GOVERNMENT OF KERALA

NOTIFICATION

In exercise of the powers conferred by subsection (2) of section 6

read with section 64 of the Wild Life (Protection) Act, 1972 (Central Act 53 of

1972), the Government of Kerala hereby make the following rules further to

amend the Kerala Wildlife (Protection) Rules, 1978, issued by notification

17-12-2025

G.O.(P)No.24/2025/F&WLD

Thiruvananthapuram.

Forest and Wildlife (D) Department.

േകരള സർകാർ

Government of Kerala

2025

േകരള ഗസറ്

KERALA GAZETTE

അസാധാരണം

EXTRAORDINARY

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dated 05-09-2012 with RNI

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18th December 2025

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under G.O.(P) 52/78/AD dated 16^th February 1978 and published as

S.R.O.No.542/78 in the Kerala Gazette No.24 dated 30^th June, 1978, namely:-

RULES

1. Short title and commencement .- (1) These rules may be called the Kerala

Wildlife (Protection) Amendment Rules, 2025.

(2) They shall come into force at once.

2. Amendment of the Rules .- In the Kerala Wildlife (Protection) Rules, 1978,

for rule 3, the following shall be substituted, namely:-

“3. Term of office.- The term of office of a member of the Board, other than

those who are members ex-officio, shall be for a period of three years from the

date of his nomination or till such period his successor is nominated, as may be

approved by the Chairperson.”.

By order of the Governor,

MINHAJ ALAM I A S

PRINCIPAL SECRETARY

Explanatory Note

(This does not form part of the notification, but is intended to indicate its general

purport.)

The State Board for Wildlife, constituted as per sub-section (1) of section 6

of the Wild Life (Protection) Act, 1972 (Central Act 53 of 1972), consists of both

ex-officio members and nominated members. Sub-section (2) of section 64 of the

said Act empowers the State Government to prescribe the term of office of

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members other than those who are members ex-officio. Rule 3 of the Kerala

Wildlife (Protection) Rules, 1978 provides that the term of office of a member of

the Board shall be three years from the date of his appointment. Now, similar to the

term of office of the members other than ex-officio in the National Board for

Wildlife Rules, 2003, the Government have decided to provide for the members

other than ex-officio to continue till his successor is nominated and to amend rule 3

of the Kerala Wildlife (Protection) Rules, 1978 for the above purpose.

The notification is intended to achieve the above object.

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