Wildlife Protection Act of India

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Wildlife_Protection_Act_of_India
GPTKB entity
Statements (29)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:legislation
gptkbp:administeredBy gptkb:Ministry_of_Environment,_Forest_and_Climate_Change
gptkbp:amendedBy 1991
2002
2006
2022
gptkbp:appliesTo whole of India except Jammu and Kashmir (until 2019)
gptkbp:category gptkb:environmental_policy
wildlife conservation law
gptkbp:country gptkb:India
gptkbp:dateEnacted 1972
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 of India
gptkbp:penalty imprisonment and fine 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:Forest_Conservation_Act,_1980
gptkb:Biodiversity_Act,_2002
gptkbp:section Section 17A prohibits picking, uprooting, etc. of specified plants
Section 9 prohibits hunting of wild animals
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Andaman_wild_pig
gptkb:Great_Hornbill
gptkb:Ardeotis_nigriceps
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6