Wildlife Protection Act, India

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Wildlife_Protection_Act,_India
GPTKB entity
Statements (39)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:legislation
gptkbp:administeredBy gptkb:Ministry_of_Environment,_Forest_and_Climate_Change
gptkbp:amendedBy 2002
2006
2022
gptkbp:appliesTo whole of India (after 2019)
whole of India except Jammu and Kashmir (prior to 2019)
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:country gptkb:India
gptkbp:dateEnacted 1972
gptkbp:enactedBy gptkb:Parliament_of_India
gptkbp:establishes gptkb:State_Boards_for_Wildlife
gptkb:National_Board_for_Wildlife
gptkb:Wildlife_Crime_Control_Bureau
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Wildlife Protection Act, India
gptkbp:penalty illegal hunting
trade in wildlife
possession of wildlife products
gptkbp:providesFor protection of endangered species
creation of protected areas
regulation of hunting
protection of specified plants
gptkbp:purpose protection of wild animals, birds and plants
gptkbp:relatedTo gptkb:Project_Elephant
gptkb:Project_Tiger
gptkbp:section Section 9 (prohibition of hunting)
Section 17A (protection of specified plants)
Section 50 (power of entry, search, arrest and detention)
gptkbp:shortName gptkb:Wildlife_(Protection)_Act,_1972
gptkbp:status in force
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Great_Indian_Hornbill
gptkb:Indian_white-rumped_vulture
gptkb:Indian_Hare
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7