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Wild Life (Protection) Act, 1972 Section 43

Title : Regulation of Transfer of Animal, Etc.

State : Central

Year : 1972

1 [43. Regulation of transfer of animal, etc (1) No person having in his possession captive animal, animal article, trophy or uncured trophy in respect of which he has a certificate of ownership shall transfer by way of sale or offer for sale or by any other mode of consideration of commercial nature, such animal or article or trophy or uncured trophy. (2) Where a person transfers or transports from the State in which he resides to another State or acquires by transfer from outside the State, any such animal, animal article, trophy or uncured trophy in respect of which he has a certificate of ownership, he shall, within thirty days of the transfer or transport, report the transfer or transport to the Chief Wild Life Warden or the authorised officer within whose jurisdiction the..... View Complete Act      List Judgments citing this section

Wild Life (Protection) Act, 1972 Section 51A

Title : Certain Conditions to Apply While Granting Bail

State : Central

Year : 1972

1 [51A. Certain conditions to apply while granting bail When any person accused of, the commission of any offence relating to Schedule I or Part II of Schedule II or offences relating to hunting inside the boundaries of National Park or wild life sanctuary or altering the boundaries of such parks and sanctuaries, is arrested under the provisions of the Act, then notwithstanding anything contained in the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 (2 of 1974) no such person who had been previously convicted of an offence under this Act shall, be released on bail unless- (a) the Public Prosecutor has been given an opportunity of opposing the release on bail; and (b) where the Public Prosecutor opposes the application, the Court is satisfied that there are reasonable grounds for believing that..... View Complete Act      List Judgments citing this section

Wild Life (Protection) Act, 1972 Section 65

Title : Rights of Scheduled Tribes to Be Protected

State : Central

Year : 1972

Nothing in this Act shall affect the hunting rights conferred on the Scheduled Tribes of the Nicobar Islands in the Union territory of Andaman and Nicobar Islands by notification of the Andaman and Nicobar Administration, No.40/67/F, No.G 635, Vol. III, dated the 28th April, 1967, published at pages 1-5 of the extraordinary issue of the Andaman and Nicobar Gazette, dated the 28th April, 1967. View Complete Act      List Judgments citing this section

Wild Life (Protection) Act, 1972 Section 17A

Title : Prohibition of Picking, Uprooting, Etc. of Specified Plant

State : Central

Year : 1972

Save as otherwise provided in this Chapter, no person shall (a) wilfully pick, uproot, damage, destroy, acquire or collect any specified plant from any forest land and any area specified, by notification, by the Central Government; (b) posses, sell, offer for sale, or transfer by way of gift or otherwise, or transport any specified plant, whether alive or dead, or part or derivative thereof: Provided that nothing in this section shall prevent a member of a scheduled tribe, subject to the provisions of Chapter IV, from picking, collecting or possessing in the district he resides any specified plant or part or derivative thereof for his bona fide personal use. View Complete Act      List Judgments citing this section

Wild Life (Protection) Act, 1972 Section 18B

Title : Appointment of Collectors

State : Central

Year : 1972

1 [18B. Appointment of Collectors 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 notification under section 18, to inquire into and determine the existence, nature and extent of rights of any person in or over the land comprised within the limits of the sanctuary which may be notified under sub­section (1) of section 18.] ___________________________ 1. Inserted by Act 16 of 2003, section 11 (w.e.f. 1-4-2003). View Complete Act      List Judgments citing this section

Wild Life (Protection) Act, 1972 Section 20

Title : Bar of Accrual of Rights

State : Central

Year : 1972

After the issue of a notification under section 18, no right shall be acquired in, on or over the land comprised within the limits of the area specified in such notification, except by succession, testamentary or intestate. View Complete Act      List Judgments citing this section

WILD LIFE (PROTECTION) ACT, 1972 Section 26

Title : Delegation of Collector's powers

State : Central

Year : 1972

The State Government may, by general or special order, direct that the powers exercisable or the functions to be performed by the Collector under sections 19 to 25 (both inclusive) may be exercised and performed by such other officer as may be specified in the order. View Complete Act      List Judgments citing this section

Wild Life (Protection) Act, 1972 Section 38

Title : Power of Central Government to Declare Areas as Sanctuaries or National Parks

State : Central

Year : 1972

Sanctuaries or National Parks declared by Central Government (1) Where the State Government leases or otherwise transfers any area under its control, not being an area within a sanctuary, to the Central Government, the Central Government may, if it is satisfied that the conditions specified in section 18 are fulfilled in relation to the area so transferred to it, declare such area, by notification, to be a sanctuary and the provisions of1[sections 18 to 35] (both inclusive), 54 and 55 shall apply in relation to such sanctuary as they apply in relation to a sanctuary declared by the State Government. (2) The Central Government may, if it is satisfied that the conditions specified in section 35 are fulfilled in relation to any area referred to in sub-section (1), whether or not such..... View Complete Act      List Judgments citing this section

Wild Life (Protection) Act, 1972 Section 39

Title : Wild Animals, Etc., to Be Government Property

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..... View Complete Act      List Judgments citing this section

Wild Life (Protection) Act, 1972 Section 58J

Title : Burden of Proof

State : Central

Year : 1972

In any proceedings under this Chapter, the burden of proving that any property specified in the notice served under section 58H is not illegally acquired property shall be on the person affected. View Complete Act      List Judgments citing this section


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