Section 62A of the Wild Life (Protection) Act, 1972 – Regulation or prohibition of import, etc., of invasive alien species

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Section 62A: Regulation or prohibition of import, etc., of invasive alien species

1[62A. Regulation or prohibition of import, etc., of invasive alien species.–(1) The Central Government may, by notification, regulate or prohibit the import, trade, possession or proliferation of invasive alien species which pose a threat to the wild life or habitat in India.

  • (2) The Central Government may authorise the Director or any other officer to seize and dispose of, including through destruction, the species referred to in the notification issued under sub-section (1).]

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.

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