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Wild Life (Protection) Act, 1972 Section 38H

Title: Recognition of Zoos

State: Central

Year: 1972

.....from an order refusing to recognise a zoo under sub-section (5) or an order suspending or cancelling a recognition under sub-section (6) shall He to the Central Government. (8) An appeal under sub-section (7) shall be preferred within thirty days from the date of communication to the applicant of the order appealed against: Provided that the Central Government may admit any appeal preferred after the expiry of the period aforesaid if it is satisfied that the appellant had sufficient cause for notp referring the appeal in time. __________________________ 1. Substituted by Act 26 of 1993, section 2, for "six months from the date of such commencement" (w.r.e.f. 4-8-1992). 2. Inserted by Act 16 of 2003, section 23 (w.e.f. 1-4-2003).

Wild Life (Protection) Act, 1972 Section 38I

Title: Acquisition of Animals by a Zoo

State: Central

Year: 1972

1 [38-I. Acquisition of animals by a zoo (1) Subject to the other provisions of this Act, no zoo shall acquire, sell or transfer any wild animal or captive animal specified in Schedules I and II except with the previous permission of the Authority. (2) No zoo shall acquire, sell or transfer any wild or captive animal except from or to a recognised zoo.] ___________________________ 1. Section 38-I inserted by Act 44 of 1991, section 26 (w.e.f. 2-10-1991) and substituted by Act 16 of 2003, section 24 (w.e.f. 1-4-2003) (See Annexe).

Wild Life (Protection) Act, 1972 Chapter 4A

Title: Central Zoo Authority and Recognition of Zoos

State: Central

Year: 1972

1 [CHAPTER IVA CENTRAL ZOO AUTHORITY AND RECOGNITION OF ZOOS ___________________________ 1. Chapter IVA (containing sections 38A to 38J) inserted By Act 44 of 1991, section 26 (w.e.f. 2-10-1991).

Wild Life (Protection) Act, 1972 Section 38A

Title: Constitution of Central Zoo Authority

State: Central

Year: 1972

(1) The Central Government shall constitute a body to be known as the Central Zoo Authority (hereinafter in this Chapter referred to as the Authority), to exercise the powers conferred on, and to perform the functions assigned to it under this Act. (2) The Authority shall consist of (a) chairperson; (b) such number of members not exceeding ten; and (c) member-secretary, to be appointed by the Central Government.

Wild Life (Protection) Act, 1972 Section 38J

Title: Prohibition of Teasing, Etc., in a Zoo

State: Central

Year: 1972

No person shall tease, molest, injure or feed any animal or cause disturbance to the animals by noise or otherwise or litter the grounds in a zoo.]

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 Section 38C

Title: Functions of the Authority

State: Central

Year: 1972

The Authority shall perform the following functions, namely: (a) specify the minimum standards for housing, upkeep and veterinary care of the animals kept in a zoo; (b) evaluate and assess the functioning of zoos with respect to the standards or the norms as may be prescribed; (c) recognise or derecognise zoos; (d) identify endangered species of wild animals for purposes of captive breeding and assigning responsibility in this regard to a zoo; (e) co-ordinate the acquisition, exchange and loaning of animals for breeding purposes; (f) ensure maintenance of stud-books of endangered species of wild animals bred in captivity; (g) identify priorities and themes with regard to display of captive animals in a zoo; (h) co-ordinate training of zoo personnel in India and outside India; (i) co-ordinate research in captive breeding and educational programmes for the purposes of zoos; (j) provide technical and other assistance to zoos for their proper management and development on scientific lines; (k) perform such other functions as may be necessary to carry out the purposes of this Act with regard to zoos.

Wild Life (Protection) Act, 1972 Complete Act

Title: Wild Life (Protection) Act, 1972

State: Central

Year: 1972

..... Section26 - Delegation of Collector's powers Section26A - Declaration of area as sanctuary Section27 - Restriction on entry in sanctuary Section28 - Grant of permit Section29 - Destruction, etc., in a sanctuary prohibited without permit Section30 - Causing fire prohibited Section31 - Prohibition of entry into sanctuary with weapon Section32 - Ban on use of injurious substances Section33 - Control of sanctuaries Section33A - Immunisation of live-stock Section33B - Advisory Committee Section34 - Registration of certain persons in possession of arms Section34A - Power to remove encroachment Section35 - Declaration of National Parks Section36 - Declaration of game reserve [Repealed] Section36A - Declaration and management of a conservation reserve Section36B - Conservation reserve management committee Section36C - Declaration and management of community reserve Section36D - Community reserve management committee Section37 - Declaration of closed area [Repealed] Section38 - Power of Central Government to declare areas as sanctuaries or National Parks Chapter4A - CENTRAL ZOO AUTHORITY AND RECOGNITION OF ZOOS Section38A - Constitution of Central Zoo.....

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 7

Title: Miscellaneous

State: Central

Year: 1972

.....granted) which is not inconsistent with the provisions of this Act, be deemed to have been done or taken under the corresponding provisions of this Act as if this Act were in force at the time such thing was done or action was taken, and shall continue to be in force, unless and until superseded by anything done or any action taken under this Act; (b) every licence granted under any Act so repealed and in force immediately before the commencement of this Act shall be deemed to have been granted under the corresponding provisions of this Act and shall, subject to the provisions of this Act, continue to be in force for the unexpired portion of the period for which such licence had been granted. (3) For the removal of doubts, it is hereby declared that any sanctuary or National Park declared by a State Government under any Act repealed under sub-section (1) shall be deemed to be a sanctuary or National Park, as the case may be, declared by the State Government under this Act and where any right in or over any land in any such National Park which had not been extinguished under the said Act, at or before the commencement of this Act, the extinguishment of such rights shall be.....