In force · As amended up to 2026-08
3. Other references to taxa higher than species are for the purposes of information or classification only. The common names included after the scientific names of families are for reference only. They are intended to indicate the species within the family concerned that are included in the Appendices. In most cases this is not all of the species within the family.
3. Sub. by Act 18 of 2022, s. 12, for "commercial tourist lodges" (w.e.f. 1-4-2023).
4. Subs. by Act 44 of 1991, s. 21, for "cattle;" (w.e.f. 2-10-1991).
5. Cl. (e) omitted by s. 21, ibid . (w.e.f. 2-10-1991).
6. Ins. by s. 22, ibid . (w.e.f. 19-12-2000).
7. Ins. by Act 16 of 2003, s. 17 (w.e.f. 1-4-2003).
sanctuary and holding a licence granted under the Arms Act, 1959(54 of 1959), for the possession of arms or exempted from the provisions of that Act and possessing arms, shall apply in such form, on payment of such fee and within such time as may be prescribed, to the Chief Wild Life Warden or the authorised officer, for the registration of his name.
(2) On receipt of an application under sub-section (1), the Chief Wild Life Warden or the authorised officer shall register the name of the applicant in such manner as may be prescribed.
1[(3) No new licences under the Arms Act, 1959 (54 of 1959) shall be granted within a radius of ten kilometres of a sanctuary without the prior concurrence of the Chief Wild Life Warden.]
2[(4) No renewal of any licence under the Arms Act, 1959 (54 of 1959) shall be granted to any person residing within ten kilometres of a sanctuary except under the intimation to the Chief Wild Life Warden or the authorised officer.]
3. Certain word omitted by Act 23 of 1982, s. 3 (w.e.f. 21-5-1982).
4. Subs. by s. 3, ibid ., for clause (b) (w.e.f. 21-5-1982).
(7) No application for the renewal of a licence shall be rejected unless the holder of such licence has been given a reasonable opportunity of presenting his case and unless the Chief Wild Life Warden or the authorised officer is satisfied that—
(i) the application for such renewal has been made after the expiry of the period specified therefor, or
(ii) any statement made by the applicant at the time of the grant or renewal of the licence was incorrect or false in material particulars, or
(iii) the applicant has contravened any term or condition of the licence or any provision of this Act or any rule made thereunder, or
(iv) the applicant does not fulfil the prescribed conditions.
(8) Every order granting or rejecting an application for the grant or renewal of a licence shall be made in writing.
(9) Nothing in the foregoing sub-sections shall apply in relation to vermin.
3. Legislation in respect of the aforesaid subject-matter is relatable to entry 20 of the State List in the Seventh Schedule to the Constitution, namely, protection of wild animals and birds, and Parliament has no power to make a law in this regard applicable to the States (apart from the provisions of articles 249 and 250 of the Constitution) unless the Legislatures of two or more States pass a resolution in pursuance of article 252 of the Constitution empowering Parliament to pass the necessary legislation on the subject. The Legislatures of the States of Andhra Pradesh, Bihar, Gujarat, Haryana, Himachal Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh, Manipur, Punjab, Rajasthan, Uttar Pradesh and West Bengal have passed such resolutions.
Source: India Code