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THE BIOLOGICAL DIVERSITY ACT, 2002

The Biological Diversity Act, 2002

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Section 1
CHAPTER I

CHAPTER I - PRELIMINARY

Section 2

Section 1(1)

Section 1

Section 1(2)

Section 1

Section 1(3)

Section 1

Proviso to Section 1(3)

Section 1

Section 2

Section 2

Section 2(a)

Section 2

Section 2(b)

Section 2

Section 2(c)

Section 2

Section 2(d)

Section 2

Section 2(e)

Section 2

Section 2(f)

Section 2

Section 2(g)

Section 2

Section 2(h)

Section 2

Section 2(i)

Section 2

Section 2(j)

Section 2

Section 2(k)

Section 2

Section 2(l)

Section 2

Section 2(m)

Section 2

Section 2(n)

Section 2

Section 2(o)

Section 2

Section 2(p)

Section 2
CHAPTER II

CHAPTER II - REGULATION OF ACCESS TO BIOLOGICAL DIVERSITY

Section 24

Section 3(1)

Section 3

Section 3(2)

Section 3

Section 4. Results of research not to be transferred to certain persons without approval of National Biodiversity Authority

Section 4

Explanation to Section 4

Section 4

Section 5(1)

Section 5

Section 5(2)

Section 5

Section 5(3)

Section 5

Section 6(1)

Section 6

Proviso to Section 6(1)

Section 6

Further Proviso to Section 6(1)

Section 6

Section 6(2)

Section 6

Section 6(3)

Section 6

Section 6(4)

Section 6

Section 7. Prior intimation to State Biodiversity Board for obtaining biological resource for certain purposes

Section 7

Proviso to Section 7

Section 7
CHAPTER III

CHAPTER III - NATIONAL BIODIVERSITY AUTHORITY

Section 40

Section 8(1)

Section 8

Section 8(2)

Section 8

Section 8(3)

Section 8

Section 8(4)

Section 8

Section 9. Conditions of service of Chairperson and Members

Section 9

Section 10. Chairperson to be Chief Executive of National Biodiversity Authority

Section 10

Section 11. Removal of members

Section 11

Section 12(1)

Section 12

Section 12(2)

Section 12

Section 12(3)

Section 12

Section 12(4)

Section 12

Section 12(5)

Section 12

Section 12(6)

Section 12

Section 13(1)

Section 13

Explanation to Section 13(1)

Section 13

Section 13(2)

Section 13

Section 13(3)

Section 13

Section 13(4)

Section 13

Section 14(1)

Section 14

Section 14(2)

Section 14

Section 15. Authentication of orders and decisions of National Biodiversity Authority

Section 15

Section 16. Delegation of powers

Section 16

Section 17. Expenses of National Biodiversity Authority to be defrayed out of the Consolidated Fund of India

Section 17
CHAPTER IV

CHAPTER IV - FUNCTIONS AND POWERS OF THE NATIONAL BIODIVERSITY AUTHORITY

Section 64

Section 18(1)

Section 18

Section 18(2)

Section 18

Section 18(3)

Section 18

Section 18(4)

Section 18
CHAPTER V

CHAPTER V - APPROVAL BY THE NATIONAL BIODIVERSITY AUTHORITY

Section 69

Section 19(1)

Section 19

Section 19(2)

Section 19

Section 19(3)

Section 19

Proviso to Section 19(3)

Section 19

Section 19(4)

Section 19

Section 20(1)

Section 20

Section 20(2)

Section 20

Section 20(3)

Section 20

Proviso to Section 20(3)

Section 20

Section 20(4)

Section 20

Section 21(1)

Section 21

Section 21(2)

Section 21

Section 21(3)

Section 21

Proviso to Section 21(3)

Section 21

Section 21(4)

Section 21
CHAPTER VI

CHAPTER VI - STATE BIODIVERSITY BOARD

Section 85

Section 22(1)

Section 22

Section 22(2)

Section 22

Proviso to Section 22(2)

Section 22

Section 22(3)

Section 22

Section 22(4)

Section 22

Section 22(5)

Section 22

Section 23. Functions of State Biodiversity Board

Section 23

Section 24(1)

Section 24

Section 24(2)

Section 24

Proviso to Section 24(2)

Section 24

Section 24(3)

Section 24

Section 25. Provisions of sections 9 to 17 to apply with modifications to State Biodiversity Board

