[1]THE PUNJAB WILDLIFE (PROTECTION,
PRESERVATION, CONSERVATION AND
MANAGEMENT) ACT,
1974
( II of
1974)
[1st
February, 1974]
An
Act
to provide for the
protection, preservation, conservation and management of wildlife in the
Province of the Punjab
Preamble.– WHEREAS it is expedient to provide for the protection,
preservation, conservation and management of wildlife in the Province of the
Punjab, in the manner hereinafter appearing;
It is hereby enacted as follows:-
1.
Short title,
extent and commencement.– (1) This Act may be called the Punjab Wildlife
(Protection, Preservation, Conservation and Management) Act, 1974.
(2)
It extends to the whole of the Province of the Punjab.
(3)
It shall come into force at once and shall be deemed to
have taken effect on and from the day the Punjab Ordinances Temporary Enactment
Act, 1973 (Punjab Act No. VI of 1973), in so far as it enacted the provisions
of the Punjab Wildlife
(Protection, Preservation, Conservation and Management)
Ordinance, 1972 (Ordinance No. XXI of 1972), expired.
(4)
Nothing hereinafter provided shall be deemed to authorise
any person to hunt in the reserved or protected forests as constituted and
declared under the provisions of the Forest Act, 1927 (Act XVI of 1927).
2.
Definitions.–
In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires, the following words and
expressions shall have the meanings hereby respectively assigned to them, that
is to say–
(a)
“Board” means the Punjab Wildlife Management Board
constituted under section 5;
(b)
“certificate”, “licence”, “special licence”, “permit”
or “special permit” means respectively a certificate, a licence, a special
licence, a permit or a special permit granted or issued under this Act;
[2][(bb)
“circus” means a collection of wild animal declared as such under section 20 ;
]
(c)
“dealer”, when used in relation to wild animals,
trophies or meat, shall mean any person who, in the course of trade or business
carried on by him whether on his own behalf or on behalf of any other person,–
(i)
sells, purchases or barters any wild animal, its meat
or trophy;
(ii)
cuts, carves, polishes, preserves, cleans, mounts or
otherwise prepares any such animal, trophy or meat, or manufactures any article
therefrom;
[3][(cc)
“endemic” means wildlife species native to Pakistan;]
[4][(ccc)
“exotic” means wildlife species not native to Pakistan;]
[5][(d) “game animal” means a wild animal specified
in the First or the Fourth Schedule;]
(e)
“game reserve” means any area declared as such under
section 18;
(f)
“Government” means the Government of the Punjab;
(g)
“hunt” means any act directed immediately to the
killing or capturing of a wild animal and shall include taking the nest or egg
of a wild animal;
(h)
“meat” means the fat, blood, flesh or any eatable part
of wild animal, whether fresh or preserved;
(i)
“national park” means an area declared as such under
section 17;
(j)
“offence” means an offence punishable under this Act or
any rule made thereunder;
6[(k) “officer” means the Chief Wildlife Warden,
Director General Wildlife and
Parks, Director Wildlife and Parks,
Deputy Director Wildlife, Assistant Director
Wildlife, District Wildlife
Officer, Wildlife Supervisor, Wildlife Inspector, Head Wildlife Watcher and
Wildlife Watcher or any other officer appointed to perform any function under
this Act;]
(l)
“prescribed” means prescribed by rules;
(m)
“private game reserve” means an area declared as such
under section 20;
[6][(mm)
“private wildlife breeding farm” means an area declared as such under section
20;]
8[(mmm) “private wildlife park” means an
area declared as such under section 20 ; ]
(n)
“Protected animal” means a wild animal specified in the
Third Schedule;
(o)
“rules” means rules made under this Act;
(p)
“Schedule” means Schedule appended to this Act;
(q)
“section” means a section of this Act;
(r)
“trophy” means a dead body or any horn, antler, tooth,
tusk, bone, claw, hoof, skin, hair, feather, egg-shell or other durable part of
game animal or protected animal whether or not included in a manufactured or
processed articles;
[7][(s)
“wild animal” means a wild bird or animal specified in the First, Second, Third
and Fourth Schedules;]
(t)
“wildlife” includes organic resources, animals, birds,
reptiles, vegetation, soil and water;
[8][(tt)
“wildlife breeding farm” means an
area declared as such under section 16A;]
[9][(ttt)
“wildlife park” means an area declared as such under section 18-A;]
12[(tttt)
“safari park” means an area declared as such under section 18-A;]
* *]
(v)
“unprotected animals” means a wild bird or wild animal specified in the Fourth
Schedule [11][
; and ]
15[(w) “zoological garden or zoo” means an
area declared as such under section 18-A.]
3.
Appointment
of officers.– Government may determine the number and class of officers
including honorary officers to be appointed under this Act; provided that an
honorary officer shall hold office for such period as may be specified unless
the appointment is revoked earlier by Government.
4.
