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Wild Life (Protection) Act, 1972 Section 4

Title: Appointment of Life Warden and Other Officers

State: Central

Year: 1972

(1) The State Government may, for the purposes of this Act, appoint,- (a) a Chief Wild Life Warden; (b) Wild Life Wardens;1[***] 2[(bb) Honorary Wild Life Wardens;] (c) such other officers and employees as may be necessary. (2) In the performance of his duties and exercise of his powers by or under this Act, the Chief Wild Life Warden shall be subject to such general or special directions, as the State Government may, from time to time, give. (3)3[The Wild Life Warden, the Honorary Wild Life Warden] and other officers and employees appointed under this section shall be subordinate to the Chief Wild Life Warden. ________________________ 1. The word "and" omitted by Act 44 of 1991, section 6 (w.e.f. 2-10-1991). 2. Clause (bb) Inserted by Act 44 of 1991, section 6 and substituted by Act 16 of 2003, section 5 (w.e.f. 1-4-2003) (see Annexe). 3. Substituted by Act 44 of 1991, section 6 for "The Wild Life Warden" (w.e.f. 2-10-1991).

Wildlife Protection Act Complete Act

State: Central

Year: 1887

....."lives stock" includes buffaloes, bulls, bullocks, camels, cows, donkeys goats, horses, mules, pigs, sheeps, yaks and also their young;] (19) "Manufacturer" means a manufacturer of animal articles; (20) "Meat" includes blood, bones, sinew, eggs, fat and flesh, whether raw or cooked, of any wild animal, other than vermin; (21) "National Park" means an area declared, whether under setion 35 of section 38, or deemed, under sub-section (3) of section 66, to be declared, as a National Park; (22) "Notification" means a noification published in the Official Gazette; (23) "Permit" means a permit granted under this Act or any rule made thereunder; (24) "Person" includes a firm; (25) "Prescribed" means by rules made under this Act; 1[(25A) "recognised zoo" means a zoo recognised under section 38H; (25B) "reserve forest" means the forest declared to reserved by the State Government under section 20 of the Indian Forest Act,1927 (16 of 1927);] (26) "sanctuary" means an area declared, whether under section 2[26A] or section 66, to be declared as wild life sanctuary; 2[(27) "specified plant" means any plant specified in Schedule VI;] (28) "special game" means any animal specified in Schedule.....

Wild Life (Protection) Act, 1972 Chapter V

Title: Trade or Commerce in Wild Animals, Animal Articles and Trophies

State: Central

Year: 1972

(1) Every- (a) wild animal, other than vermin, which is hunted under section 11 or sub-section (1) of section 29 or sub-section (6) of section 35 or kept or1[bred in captivity or hunted] in contravention of any provision of this Act or any rule or order made thereunder or found dead, or killed by2[***] mistake; and (b) animal article, trophy or uncured trophy or meat derived from any wild animal referred to in clause (a) in respect of which any offence against this Act or any rule or order made thereunder has been committed; 3[(c) ivory imported into India and an article made from such ivory in respect of which any offence against this Act or any rule or order made thereunder has been committed; (d) vehicle, vessel, weapon, trap or tool that has been used for committing an offence and has been seized under the provisions of this Act,] shall be the property of the State Government, and, where such animal is hunted in a sanctuary or National Park declared by the Central Government, such animal or any animal article, trophy, uncured trophy or meat4[derived from such animal, or any vehicle, vessel, weapon, trap or tool used in such hunting] shall be the property of the.....

