Indian Wildlife Protection Act, 1972

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:action
gptkbp:administeredBy gptkb:Ministry_of_Environment,_Forest_and_Climate_Change
gptkbp:amendedBy 2002
2006
2022
gptkbp:country gptkb:India
gptkbp:dateEnacted 1972
gptkbp:dividedInto 6 schedules
gptkbp:enactedBy gptkb:Parliament_of_India
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Indian Wildlife Protection Act, 1972
gptkbp:longTitle An Act to provide for the protection of wild animals, birds and plants and for matters connected therewith or ancillary or incidental thereto.
gptkbp:penalty imprisonment and fines for violations
gptkbp:providesFor protection of endangered species
creation of protected areas
regulation of hunting
regulation of trade in wildlife
gptkbp:purpose protection of wild animals, birds and plants
gptkbp:relatedTo gptkb:Project_Elephant
gptkb:Project_Tiger
gptkbp:scheduleI provides absolute protection to certain species
gptkbp:scheduleII provides protection to other species
gptkbp:scheduleIII lists protected animals
gptkbp:scheduleIV lists protected animals
gptkbp:scheduleV lists vermin
gptkbp:scheduleVI lists protected plants
gptkbp:shortName gptkb:Wildlife_Protection_Act,_1972
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Indian_elephant
gptkb:Blackbuck
gptkb:Indian_Leopard
gptkb:Indian_leopard
gptkb:Gangetic_Dolphin
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6