Powers of an
honorary officer.– An honorary officer appointed under section 3 shall have
such powers of an officer as may be prescribed.
5.
Constitution
of the Board.– (1) Government shall establish a Board to be called the
Punjab Wildlife Management Board.
(2)
The Board shall be a body corporate having perpetual
succession and a common seal with power to acquire and hold property and shall
by the said name sue and be sued.
(3)
The Board shall consist of– (a) a Chairman;
(b)
a Vice-Chairman; and
(c)
such number of members as may be appointed by
Government.
(4)
Chief Minister of the Punjab shall be the chief [12][wildlife]
warden and exofficio Chairman of the
Board.
[13][(5)
Minister-in-Charge of the [14][Punjab
Wildlife] Department shall be the ex-officio Vice Chairman of the Board.]
(6) A member
shall, unless he sooner resigns or is removed by Government, hold office for
such term as may be prescribed.
[15][(7)
Secretary to Government, Forestry, Wildlife, Fisheries and Tourism Department
shall be the ex-officio Secretary of the Board.]
(8) The meetings
of the Board shall be held in accordance with such procedure as may be
prescribed.
[16][6. Functioning of the Board.– The
Board shall act in an advisory capacity and its functions shall be–
(a)
to advise about the formulation of policy regarding
conservation and development of wildlife and game management in the Province;
(b)
to supervise the progress of the development activities
in the field of wildlife protection, preservation, conservation, and management
and to scrutinize the annual progress report submitted in this behalf; and
(c)
to undertake such other functions as may be
prescribed.]
7.
Fund.–
(1) There shall be a fund to be known as “Board Fund” vested in the Board. The
Fund shall be raised and administered in such manner as may be prescribed.
(2)
All moneys at the credit of the Board shall be kept in
such custody as may be prescribed.
(3)
The Board shall maintain complete and accurate books of
accounts in such form as may be prescribed.
(4)
The accounts of the Board shall be audited in such
manner as may be prescribed.
(5)
Copies of the audit report shall be sent to the Board.
(6)
The Board shall take necessary steps for rectification
of an audit objection.
8.
Returns and
statements.– Government may require the Board to furnish Government with
any document, return, statement, estimate, information or report regarding any
matter under the control of the Board and the Secretary of the Board shall
comply with every such requisition.
9.
Restriction
of hunting.– No person shall:-
[17][(i)
hunt any wild animal by means of a set gun, drop spear, deadfall, gun trap,
explosive, projectile, bomb, grenade, baited hook, net, snare or any other
trap, an automatic or a service weapon or ammunition used by Armed Forces of
Pakistan, Police Force or any other
force, or by means of any drug or
chemical substance, likely to anesthetize, paralyze, stupefy or render
incapable any wild animal whether partly or totally through a projectile or
otherwise;]
(ii)
hunt any protected animal;
(iii)
hunt any game animal except under a permit and in
accordance with the provisions of this Act or the rules:
Provided that no
person shall hunt any game animal other than bird or hare with a shot gun or
with non-magnum rifle of 22 calibre or less;
(iv)
use or have in his possession any net, snare, bhagwa, poison or like injurious
substance for the purpose of hunting a game animal;
(v)
use vehicle of any type to pursue any game animal or to
drive or stampede game animal for any purpose whatsoever;
(vi)
shoot any game animal except wild boar and vermin from
any conveyance or from within two hundred yards of the conveyance;
(vii)
hunt with the help of live decoys or call birds except
quail;
(viii)
construct or use, for the purpose of hunting any wild
animal, any pitfall, game pit, trench or similar excavation, any fence or
enclosure, or use bhagwa or any other
similar contrivance except duck blinds:
Provided that it shall not be an
offence to use–
(a)
a motor vehicle or aircraft to drive any wild animal
away from an aerodrome or airstrip when such action is necessary to ensure the
safety of aircraft using that aerodrome;
(b)
any one or more of the aforesaid prohibited methods if
the officer authorised in this behalf grants a licence with permission to
employ such method; or
(c)
to hunt any unprotected animal;
(ix)
hunt except ducks, wild boars and vermin after sunset
and before sunrise; and
(x)
hunt by hiding within two hundred yards of a water hole
or salt licks.
10.
Prohibition
to employ hawks and dogs without special licence.– No person shall use
hawks for hawking or dogs for coursing the game animals under a licence issued
for the purpose under the Act.
11.
Animals
found dead or killed or caught unlawfully.– Any [18][wild]
animal which is found dead or dying or which has been killed or caught
otherwise than in accordance with the provisions of this Act and any meat or
trophy thereof shall be the property of 23[ Government ].
12.
Certificate
of lawful possession.– (1) No person shall be in possession of any wild
animal unless he be in possession of a certificate of lawful possession granted
in respect thereof by the officer authorised in this behalf:
Provided that
any person importing any wild animal, trophy or meat of a wild animal of a kind
specified in the Second Schedule in accordance with the provisions of this Act
or acquiring such animal, trophy or meat in accordance with the terms of a
permit issued under this Act shall apply to the authorised officer for such
certificate within thirty days from the date of importing or acquiring the
animal, trophy or meat.
