The Biological Diversity Act, 2002

Sections

1. 0Section 0
2. I — PRELIMINARY
3. 1Short title, extent and commencement
4. 2Definitions
5. II — REGULATION OF ACCESS TO BIOLOGICAL[1] [RESOURCES]
6. 3Certain persons not to undertake Biodiversity related activities without approval of National Biodiversity Authority
7. 6Application for intellectual property rights not to be made without approval of National Biodiversit
8. III — NATIONAL BIODIVERSITY AUTHORITY
9. 8Establishment of National Biodiversity Authority
10. 9Conditions of service of[2] [Chairperson, members and Member-Secretary.]
11. 10Chairperson to be Chief Executive of National Biodiversity Authority
12. 10AMember Secretary
13. 11Removal of members
14. 12Meetings of National Biodiversity Authority
15. 13Committees of National Biodiversity Authority
16. 14Officers and employees of National Biodiversity Authority
17. 15Authentication of orders and decisions of National Biodiversity Authority
18. 16Delegation of powers
19. 17Section 17
20. IV — FUNCTIONS AND POWERS OF THE NATIONAL BIODIVERSITY AUTHORITY
21. 18Functions and powers of National Biodiversity Authority
22. V — APPROVAL BY THE NATIONAL BIODIVERSITY AUTHORITY
23. 19Approval by National Biodiversity Authority for undertaking certain activities
24. 20Transfer of[2] [results of research]
25. 21Determination of[6] [fair and equitable] benefit sharing by National Biodiversity Authority
26. VI — STATE BIODIVERSITY BOARD
27. 22Establishment of State Biodiversity Board
28. 23Functions of State Biodiversity Board
29. 24Power of State Biodiversity Board to restrict certain activities violating the objectives of conserv
30. 25Provisions of sections 9 to 17 to apply with modifications to State Biodiversity Board
31. 26Grants or loans by the Central Government
32. 27Constitution of National Biodiversity Fund
33. 28Annual report of National Biodiversity Authority
34. 29Budget, accounts and audit
35. 30Annual report to be laid before parliament
36. VIII — FINANCE, ACCOUNTS AND AUDIT OF STATE BIODIVERSITY BOARD
37. 31Grants of money by State Government to State Biodiversity Board
38. 32Constitution of State Biodiversity Fund
39. 33Annual report of State Biodiversity Board
40. 34Audit of accounts of State Biodiversity Board
41. 35Annual report of State Biodiversity Board to be laid before State Legislature
42. IX — DUTIES OF THE CENTRAL AND THE STATE GOVERNMENTS
43. 36AMeasures to be taken by National Biodiversity Authority
44. 36BState Government to develop strategies and plans for conservation and sustainable use of biological diversity
45. 37Biodiversity heritage sites
46. 38Power of Central Government to notify threatened species
47. 39Power of Central Government to designate repositories
48. X — BIODIVERSITY MANAGEMENT COMMITTEES
49. 41Constitution of Biodiversity Management Committee
50. XI — LOCAL BIODIVERSITY FUND
51. 42Grants to Local Biodiversity Fund
52. 43Constitution of Local Biodiversity Fund
53. 47Annual report, etc., of the Biodiversity Management Committee to be submitted to District Magistrate
54. XII — MISCELLANEOUS
55. 48National Biodiversity Authority to be bound by the directions given by Central Government
56. 49Power of State Government to give directions
57. 50Settlement of disputes[3]
58. 51Members, officers, etc., of National Biodiversity Authority and State Biodiversity Board deemed to b
59. 52Appeal
60. 52AAppeal to National Green Tribunal
61. 53Execution of determination or order
62. 54Protection of action taken in good faith
63. 55AAdjudication of penalties
64. 55BPower to enter, inspect, survey, etc
65. 56Penalty for contravention of directions or orders of Central Government, State Government, National
66. 57Offences by companies
67. 59Act to have effect in addition to other Acts
68. 59AAct not to apply to certain persons
69. 60Power of Central Government to give directions to State Government
70. 61Cognizance of offences
71. 62Power of Central Government to make rules
72. 64Power to make regulations
73. 65Power to remove difficulties