good faith Section55 - Penalties Section56 - Penalty for contravention of directions or orders of Central Government, State Government, National Biodiversity Authority and State Biodiversity Boards Section57 - Offences by companies Section58 - Offences to be cognizable and non-bailable Section59 - Act to have effect in addition to other Acts Section60 - Power of Central Government to give directions to State Government Section61 - Cognizance of offences Section62 - Power of Central Government to make rules Section63 - Power of State Government to make rules Section64 - Power to make regulations Section65 - Power to remove difficulties

Biological Diversity Act, 2002 Complete Act

State: Central

Year: 2002

.....to the National Biodiversity Authority by way of grants or loans such sums of money as the Central Government may think fit for the purposes of this Act. SECTION 27: CONSTITUTION OF NATIONAL BIODIVERSITY FUND (1) There shall be constituted a Fund to be called the National Biodiversity Fund and there shall be credited thereto- (a) any grants and loans made to the National Biodiversity Authority under Sec. 26. (b) all charges and royalties received by the National Biodiversity Authority under this Act; and (c) all sums received by the National Biodiversity Authority from such other sources as may be decided upon by the Central Government. (2) The Fund shall be applied for- (a) channelling benefits to the benefit claimers; (b) conservation and promotion of biological resources and development of areas from where such biological resources or knowledge associated thereto has been accessed; (c) socio-economic development of areas referred to in clause (b) in consultation with the local bodies concerned. SECTION 28: ANNUAL REPORT OF NATIONAL BIODIVERSITY AUTHORITY -The National Biodiversity Authority shall prepare, in such form and at such time each financial year as may.....

Biological Diversity Act, 2002 Section 36

Title: Central Government to Develop National Strategies, Plans, Etc., for Conservation, Etc., of Biological Diversity

State: Central

Year: 2002

.....programmes and policies. (4) The Central Government shall undertake measures,-- (i) wherever necessary, for assessment of environmental impact of that project which is likely to have adverse effect on biological diversity, with a view to avoid or minimise such effects and where appropriate provide for public participation in such assessment; (ii) to regulate, manage or control the risks associated with the use and release of living modified organisms resulting from biotechnology likely to have adverse impact on the conservation and sustainable use of biological diversity and human health. (5) The Central Government shall endeavour to respect and protect the knowledge of local people relating to biological diversity, as recommended by the National Biodiversity Authority through such measures, which may include registration of such knowledge at the local, State or national levels, and other measures for protection, including sui generis system. Explanation.--For the purposes of this section,-- (a) "ex situ conservation" means the conservation of components of biological diversity outside their natural habitats; (b) "in situ conservation" means the conservation.....

Biological Diversity Act, 2002 Preamble 1

Title: The Biological Diversity Act, 2002

State: Central

Year: 2002

THE BIOLOGICAL DIVERSITY ACT, 2002 [Act, No. 18 of 2003] [5th February, 2003] An Act to provide for conservation of biological diversity, sustainable use of its components and fair and equitable sharing of the benefits arising out of the use of biological resources, knowledge and for matters connected therewith or incidental thereto. whereas India is rich in biological diversity and associated traditional and contemporary knowledge system relating thereto; and whereas India is a party to the United Nations Convention on Biological Diversity signed at Rio de Janeiro on the 5th day of June, 1992; and whereas the said Convention came into force on the 29th December, 1993; and whereas the said Convention reaffirms the sovereign rights of the States over their biological resources; and whereas the said Convention has the main objective of conservation of biological diversity, sustainable use of its components and fair and equitable sharing of the benefits arising out of utilisation of genetic resources; and whereas it is considered necessary to provide for conservation, sustainable utilisation and equitable sharing of the benefits arising out of utilisation of.....

The Chhattisgarh Municipalities Act, 1961 Complete Act

State: Chattisgarh

Year: 1961

.....or drains and polluted water from sinks, bathrooms, stables, cattlesheds, and other like places and includes trade effluents and discharges from manufactories of all kinds; (34) "sewer" includes a drain, a house drain or a drain of any other description and any other device for carrying off sullage, sewage, offensive matter, polluted water, rain water, or sub-soil water; (35) "Slaughter-house" means any place used for the slaughter of cattle, sheep, goats, kids or pigs; [Inserted by M.P. Act No. 17 of 1994.] [(35-a) "State Election Commission" means the State Election Commission constituted under Article 243-K of the Constitution;] [Inserted by C.G. Act No. 17 of 2012, w.e.f. 9-8-2012.] [(35-b) "social audit" means the review of the impact of policies, programmes, schemes or procedures adopted or implemented by any municipal authority, by a group or groups of persons residing within the municipal area within which such review is conducted;] (36) "street" means any road, foot-way, square, court, alley or passage, accessible, whether permanently or temporarily to the public, whether a thorough-fare or not; and shall include every vacant space, notwithstanding that it.....