(2)
The officer authorised in this behalf may mark or
register the animal trophy or meat in respect of which a certificate of lawful
possession is issued, in the prescribed manner, or he may seize, pending the
taking of legal action under this Act, any such animal, trophy or meat which in
his opinion has not been legally imported or acquired.
(3)
No person shall counterfeit, change or in any way
interfere with any mark or registration of animal, trophy or meat for which a
certificate of lawful possession has been issued or alter or in any way change
a certificate of lawful possession.
13.
Restriction
on transfer of animals, trophies or meat.– No person shall receive by gift,
purchase or otherwise any animal of a kind specified in the Second Schedule
unless he receives at the same time a valid certificate of lawful possession in
respect thereof.
14.
Restriction
on import and export of animals, trophies or meat.– (1) No person shall
import or attempt to import into the Punjab any wild animal of endemic or
exotic species, or any trophy or meat of a kind specified in Second Schedule
except under an import permit granted under this Act and if such import be from
outside Pakistan except through a customs post of entry and subject to any law
relating to control on imports for the time being in force.
(2)
No person shall export or attempt to export out of the
Punjab any [19][wild]
animal, trophy or meat specified in Second Schedule except under an export
permit granted under this Act and if such export be to any country outside
Pakistan except through a customs post of exit and subject to any law relating
to control on export for the time being in force.
(3)
Nothing in this section shall apply to any 25[wild] animal, trophy or meat in transit
through the Punjab if such animal, trophy or meat–
(i)
is accompanied by necessary transit customs documents;
(ii)
is entered through a customs post of entry or is
scheduled to a customs
post of exit; or
(iii)
in case of road transport, is either not unloaded from
the conveyance on which it is being carried or does not remain unloaded from such
conveyance for more than ninety-six hours, or in case of rail or air transport,
it does not leave the precincts of the railway station or airport at which it
is landed or trans-shipped.
15.
Restriction
on dealings in animals, trophies or meat.– (1) No person shall as a
profession, trade or business, buy, sell or otherwise deal in wild animals,
trophies or meat thereof or process or manufacture goods or articles from such
trophies or meat, unless he is in possession of a valid licence, hereinafter
called a dealer’s licence, to do so, issued by an officer authorised in this
behalf.
(2)
The officer authorised in this behalf may, on payment
of such fees as may be prescribed, grant a dealer’s licence to be valid for one
year to any person which shall entitle the licencee to deal in any wild animal,
trophy or meat thereof, or any class of wild animals, trophies or meat
specified in such licence. Such licence shall be renewable in such manner as
may be prescribed.
(3)
For the purpose of assessment of fees, dealers may be
divided into different classes and a different fees may be prescribed for each
class.
(4)
The holder of the dealer’s licence shall maintain such
register or record of his dealings in such manner as may be prescribed, and
shall produce them for inspection at any reasonable time when called upon to do
so.
16.
Wildlife
Sanctuary.– (1) Government may, by notification in the official Gazette,
declare any area which is the property of Government or over which Government
has proprietary rights to be wildlife sanctuary and may demarcate in such
manner as may be prescribed.
(2)
The wildlife sanctuary shall be set aside as
undisturbed breeding ground for the protection of wildlife and access thereto
for public shall, except in accordance with the rules, be prohibited and no
exploitation of forest therein shall be allowed except for reducing fire
hazards, epidemic or insect attacks or other natural calamities.
(3)
No person shall–
(i)
enter or reside,
(ii)
cultivate any land,
(iii)
damage or destroy any vegetation,
(iv)
hunt, kill or capture any wild animal or fire any gun
or other firearm within one mile of the boundaries,
(v)
introduce any exotic species of animal or plant,
(vi)
introduce any domestic animal or allow it to stray,
(vii)
cause any fire, or
(viii)
pollute water, in a wildlife sanctuary:
Provided that
Government may for specific purposes, as are deemed expedient, authorise the
doing of the aforementioned acts [20][other
than those mentioned in clause
( iv )].
[21][16-A. Wildlife breeding farm.– (1) The Government may, by
notification in the official Gazette, declare any area, which is the property
of the Government or over which the Government has the proprietary rights, to
be a wildlife breeding farm.
(2) The following acts shall be prohibited
in the wildlife breeding farm:(a) hunting,
shooting, trapping, killing or capturing of a wild animal;
(b)
firing or doing any other act which may disturb a wild
animal or interfere with the breeding places;
(c)
felling, tapping, burning or in any manner damaging,
destroying, taking, collecting, removing or taking away a plant or tree or leave,
fruit or seed therefrom;
(d)
polluting water flowing in or through the wildlife
park;
(e)
any act of feeding or teasing a wild animal;
(f)
damaging of any structure;
(g)
any act of teasing or harassing visitors or otherwise,
creating any pandemonium; and
(h)
any act in violation of any restrictions imposed by the
Government:
Provided that
the Government may, for such purposes as it may deem expedient, authorize the
doing of the aforementioned prohibited acts except at paras (d), (e), (g), and
(h).]