Section 25
CHAPTER VII

CHAPTER VII - FINANCE, ACCOUNTS AND AUDIT OF NATIONAL BIODIVERSITY AUTHORITY

Section 98

Section 26. Grants or loans by the Central Government

Section 26

Section 27(1)

Section 27

Section 27(2)

Section 27

Section 28. Annual report of National Biodiversity Authority

Section 28

Section 29(1)

Section 29

Section 29(2)

Section 29

Section 29(3)

Section 29

Section 29(4)

Section 29

Section 30. Annual report to be laid before Parliament

Section 30
CHAPTER VIII

CHAPTER VIII - FINANCE, ACCOUNTS AND AUDIT OF STATE BIODIVERSITY BOARD

Section 108

Section 31. Grant of money by State Government to State Biodiversity Board

Section 31

Section 32(1)

Section 32

Section 32(2)

Section 32

Section 33. Annual report of State Biodiversity Board

Section 33

Section 34. Audit of accounts of State Biodiversity Board

Section 34

Section 35. Annual report of State Biodiversity Board to be laid before State Legislature

Section 35
CHAPTER IX

CHAPTER IX - DUTIES OF THE CENTRAL AND THE STATE GOVERNMENTS

Section 115

Section 36(1)

Section 36

Section 36(2)

Section 36

Section 36(3)

Section 36

Section 36(4)

Section 36

Section 36(5)

Section 36

Explanation to Section 36

Section 36

Section 37(1)

Section 37

Section 37(2)

Section 37

Section 37(3)

Section 37

Section 38. Power of Central Government to notify threatened species

Section 38

Section 39(1)

Section 39

Section 39(2)

Section 39

Section 39(3)

Section 39

Section 40. Power of Central Government to exempt certain biological resources

Section 40
CHAPTER X

CHAPTER X - BIODIVERSITY MANAGEMENT COMMITTEES

Section 130

Section 41(1)

Section 41

Explanation to Section 41(1)

Section 41

Section 41(2)

Section 41

Section 41(3)

Section 41
CHAPTER XI

CHAPTER XI - LOCAL BIODIVERSITY FUND

Section 135

Section 42. Grants to Local Biodiversity Fund

Section 42

Section 43(1)

Section 43

Section 44(1)

Section 44

Section 44(2)

Section 44

Section 45. Annual report of Biodiversity Management Committees

Section 45

Section 46. Audit of accounts of Biodiversity Management Committees

Section 46

Section 47. Annual report, etc., of the Biodiversity Management Committee to be submitted to District Magistrate

Section 47
CHAPTER XII

CHAPTER XII - MISCELLANEOUS

Section 143

Section 48(1)

Section 48

Proviso to Section 48(1)

Section 48

Section 48(2)

Section 48

Section 49(1)

Section 49

Proviso to Section 49(1)

Section 49

Section 49(2)

Section 49

Section 50(1)

Section 50

Section 50(2)

Section 50

Section 50(3)

Section 50

Proviso to Section 50(3)

Section 50

Section 50(4)

Section 50

Section 50(5)

Section 50

Section 50(6)

Section 50

Section 50(7)

Section 50

Section 51. Members, officers, etc., of National Biodiversity Authority and State Biodiversity Board deemed to be public servants

Section 51

Section 52. Appeal

Section 52

Proviso to Section 52

Section 52

Section 53. Execution of determination or order

Section 53

Explanation to Section 53

Section 53

Section 54. Protection of action taken in good faith

Section 54

Section 55(1)

Section 55

Section 55(2)

Section 55

Section 56. Penalty for contravention of directions or orders of Central Government, State Government, National Biodiversity Authority and State Biodiversity Boards

Section 56

Section 57(1)

Section 57

Proviso to Section 57(1)

Section 57

Section 57(2)

Section 57

Explanation to Section 57

Section 57

Section 58. Offences to be cognizable and non-bailable

Section 58

Section 59. Act to have effect in addition to other Acts

Section 59

Section 60. Power of Central Government to give directions to State Government

Section 60

Section 61. Cognizance of offences

Section 61

Section 62(1)

Section 62

Section 62(2)

Section 62

Section 62(3)

Section 62

Section 63(1)

Section 63

Section 63(2)

Section 63

Section 63(3)

Section 63

Section 64. Power to make regulations

Section 64

Section 65(1)

Section 65

Proviso to Section 65(1)

Section 65

Section 65(2)

Section 65