The Gazette of India
EXTRAORDINARY
PART II—Section 3—Sub-section (i)
PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY
No. 139] NEW DELHI, WEDNESDAY, APRIL 13, 1983/CHAITRA 23, 1905
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2 THE GAZETTE OF INDIA : EXTRAORDINARY [PART I I- S E C. 3(i)]DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENT
NOTIFICATION
New Delhi, the 13th April, 1983
G.S.R. 328(E).—In exercise of the powers conferred by clause (aa) of sub-section (1) of section 63, read with clause (b) of sub-section (4) of section 44 of the Wild Life (Protection) Act, 1972 (53 of 1972), the Central Government hereby makes the following rules, namely :—
1. Short title, extent and commencement.—Thcso rules may be called the Wild Life (Protection) Licensing (Additional Matters for Consideration) Rules, 1983.
(2) They shall extend to the whole oi India except the
State of Jammu & Kashmir.
(3) They ihall come into force on the date of their
publication in the Official Gazette.
2. Definition.—In these rules, unless the context otherwise requires, "Act" means the Wild Life (Protection) Act, 1972 (53 of 1972).
3. Additional matters for consideration for grant of licence under section 44 of the Act.—For the purposes of granting a licence referred to in sub-section (1) of section 44 of the Act, the Chief Wild Life Warden or the authorised officer, as the case may be, shall, in addition to the matters specified in clause (b) of sub-section (4) of that section, have regard to the following other matters, namely : -
(i) capacity of the applicant to handle the business con- cerned with reference to facilities, equipment and suitability of the premises for such business;
(ii) source and the manner in which the supnlies /or
the business concerned would be obtained;
(ili) number of licences for the relevant business already
in existence in the area concerned;
(Iv) implications which the grant of such licence would have on the hunting or trade of wild animals concerned :
Provided that no such licence shall be granted if the said implications relate to any wild animal specified in Schedule I or Part II of Schedule II to the Act. except with (he previous consultation of the Central Government.
[F. No. 1-20/81-FRY (WL)J SAMAR SINGH, Jt, Secy.