17.
National
park.– (1) With a view to the protection and preservation of flora and
fauna in the natural state, Government may, by notification in the official
Gazette, declare any area which is the property of Government or over which
Government has proprietary rights to be a national park and may demarcate it in
such manner as may be prescribed.
(2)
A national park shall be accessible to public for
recreation, education and research subject to such restrictions as Government
may impose.
(3)
Provision for access roads to and construction of rest
houses, hostels and other buildings in the national park along with amenities
for public may be so made and the forest therein shall be so managed and forest
produce so obtained as not to impair the object of the establishment of the
national park.
(4)
The following acts shall be prohibited in a national
park,–
(i)
hunting, shooting, trapping, killing or capturing of
any wild animal in a national park or within one and a half mile radius of its
boundary;
(ii)
firing any firearm or doing any other act which may
disturb any animal or bird or doing any act which interferes with the breeding
places;
(iii)
felling, tapping, burning or in any way damaging or
destroying, taking, collecting or removing any plant or tree therefrom;
(iv)
clearing or breaking up any land for cultivation, mining
or for any other purpose; and
(v)
polluting water flowing in and through the national
park:
Provided that
Government may, for specific purposes, as are deemed expedient, authorise the
doing of the aforementioned prohibited acts.
[22][18. Game reserve.– (1) The Government
may declare any area to be a game reserve.
(2) No hunting
and shooting of a wild animal shall be allowed in the game reserve, except
under a special permit, which may specify the maximum number of game animal
that may be killed or captured, the area and duration for which such permit
shall be valid:
Provided that
the number of occasions on which hunting and shooting may be allowed shall not
exceed two in a year.]
[23][18-A. Wildlife park, zoological garden or
zoo and safari park.–(1) The Government may, by notification in the
official gazette, declare an area which is the property of the Government or
over which the Government has proprietary rights, to be a wildlife park to maintain wild animal in captivity and in a
state as close to nature as possible, for the purpose of breeding,
re-introduction, recreation and public education.
(2)
The Government may, by notification in the official
gazette, declare an area which is the property of the Government or over which
the Government has proprietary rights, to be a zoological garden or zoo to
maintain, breed locally extinct, endangered or threatened species of wild
animal for re-introduction, recreation and public education.
(3)
The Government may, by notification in the official
gazette, declare an enclosed area which is the property of the Government or
over which the Government has proprietary rights, to be a safari park in which
wild animal shall be kept in the open space for viewing by public from a
vehicle driven through.
(4)
Wildlife park, safari park or zoological garden or zoo
shall be accessible to public for recreation, education and research purposes,
subject to such restrictions as the Government may impose.
(5)
Provision for access roads to and construction of
cafeteria, motel, laboratory, research centre and any other building in the
wildlife park, safari park or zoological garden or zoo alongwith amenities for
public may be made for the facilitation of achievement of, and the forest
vegetation therein shall be so managed and forest produce so obtained as not to
impair the objectives of the establishment of such parks or zoological garden
or zoo.
(6)
The following acts shall be prohibited in the wildlife
park, safari park or zoological garden or zoo:-
(a)
hunting, shooting, trapping, killing or capturing of a
wild animal;
(b)
firing or doing any other act which may disturb a wild
animal or interfere with the breeding place of
a wild animal;
(c)
felling, tapping, burning or in any manner damaging,
destroying, taking, collecting, removing or taking away any plant or tree or
leave, fruit or seed therefrom;
(d)
polluting water flowing in or through the wildlife
park, zoological garden or zoo or safari park;
(e)
any act of feeding or teasing a wild animal;
(f)
damaging of any structure;
(g)
any act of teasing or harassing visitor or otherwise,
creating any pandemonium; and
(h)
any act in violation of any restriction imposed by the
Government:
Provided that
the Government may for such purposes as it may deem expedient authorize the
doing of any of the aforementioned prohibited act except at para (d), (e), ( g)
and (h).]
19. Alteration of
boundaries of wildlife sanctuary, national park and game reserve.–
Government may, from time to time, by notification in the official Gazette,
declare any alteration in the boundaries of wildlife sanctuary, national park,
and game reserve established under this Act.