The Chhattisgarh Land Revenue Code, 1959 Complete Act

State: Chattisgarh

Year: 1959

.....and(c) if the office removing any such person is resisted or obstructed by any person, the Revenue Officer shall hold a summary inquiry into the facts of the case, and if satisfied that the resistance or obstruction was without any just cause, and that such resistance or obstruction still continues, may, without prejudice, to any proceedings to which such person may be liable under any law for the time being in force for the punishment of such resistance or obstruction, take or cause to be taken, such steps and use, or cause to be used, such force as may, in the opinion of such officer, be reasonably necessary for securing complicance with the order.Persons by whom appearances and applications may be made before and to Revenue Officers.39. Save as otherwise provided in any other enactment for the time being in force, all appearances before, applications before, applications to and acts to be done before and Revenue Officer under this Code or any other enactment for the time being in force may be made or done by the parties themselves or by their recognized agents or by any legal practitioner:Provided that subject to the provisions of sections 132 and 133 of the Code of Civil.....

Chhattisgarh State Rajmarg Adhiniyam, 2003 Complete Act

State: Chattisgarh

Year: 2003

.....that the amount of expenditure indicated in the statement represents the charges incurred and such certificate shall be conclusive proof of the fact that the charges have actually been incurred. (4) The material, if any, recovered as a result of the removal of the encroachment on payment of the amount within the specified period and if such payment is not made, the material may be auctioned and after deducting the amount due from the proceeds, the balance, if any, shall be made over to such person. (5) If the proceeds of the auction sale do not cover the total amount due, for the excess over the amount realised by the sale of material or if there is no material to dispose of and due amount has not be paid by the person responsible for the encroachment within the specified period the entire amount due shall be recovered from such person as an arrear of land revenue. Section 36 - Determination of amount of compensation After the issuance of notice under Section 19 and before the determination of amount of compensation under Section 22, the Collector may enter into an agreement, for settling the amount of compensation, including apportionment of such an amount among.....

Delhi Police Act, 1978 Complete Act

State: Delhi

Year: 1978

.....for further service in the police, the appointing authority shall forthwith permit him to withdraw from duty on his discharging, or giving a satisfactory security for the payment of any debt due from him as such police officer to Government or to any police fund : Provided that he shall forthwith return the certificate of appointment, arms, accoutrements, uniform and all other Government property in his possession before he is permitted to withdraw from duty. (7) If any such police officer of subordinate rank resigns or withdraws himself from the duties of his office in contravention of this section, he shall be liable on the orders of the appointing authority to forfeit all arrears of pay then due to him in addition to the penalty to which he may be liable under section 22 or any other law for the time being in force. (8) Every such police officer on leaving the service in the Delhi police as aforesaid shall be given by the appointing authority a Discharge Certificate in such form as may be prescribed. Section26 Certificate, arms etc., to be delivered by person ceasing to be a police officer (1) Every person who for any reason ceases to be a police officer shall.....

Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985 Complete Act

State: Central

Year: 1985

.....cannabis; (v) "coca derivative" means (a) crude cocaine, that is, any extract of coca leaf which can be used, directly or indirectly, for the manufacture of cocaine; (b) ecgonine and all the derivatives of ecgonine from which it can be recorded; (c) cocaine, that is, methyl ester of benzoyl ecgonine and its salts; and (d) all preparations containing more than 0.1 per cent. of cocaine; (vi) "coca leaf means (a) the leaf of the coca plant except a leaf from which all ecgonine, cocaine and any other ecgonine alkaloids have been removed; (b) any mixture thereof with or without any natural material but does not Include any preparation containing not more than 0.1 per cent. of cocaine; (vii) "coca plant" means the plant of any species of the genus Erythroxylon; 3(viia) "commercial quantity", in relation to narcotic drugs and psychotropic substances, means any quantity greater than the quantity specified by the Central Government by notification in the Official Gazette; (viib) "controlled delivery" means the technique of allowing illicit or suspect consignments of narcotic drugs, psychotropic substances, controlled substances or substances substituted for them to pass out of, or.....

The Scheduled Tribes and Other Traditional Forest Dwellers (Recognition of Forest Rights) Act, 2006 Complete Act

State: Central

Year: 2006

.....under this Act.- Where any authority or Committee or officer or member of such authority or Committee contravenes any provision of this Act or any rule made thereunder concerning recognition of forest rights, it, or they, shall be deemed to be guilty of an offence under this Act and shall be liable to be proceeded against and punished with fine which may extend to one thousand rupees: Provided that nothing contained in this sub-section shall render any member of the authority or Committee or head of the department or any person referred to in this section liable to any punishment if he proves that the offence was committed without his knowledge or that he had exercised all due diligence to prevent the commission of such offence. 8. Cognizance of offences. 8. Cognizance of offences.- No court shall take cognizance of any offence under section 7 unless any forest dwelling Scheduled Tribe in case of a dispute relating to a resolution of a Gram Sabha or the Gram Sabha through a resolution against any higher authority gives a notice of not less than sixty days to the State Level Monitoring Committee and the State Level Monitoring Committee has not.....