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Section 6: Constitution of State Board for Wild Life
1[6. Constitution of State Board for Wild Life.– (1) The State Government shall, within a period of six months from the date of commencement of the Wild Life (Protection) Amendment Act, 2002 (16 of 2003) constitute a State Board for Wild Life consisting of the following members, namely:–
- (a) the Chief Minister of the State and in case of the Union territory, either Chief Minister or Administrator, as the case may be – Chairperson;
- (b) the Minister in-charge of Forests and Wild Life – Vice-Chairperson;
- (c) three members of the State Legislature or in the case of a Union territory with Legislature, two members of the Legislative Assembly of that Union territory;
- (d) three persons to represent non-governmental organizations dealing with wild life to be nominated by the State Government;
- (e) ten persons to be nominated by the State Government from amongst eminent conservationists, ecologists and environmentalists including at least two representatives of the Scheduled Tribes;
- (f) the Secretary to the State Government or the Government of the Union territory, as the case may be, in-charge of Forests and Wild Life;
- (g) the Officer in-charge of the State Forest Department;
- (h) the Secretary to the State Government, Department of Tribal Welfare;
- (i) the Managing Director, State Tourism Development Corporation;
- (j) an officer of the State Police Department not below the rank of Inspector-General;
- (k) a representative of the Armed Forces not below the rank of a Brigadier to be nominated by the Central Government;.
- (l) the Director, Department of Animal Husbandry of the State;
- (m) the Director, Department of Fisheries of the State;
- (n) an officer to be nominated by the Director, Wild Life Preservation;
- (o) a representative of the Wild Life Institute of India, Dehradun;
- (p) a representative of the Botanical Survey of India;
- (q) a representative of the Zoological Survey of India;
- (r) the Chief Wild Life Warden, who shall be the Member-Secretary.
- (2) The term of office of the members other than those who are members ex officio and the manner of filling vacancies referred to in clauses (d) and (e) of sub-section (1) and procedure to be followed shall be such, as may be prescribed.
- (3) The member (except members ex officio) shall be entitled to receive such allowances in respect of expenses incurred in the performance of their duties as may be prescribed.]
Source: official text of The Wild Life (Protection) Act, 1972 as published on India Code (PDF). All sections of the Wild Life (Protection) Act, 1972.