[24][20. Private game reserve, wildlife park
and safari park.– (1) Where the
Government is satisfied that–
(a)
an area of land has been dedicated by its owner or
owners, for the purposes similar to a game reserve, it may, on the application
of the owner or the owners, as the case may be, by notification in the official
gazette, declare such area to be a private game reserve;
(b)
an area of land has been dedicated by its owner or
owners, for the purposes similar to a safari park, it may, on the application
of the owner or the owners, as the case may be, by notification in the official
Gazette, declare such area to be a private safari park;
(c)
a collection of wild animal has been kept over an area
of land dedicated by its owner or owners, for the purpose of breeding, sale,
exchange, recreation, education and research, it may, on the application of the
owner or the owners, as the case may be, by notification in the official
gazette, declare such area to be a private wildlife park;
(d)
a collection of wild animal has been kept over an area
of land dedicated by its owner or owners, for the purpose of breeding, sale and
exchange, it may, on the application of the owner or the owners, as the case
may be, by notification in the official gazette, declare such area to be a
private wildlife breeding farm; and
(e)
a collection of wild animal has been dedicated by its
owner or owners, for the purpose of exhibition, display and performance at
public places, it may, on the application of the owner or the owners, as the
case may be, by notification in the official gazette, declare such collection
to be a circus.
(2)
Hunting and shooting of a wild animal by a person other
than the owner shall not be allowed in a private game reserve except with the
permission of the owner and in the prescribed manner.
(3)
Hunting and shooting of wild animal shall not be
allowed in a private
wildlife park,
private safari park, circus and private wildlife breeding farm.] [25][21. Penalties.– Whoever contravenes or
attempts to contravene:-
(i)
any provision of sections 9,10,11,12,13,14,15,20 and 28
shall be punished with imprisonment for a term, which may extend to two years
or with fine which shall not be less than ten thousand rupees nor more than
fifteen thousand rupees or with both, alongwith confiscation of the weapon and
suspension of license or permit for a period of five years;
(ii)
any provision of sections 16, 16-A, 17, 18 and 18-A
shall be punished with imprisonment for a term which shall not be less than one
year nor more than five years or with fine which shall not be less than twenty
thousand rupees nor more than thirty thousand rupees or with both, alongwith
confiscation of the weapon, vehicle or any other article used in such
contravention; and
(iii)
any provision of this Act or any rule for the
contravention of which no specific penalty is provided shall be punished with imprisonment for a
term which may extend to ten months or with fine which may extend to ten
thousand rupees or with both.]
22.
Abetment of
an offence.– An abetment of any offence under this Act or the rules made
thereunder shall be punishable as the offence.
23.
Killing or
capturing in self-defence.– (1) Notwithstanding any other provision of this
Act, it shall not be an offence, if–
(a)
any person kills any wild animal by any means in the
immediate defence of his own life or that of any other person;
(b)
the owner of livestock or his employee kills any wild
animal that is doing damage to the livestock by any means within a reasonable
distance or where that livestock is grazing or where it is enclosed for the
night:
Provided that
clause (b) shall not apply to any unlawful cultivation in a national park,
wildlife sanctuary and a reserved or protected forest or any livestock
unlawfully grazing or herded therein.
(2)
The killing under sub-section (1) of wild animals
specified in the First and Third Schedules shall be reported to the nearest
office established for the purposes of this Act.
(3)
The meat or trophy of any wild animal killed in
self-defence shall be the property of Government and shall be disposed of as
directed by the officer authorised in this behalf.
24.
Onus of
proof.– When in any proceedings taken under this Act or in consequence of
anything done under this Act, a question arises as to whether any wild animal,
trophy or meat is the property of [26][Government],
such wild animal, trophy or meat shall be presumed to be the property of 33[Government] until the contrary is proved.
25.
Power to
search without warrant.– Any officer authorised by Government in this
behalf, may search any person, premises, vessel, vehicle, animal, package,
receptacle or covering so as to satisfy himself whether or not an offence under
this Act has been committed:
Provided that no
premises shall be searched under this section except under the authority of a
warrant issued by the magistrate having jurisdiction in the area.
26.
Power to
seizure.– Any officer authorised by Government in this behalf, may seize
any wild animal, dead or alive, together with any firearm, net, trap, snare,
bow, arrow or any vehicle or vessel or anything whatsoever used or suspected to
have been used in the commission of an offence under this Act.
27.
Procedure as
to perishable property seized under section 26.–
Notwithstanding any other provision of this Act, the officer
authorised in this behalf may sell any property seized under section 26 which
is subject to speedy and natural decay and may, subject to the determination of
the rights thereto, deal with the proceeds in such manner as may be prescribed.
28.
Duty to
produce permit on demand made by any officer or person authorised in this
behalf.– Every person in possession of any wild animal specified in the
First and Third Schedule shall produce his certificate of lawful possession on
demand made by any officer authorised by Government in this behalf.
29.
Duty of
coupe purchaser, chowkidar, village watchman, etc.– Every coupe purchaser
of forest produce, lambardar, canal patwari, Public Works Department, daroga,
chowkidar, dafadar, village watchman, abdar, zilladar, revenue patwari, qanungo
and tehsildar shall be bound, in the absence of reasonable excuse to give to
any officer authorised in this behalf by Government, information in respect of
any snaring, trapping, netting, unauthorised killing, or any other offence
under this Act committed within the limits of his jurisdiction, as soon as the
commission of such offence comes to his knowledge.
