Chapter VII: Miscellaneous Section 59: Officers to be public servants Section 60: Protection of action taken in good faith This section protects officers from being sued if they make honest mistakes while performing their duties. Section 61: Power to alter entries in Schedules This section gives the Central Government the authority to change the lists
Chapter VI: Prevention and Detection of Offences Section 50: Power of entry, search, arrest and detention This section grants wide-ranging powers to various officers to enforce the Act and combat wildlife crime. Section 51: Penalties This section lays out the punishment for violating the Act. Section 51A: Certain conditions to apply while granting bail This
Chapter V: Trade or Commerce in Wild Animals, Animal Articles and Trophies Section 39: Wild animals, etc., to be Government property This highly important section declares that all protected animals and related articles belong to the State or Central Government, and sets rules for their handling. Section 40: Declarations This section outlines the legal requirement
Chapter IV: Protected Areas This chapter lays out the extensive legal process for creating and managing wildlife sanctuaries. Section 18: Declaration of sanctuary Section 18A: Protection to sanctuaries Section 18B: Appointment of Collectors 18B. The State Government shall appoint, an officer to act as Collector under the Act, within ninety days of coming into force
Chapter III: Hunting of Wild Animals Section 9: Prohibition of hunting [9. Prohibition of hunting. -No person shall hunt any wild animal specified in Schedules I, II, III and IV except as provided under section 11 and section 12.] Section 10: [Omitted.] [10. Maintenance of records of wild animals killed or captured. Omitted by the
Chapter II: Authorities to be Appointed or Constituted Under the Act Section 3: Appointment of Director and other officers Section 4: Appointment of Life Warden and other officers Section 5: Power to delegate Section 5A: Constitution of the National Board for Wild Life Section 5B: Standing Committee of the National Board Section 5C: Functions of
This guide provides a thorough, section-by-section breakdown of the foundational chapters of the Indian Wild Life (Protection) Act, 1972 (WLPA), translating complex legal language into clear, modern English with real-world examples. Chapter I: Preliminary Section 1: Short title, extent and commencement. Section 2: Definitions This section provides the legal meaning of 39 key terms used
