WILDLIFE (PROTECTION) RULES, 1995
No: -- Dated: Apr, 01 1995
In exercise of powers conferred by clause (k) of sub-section (1) of section 63 of the Wildlife (Protection) Act, 1972 (53 of 1972), the Central Government hereby makes the following rules, namely:
1. Short title and commencement:- (1) These Rules may be called "Wildlife (Protection) Rules, 1995."
(2) They shall come into force from the date of their publication in the Official Gazette.
2. In these rules, unless the context otherwise requires
(a) "Act" means the Wild Life (Protection) Act, 1972.
(b) "Section" means the Section of the Act.
3. The manner of the notice under clause (c) of section 55:- (1) The notice to the Central Government or the State Government or any authorised officer, as the case may be, shall be given in Form "A" annexed to these rules.
(2) The person/giving notice to the Central Government or the State Government or any authorised officer shall send the notice by registered post to:
(a) The Director of Wildlife Preservation, Government of India in the Ministry of Environment and Forests, New Delhi; and
(b) (i) The Secretary to the concerned State Govt./Union Territory in charge of Wildlife, or
(ii) The Chief Wildlife Warden of the concerned State Govt./Union Territory, or
(iii) Any authorised officer of State Government/Union Territory.