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Wildlife Protection Act, 1972
URI:
https://gptkb.org/entity/Wildlife_Protection_Act,_1972
GPTKB entity
Statements (38)
Predicate
Object
gptkbp:instanceOf
gptkb:action
Indian legislation
gptkbp:administeredBy
gptkb:Ministry_of_Environment,_Forest_and_Climate_Change
gptkbp:amendedBy
1991
2002
2006
2022
gptkbp:appliesTo
gptkb:India
gptkbp:beganIn
9 September 1972
gptkbp:broadcastOn
gptkb:Schedule_VI_(protected_plants)
gptkb:Schedule_V_(vermin)
gptkb:Schedule_II
gptkb:Schedule_III
gptkb:Schedule_IV
Schedule I (highest protection)
gptkbp:citation
gptkb:Act_No._53_of_1972
gptkbp:dateEnacted
9 September 1972
gptkbp:enactedBy
gptkb:Parliament_of_India
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
Wildlife Protection Act, 1972
gptkbp:language
gptkb:Hindi
English
gptkbp:penalty
offences against wildlife
gptkbp:prohibits
hunting of wild animals
trade in animal articles
gptkbp:providesFor
creation of Community Reserves
creation of Conservation Reserves
creation of National Parks
creation of Wildlife Sanctuaries
gptkbp:purpose
protection of wild animals, birds and plants
establishment of protected areas
regulation of hunting and trade in wildlife
gptkbp:relatedTo
gptkb:Project_Elephant
gptkb:Project_Tiger
gptkbp:section
gptkb:Section_17A_(protection_of_plants)
Section 9 (prohibition of hunting)
Section 11 (permission for hunting in certain cases)
gptkbp:bfsParent
gptkb:Sariska_Tiger_Reserve
gptkbp:bfsLayer
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