30.
Procedure
when offender not known or cannot be found.– When the offender is not known
or cannot be found any officer authorised in this behalf may, if he finds that
an offence has been committed, confiscate the property used in the commission
of the offence.
31.
Power to
arrest.– (1) Any officer authorised in this behalf may, without orders from
a magistrate and without a warrant, arrest any person against whom a reasonable
suspicion exists of his having been concerned in any offence under this Act.
(2)
Every officer making an arrest under this section
shall, without delay and subject to the provisions of this Act as to release on
bond, take or send the person arrested before the magistrate having
jurisdiction in the case or before the officer-incharge of the nearest police
station.
32.
Power to
release on bond a person arrested.– Any officer not below the rank of the
Game Inspector or of an equivalent rank who has arrested any person under
section 31 may release such person on his executing a bond to appear, if and
when so required, before the magistrate having jurisdiction in the case or
before the officer-incharge of the nearest police station.
33.
Power to
prevent commission of offence.– Every officer or any other person
authorised by Government in this behalf shall be competent to prevent by all
lawful means the commission of any offence under this Act.
34.
Persons who
may lodge complaints.– Cognizance of any offence under this Act shall not
be taken by any court except on the complaint of the officer or any person
authorised by Government in this behalf.
35.
Court which
is competent to take cognizance of offences.– No court inferior to that of
a Magistrate of the First Class shall take cognizance of and try an offence
under this Act.
[27][36. Power to try offences summarily.–
Any Magistrate of the First Class, specially empowered in this behalf by the
Government, may try any offence punishable under this Act in a summary manner,
as provided in sections 262 to 265 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1898:
Provided that
sub section (2) of section 262 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1898 shall not apply. ]
37.
Prosecution
of offences under any other law.– Nothing contained in this Act shall be
deemed to prevent any person from being prosecuted under any other law for any
act of commission which constitutes an offence under this Act or from being
liable under any other law to any higher punishment or penalty than that
provided by this Act.
38.
Power to
compound offence.– (1) Government may, by notification in the official
Gazette, empower an officer–
(a)
to accept from any person against whom reasonable
suspicion exists that he has committed any offence under this Act, a sum of
money by way of compensation for such offence;
(b)
when any property has been seized as liable to
confiscation, to release the same on payment of the value thereof, as [28][
may be prescribed ].
(2) On the
payment of compensation, such sum of money, or such value of property under
sub-section (1) or both, as the case may be, the suspected person if in
custody, shall be discharged and the property, if any, seized shall be released
and no further proceedings shall be taken against such person or property.
36[(3) The sum of money accepted as
compensation under clause (a) of sub section (1) shall, in no case exceed the
sum of ten thousand rupees in first instance and be not less than ten thousand
in second instance.]
(4) No officer
shall have power to compound a [29][third]
and subsequent offence under this Act.
39.
Government
may invest officer with certain powers.– Government may invest any officer
or any other person authorised in this behalf with all or any of the following
powers, that is to say–
(a)
the powers of a civil court to compel the attendance of
witnesses and the production of documents and material objects;
(b)
the power to hold an inquiry into offences under this
Act and in the course of such inquiry to receive and record evidence; and
(c)
the power to prosecute a case before a magistrate.
40.
Officers,
etc. to be public servants.– The officers or persons authorised under any
provisions of this Act to do a certain thing or act in certain manner shall be
deemed to be public servants within the meaning of the Pakistan Penal Code (Act
XLV of 1860).
41.
Protection
of action taken under this Act.– No suit, prosecution or other legal
proceedings shall lie against any officer for anything in good faith done or
intended to be done in pursuance of any provision of this Act or the rules made
thereunder.
42.
Duty of
police officer.– Every police officer shall, upon request made by any
officer or person authorised under this Act, assist him in the due discharge of
his duties under this Act.
43.
Delegation
of powers.– Government may, by notification in the official Gazette,
delegate all or any of the powers conferred upon it under the provisions of
this Act to any officer subordinate to it.
44.
Power to
grant exemption.– Notwithstanding anything contained in this Act,
Government may, in the interest of any scientific or public purpose, allow, by
notification in the official Gazette, hunting and capturing of such wild
animals in any specified place by any specific means.
[30][44-A. Power of sale or exchange.– Notwithstanding anything contained in this
Act, the Government may, for scientific management, allow sale or exchange of
wild animal, from any wildlife breeding farm, wildlife park, safari park, zoological garden or zoo.]
45.
Power to add
to or exclude from Schedules.– Government may, by notification in the
official Gazette, in respect, to any specified area–
(i)
add to or exclude from the Schedules any wild animals,
subject to such conditions as it may impose in each case; and
(ii)
alter the period during which any wild animal specified
in the First Schedule may be hunt.