Wild Life (Protection) Act, 1972 Chapter 2

Title: Authorities to Be Appointed or Constituted Under the Act

State: Central

Year: 1972

.....be necessary, from time to time in proper discharge of the functions assigned to it.] ________________________ 1. Inserted by Act 16 of 2003, section 6. Section 5C - Functions of the National Board 1[5C. Functions of the National Board (1) It shall be the duty of the National Board to promote the conservation and development of wild life and forests by such measures as it thinks fit. (2) Without prejudice to the generality of the foregoing provision, the measures referred to therein may provide for- (a) framing policies and advising the Central Government and the State Governments on the ways and means of promoting wild life conservation and effectively controlling poaching and illegal trade of wild life and its products; (b) making recommendations on the setting up of and management of national parks, sanctuaries and other protected areas and on matters relating to restriction of activities in those areas; (c) carrying out or causing to be carried out impact assessment of various projects and activities on wild life or its habitat; (d) reviewing from time to time, the progress in the field of wild life conservation in the country and suggesting measures.....

Wild Life (Protection) Act, 1972 Annexe I

Title: Annexe

State: Central

Year: 1972

.....in the cases of birds and reptiles, their eggs; Clause (4) of section 2 (4) "Board" means the Wild Life Advisory Board constituted under sub-section (1) of section 6; Clause (8) of section 2 (8) "closed area" means the area which is declared under sub-section (1) of section 37 to be closed to hunting; Clause (9) of section 2 (9) "Collector" means the chief officer in charge of the revenue administration of a district; Clause (12A) of section 2 (12A) "Forest Officer" means the Forest Officer appointed under clause (2) of section 2 of the Indian Forest Act, 1927; Sub-clauses (a) and (b) of clause (16) of section 2 (a) capturing, killing, poisoning, snaring and trapping of any wild animal and every attempt to do so, (b) driving any wild animal for any of the purposes specified in sub-clause (a), Clause (18A) of section 2 (18A) "Iive stock" indudes buffaloes, bulls, bullocks, camels, cows, donkeys, goats, horses, mules, pigs, sheeps, yaks and also indudes their young; Clauses (19) and (20) of section 2 (19) "manufacturer" means a manufacturer of animal articles; (20) "meat" indudes blood, bones, sinew, eggs, fat and flesh, whether raw or cooked, of.....

The Mizoram Fisheries Act, 2005 Complete Act

State: Mizoram

Year: 2005

.....done or intended to be done under this Act. 14. Dues under this Act a public demand . Any amount of money due to the Government under this Act or the rules made there under shall be recoverable as public demand under the Mizoram Public Demands Recover Act, 2001. 15. Power to make rules. (1) The Government may make rules for carrying out the rules provisions of this Act. (2) Without prejudice to the generality of the foregoing powers, such rules may provide for all or any of the following matters, namely:- (a) term of appointment of the Fishery Warden; (b) erection and use of fixed engines; (c) dimension, size of mesh and kind of nets or fishing hooks to be used and manner of using them and conditions under which they may be used; (d) use of more than one method of taking fish at one time; (e) prescription of the closed season for various economic variety of fishes and that of indigenous variety of fishes; (f) such other matters as the Government may deem proper for the better protection, conservation and improvement of fisheries in the State or in any specified areas within the State. (3) Every rule made under this Act shall be laid, as soon as it.....

Calcutta Police Act, 1866 Complete Act

State: West Bengal

Year: 1866

.....Madras and Bombay) and of Act 48 of 1860 (to amend Act 13 of 1856). Preamble. WHEREAS it is expedient to amend and consolidate the provisions of Act 13 of 1856 and of Act 48 of 1860, so far as the said Acts are applicable to the town of Calcutta; It is enacted as follows Section 1 Short title This Act may be cited as the Calcutta Police Act, 1866. Section 2 Repeal of Acts 13 of 1856 and 48 of 1860 in Calcutta Rep. by Act 12 of 1873. Section 3 Interpretation The following words and expressions in this Act shall have the meanings hereby assigned to them, unless there be something in the subject or context repugnant to such construction (that is to say): the words "town of Calcutta" shall include all places within the local limits of the jurisdiction of 11. Subs. by the Adaptation of Laws Order, 1950. [the High Court at Calcutta]; the word "Magistrate" shall mean any Magistrate of Police acting for the said town; the word "property" shall include any chattel, money or valuable security; the word "month" shall mean calender month; the word "oath" shall include any affirmation or declaration lawfully substituted for an oath; 22. Definitions repealed by W.B. Act 32 of 1957. *.....

