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The Wild Life (protection) Act, 1972
THE WILD LIFE (PROTECTION) ACT NO. 53 OF 1972,
[9th September, 1972]
An Act to provide for the protection of wild animals and birds and for matters connected therewith or ancillary or incidental thereto.
WHEREAS it is expedient to provide for the protection of wild animals and birds and for matters connected therewith or ancillary or incidental thereto;
AND WHEREAS Parliament has no power to make laws for the States with respect to any of the matters aforesaid except as provided in articles 249 and 250 of the Constitution;
AND WHEREAS in pursuance of clause (1) of article 252 of the Constitution resolutions have been passed by all the Houses of the Legislatures of the States of Andhra Pradesh, Bihar, Gujarat, Haryana, Himachal Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh, Manipur, Punjab, Rajasthan, Uttar Pradesh and West Bengal to the effect that the matters aforesaid should be regulated in those States by Parliament by law;
BE it enacted by Parliament in the Twenty-third Year of the Republic of India as follows:-
Sections:
- CHAPTER I Preliminary
- CHAPTER II Authorities to be appointed or constituted under the act
- CHAPTER III Hunting of wild animals
- CHAPTER IV Sanctuaries, national parks, game reserves and closed areas
- CHAPTER V Trade or commerce in wild animals, animal articles and trophies
- CHAPTER VI Prevention and detection of offences
- CHAPTER VII Miscellaneous
- PART III Birds
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