46.
Power to
make rules.– (1) Government may make rules for the purposes of carrying
into effect the provisions of this Act.
(2) In
particular and without prejudice to the generality of the foregoing powers,
such rules may provide for–
(a)
the functions and powers of the Board;
(b)
the powers and duties of the officers and other persons
specially
authorised to perform functions
under this Act;
(c)
the form in which and the terms and conditions, on
which a licence, special licence, a permit or a special permit may be granted;
(d)
the fees to be charged for any licence or permit or
special licence or special permit;
(e)
in the case of any species of wild animals the number
and the sex that may be killed under special permit;
(f)
reward to persons who render help in detection of
offences under this Act;
(g)
the authorities by whom, the conditions on which, and
the manner in which licences may be issued;
(h)
the management of wildlife sanctuaries, national parks
and game reserves;
(i)
tenure of office, resignation and terms and conditions
of members of the Board;
(j)
the recruitment, tenure of office, terms and conditions
of service of the officers and servants of the Board, and other persons;
(k)
the delegation of administrative and financial powers
to members, Secretary, officers and servants of the Board, and other persons;
and
(l)
any other matter required under any of the provisions
of this Act to be prescribed.
47.
Dissolution
of the Board.– Government may, by notification in the official Gazette,
declare that the Board shall be dissolved on such date and with such
consequences as may be specified in the notification.
48.
Repeal and
validation.– (1) The following enactments in their application to the
Province of
the Punjab shall be deemed to have been repealed from the date the Punjab
Ordinances Temporary Enactment Act, 1973, in so far as it enacted the
provisions of the Punjab Wildlife (Protection, Preservation, Conservation and
Management) Ordinance, 1972 expired:-
(a)
The Elephant Preservation Act, 1879 (Act No. VI of
1879);
(b)
The Wild Bird and Animal Protection Act, 1912 (Act VIII
of 1912); and
(c)
The West Pakistan Wildlife Protection Ordinance, 1959
(West Pakistan Ordinance LVI of 1959).
(2) Everything
done, action taken or order made under the Punjab Wildlife (Protection,
Preservation, Conservation and Management) Ordinance, 1972 and its provisions
as enacted by the Punjab Ordinances Temporary Enactment Act, 1973 on or after
25th October, 1972 and before the commencement of this Act shall be deemed to
have been validly done, taken or made.
49.
Repeal of
Punjab Ordinance No. XX of 1973.– The Punjab Wildlife (Protection,
Preservation, Conservation and Management) Ordinance, 1973 (Punjab Ordinance
No. XX of 1973), is hereby repealed.
FIRST SCHEDULE
[See SECTION
2 (d)] PART 1
Wild birds and animals which may be hunted
on an ordinary shooting licence
A-BIRDS
|
Name of species
|
Bag limit or number allowed per gun
|
Time and season when hunting permitted
|
|
Category one–
|
|
|
|
1.All the ducks within the family anatidae, including the tree ducks,
diving ducks, surface feeding and sheld ducks, except those ducks listed
under the Third Schedule as protected or listed hereunder in the First
Schedule.
|
Not more than ten ducks of all species per day.
|
1st October to 31st March.
|
|
2.Ruddy Sheld-duck or Brahminy
|
|
|
|
duck, Tadorna
Ferruginea.
|
Not more than two of each
of these three species per day.
|
Ditto
|
|
3.Redcrested pochard, Netta rufina
|
||
|
4.Cotton Teal, Nettapus
coromandelianus.
|
||
|
Category two–
|
|
|
|
5.Bar headed Geese Anser
Indicus
|
Three only per day
|
1st October to 1st March.
|
|
6.Lesser white fronted geese
Anser
ibifors.
|
Ditto
|
Ditto.
|
|
Category three–
Snipe,
Plovers, Waders and Allied Waterfowl.
|
|
|
|
7.Fantail Snipe, Capella gallinago.
|
Eight only per day
|
1 st Oct. to 1st March.
|
|
8.Jack Snipe, Capella minima
|
Ditto.
|
Ditto.
|
|
9.Purple Moor hen Porphyrio porphyrio.
|
Two only per day
|
Ditto.
|
|
10. Moorhen, Galinula,
chloropus
|
Four only per day
|
Ditto.
|
|
Name of species
|
Bag limit or number allowed per gun
|
Time and season when hunting permitted
|
|
11. Coot, Fulica, atra
|
Twelve only per day
|
1 st Oct. to 1st March.
|
|
12. White Tailed Lapwing,
Vanellus
leucurus.
|
Two only per day
|
Ditto.
|
|
13. Red Wattled Lapwing,
Vanellus
indicus.
|
Ditto
|
Ditto.
|
|
14. Gray plover or Black Bellied Plover pluvialis, squata rola.
|
Ditto
|
Ditto.
|
|
15. Curlew Numenius,
arguata
|
Ditto
|
Ditto.
