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Notification delegating the Management Authority's powers and functions under Sections 49H, 49-I, 49J, 49K and 49L of the Wild Life (Protection) Act, 1972 to regional officers of the Wild Life Crime Control Bureau for specified territorial jurisdictions.

Detailed Summary

By notification S.O. 3563(E) dated 8th August 2023, the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change, in exercise of powers under sub-section (5) of Section 49E of the Wild Life (Protection) Act, 1972 (53 of 1972), delegated the Management Authority's powers and functions under Sections 49H, 49-I, 49J, 49K, 49L and rules made thereunder to five designated officers -- the Assistant Inspector Generals of Forests and Regional Deputy Directors of the Wild Life Crime Control Bureau for the Northern, Western, Eastern, Southern and Central Regions -- each granted territorial jurisdiction over Schedule IV species specimens originating from specified groups of states and union territories (e.g., the Northern Region officer covers Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Punjab, Haryana, Himachal Pradesh, Rajasthan, Chandigarh, Delhi, Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh), and the notification is signed by Dr. Satya Prakash Yadav, Additional Director General of Forests and the Management Authority.

Full Text

5137 GI/202 3 (1) रजिस्ट्री सं. डी.एल.- 33004/99 REGD. No . D. L. -33004/99 EXTRAORDINARY PART II —Section 3 —Sub-section ( ii) PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY (1) (2) (3) No. 3409] NEW DELH I, WEDNES DAY, AUGUST 9, 2023/ SHRAVANA 18, 1945 CG-DL-E-09082023-247976 MINISTRY OF ENVIRONMENT, FOREST AND CLIMATE CHANGE NOTIFICATION New Delhi, the 8th August, 2023 S.O. 3563(E). —In exercise of the powers conferred by sub -section (5) of section 49E of the Wild Life (Protection) Act, 1972 (53 of 1972), the Management Authority, with approval of Central Government, hereby delegate its powers and functions conferred on it under sections 49 H, 49 -I, 49 J, 49 K, 49 L and rules made thereunder to the person specified under column (2) of the Table below in respect of jurisdiction in the corresponding entry under column (3) of the said Table, namely: - TABLE Serial number Officers to whom delegated Jurisdiction (Territorial) (1) (2) (3) 1. Assistant In spector General of Forests and Regional Deputy Director, Northern Region, Wild Life Crime Control Bureau; The specimen of species listed in Schedule IV originating from the State of Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Punjab, Haryana, Himachal Pradesh, Rajasthan a nd Union Territory of Chandigarh, Delhi, Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh. 2. Assistant Inspector General of Forests and Regional Deputy Director, Western Region, Wild Life Crime Control Bureau; The specimen of species listed in Schedule IV originating from the State of Maharashtra, Gujarat, Goa and Union Territory of Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu. 3. Assistant Inspector General of Forests and Regional Deputy Director, Eastern Region, Wild Life Crime Control Bureau; The specimen of species listed i n Schedule IV originating from the State of West Bengal, Assam, Nagaland, Meghalaya, Arunachal Pradesh, Sikkim, Bihar, Tripura, Mizoram and Manipur. 4. Assistant Inspector General of Forests and Regional Deputy Director, Southern Region, Wild Life Crime Control Bureau; The specimen of species listed in Schedule IV originating from the State of Tamil Nadu, Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh, Kerala, Telangana, and Union Territory of Pondicherry, Lakshadweep and Andaman and Nicobar Islands. 5. Assistant Inspector General of Forests and Regional Deputy Director, Central Region, Wild Life Crime Control Bureau; The specimen of species listed in Schedule IV originating from the State of Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Jharkhand and Odisha. [F. No. WL -1/9/2023 -WL] Dr. SATYA PRAKASH YADAV , Addl. Director General of Forest s and the Management Authority Uploaded by Dte. of Printing at Government of India Press, Ring R oad, Mayapuri, New Delhi -110064 and Published by the Controller of Publications, Delhi -110054.

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