Calcutta Suburban Police Act, 1866 Complete Act

State: West Bengal

Year: 1866

.....of public notices Section 15B Wrongfully entering or remaining in or on building, land, vehicle, etc 2828. Secs. 15A and 15B ins. by Ben. Act 3 of 1910. Whoever, without satisfactory excuse, wilfully enters or remains in or upon any dwelling-house or private premises or any land or ground attached thereto, or any ground,building, monument or structure belonging to the 2727. Words subs. by the Government of India (Adaptation of Indian Laws) Order, 1937 and the Adaptation of Laws Order, 1950, respectively. [Government] or appropriated to public purposes, or any vehicle, boat or vessel, shall, whether he causes any actual damage or not, be liable to fine which may extend to twenty rupees. Section 16 Apprehension and punishment of reputed thieves, etc A Police-officer may arrest without a warrant any person found, between sunest and sunrise, armed with any dangerous or offensive instrument whatsoever, with intent to commit any offence against the person or property of another; any reputed thief found between sunset and sunrise, on board any vessel or boat, or lying or loitering in any bazar, street, * * yard, thoroughfare or other place, who shall not give a satisfactory.....

Wild Life (Protection) Act, 1972 Chapter 6

Title: Prevention and Detection of Offences

State: Central

Year: 1972

.....under eighteen years of age.] ___________________________ 1. Substituted by Act 28 of 1986, section 4, for " contravenes any provision of this Act" (w.e.f. 25-11-1986). 2. Substituted by Act 44 of 1991, section 37, for "except Chapter VI" (w.e.f. 2-10-1991). 3. Substituted by Act 44 of 1991, section 37, for "two years" (w.e.f. 2-10-1991). 4. Substituted by Act 44 of 1991, section 37, for "two thousand rupees" (w.e.f. 2-10-191). 5. Substituted by Act 16 of 2003, section 30, for the first and second provisos (w.e.f. 1-4-2003) (See Annexe). 6. Inserted by 28 of 1986, section 4 (w.e.f. 25-11-1986). 7. Substituted by Act 16 of 2003, section 30, for "one year" (w.e.f. 1-4-2003). 8. Substituted by Act 16 of 2003, section 30, for "five thousand rupee" (w.e.f. 1-4-2003). 9. Inserted by Act 44 of 1991, section 37 (w.e.f. 2-10-1991). 10. Substituted by Act 44 of 1991, section 37, for "uncured trophy or meat" (w.e.f. 2-10-1991). 11. Inserted by Act 44 of 1991, section 37 (w.e.f. 2-10-1991). 12.Inserted by the Wild Life (Protection) (Amendment) Act, 2006, w.e.f. 03.09.06. Section 51A - Certain conditions to apply while granting bail 1 [51A. Certain conditions.....

Wild Life (Protection) Act, 1972 Section 44

Title: Dealings in Trophy and Animal Articles Without Licence Prohibited

State: Central

Year: 1972

.....shall, except under, and in accordance with, a licence granted under sub-section (4)]- (a) commence or carry on the business as- (i) a manufacturer of or dealer in, any animal article; or 2[***] (ii) a taxidermist; or (iii) a dealer in trophy or uncured trophy; or (iv) a dealer in captive animals; or (v) a dealer in meat; or (b) cook or serve meat in any eating-house; 3[(c) derive, collect or prepare, or deal in, snake venom:] Provided that nothing in this sub-section shall prevent a person, who immediately before the commencement of this Act was carrying on the business or occupation specified in this sub-section, from carrying on such business or occupation for a period of thirty days from such commencement, or where he has made an application within that period for the grant of a licence to him, until the licence is granted to him or he is informed in writing that a licence cannot be granted to him: 4[Provided further that nothing in this sub-section shall apply to the dealers in tail feathers of peacock and articles made therefrom and the manufacturers of such articles.] Explanation.-For the purposes of this section, "eating-house" includes a.....