|
|
16. Black Tailed godwit,
Limosa
Limosa.
|
Six only per day of all
species of waders listed below.
|
Ditto.
|
|
17. Common Redshank,
Tringa
totanus.
|
Ditto
|
Ditto.
|
|
18. Marsh Sandpiper, Tringa
Stagnatilist.
|
Ditto
|
Ditto.
|
|
19. Green Shank, Tringa
nebularia
|
Ditto
|
Ditto.
|
|
20. Wood
Sandpiper, Tringa glareola
|
Ditto
|
Ditto.
|
|
21. Dunlin Calidris
alpinus
|
Ditto
|
Ditto.
|
|
22. Curlew
Sandpiper Calidris testaceus
|
Ditto
|
Ditto.
|
|
Category Four–
|
|
|
|
23. All cranes of family Gruidae including Demoiselle and common cranes
except Artic crane.
|
Three birds per day
|
15th August to 15th
April.
|
|
Category Five–
Gallinacecus Birds–
|
|
|
|
24. Himalayan Snow cook or Ram Chukor Tetraogallus himaal-yansis.
|
Not more than one per day.
|
1st October to 1st March.
|
|
Name of species
|
Bag limit or number allowed per gun
|
Time and season when hunting permitted
|
|
25. Chukor Partridge,
Alectoris,
graeca
|
Not more than five per
day
|
1st November to 1st
March.
|
|
26. See
See, Ammoperdix griseo-gularis
|
Ditto
|
1st November to 1st
March.
|
|
27. Black Partridge,
Francolinus
|
Not more than six per day
|
15th November to 15th January on Sundays
only.
|
|
28. Grey Partridge,
Francolinus
Pondicerianus.
|
Not more than six per day
|
15th November to 15th January on Sundays
only.
|
|
29. Common
Quail, coturnix cotrunix
|
No limit
|
15th August to 15th
April.
|
|
30. Black Breasted or Rain
Quail
|
Not more than six per day
|
1st August to 30th
September.
|
|
Category six–
Pigeons and Doves–
|
|
|
|
31. Green Pigeon or Fruit Pigeon Columba
aenea.
|
Six only per day
|
1st October to 1st March.
|
|
32. Blue Rock Pigeon,
Columba
livia
|
No limit
|
Ditto.
|
|
33. Wood
Pigeon Columba Palumbus
|
Two only per day
|
Ditto.
|
|
34. Rufous Turtle Dove
Strepto-pelia
orientalis.
|
Six only per day
|
Ditto.
|
|
35. Common Ring Dove
Strepro-pelia decaocto.
|
No limit
|
Ditto.
|
|
36. Little
Brown Dove or Senegal Dove Streptopelia senega-lensis.
|
Six only per day
|
Ditto.
|
|
37. Long Tail persian Dove
|
Ditto
|
Ditto.
|
|
38. Turtle Dove Turtur
auritus
|
Two only per day
|
Ditto.
|
|
Category seven–
Sandgrous, Bustards and Stone
Curlews–
|
|
|
|
Name of species
|
Bag limit or number allowed per gun
|
Time and season when hunting permitted
|
|
39 Spotted Sandgrouse Pterocles senegallus.
|
Eight only per day
|
1st October to 1st March.
|
|
40. Imperial Sandgrouse,
Petrocles
orientalis.
|
Ditto
|
Ditto.
|
|
41. Coronetted Sandgrouse
Petrocles
coronatus.
|
Ditto
|
Ditto.
|
|
42. Houbara Bustard or Mcqueens Bustard chlamydotis undulata.
|
Three only per day
|
1st November to 1st
March.
|
|
43. Stone
Curlew Burhinus Oedinnemus.
|
Ditto
|
Ditto.
|
|
44. Indian
Courser Cursorius Coromandelicus.
|
Two only per day
|
Ditto.
|
|
45. Jorrden Courser
|
Ditto
|
Ditto.
|
|
Category eight–
Birds of Prey–
|
|
|
|
46. Hawks
|
Three birds per day
|
1st November to 1st
March.
|
|
47. Buzzards
|
Ditto
|
Ditto.
|
|
48. Harrier
|
Ditto
|
Ditto.
|
|
49. Falcons
|
Ditto
|
Ditto.
|
|
|
B–MAMMALS
|
|
|
50. Desert
Hare Lepus nigri collisdayanus.
|
Three per day
|
1st September to 1st
March.
|
|
51. Cape Hare Lepus
capensis
|
Ditto
|
Ditto.
|
|
52. Fishing cat, Felis
viverrina
|
Unlimited
|
All year round.
|
|
53. Jungle cat Felis chous
|
Ditto
|
Ditto.
|
PART II
Wild Animals for the hunting of which a
special permit is required.
[See CLAUSE (iii) OF SECTION 9]
|
Serial No.
|
Name of species
|
Season when hunting is permitted.
|
Localities where hunting is permitted.
|
|
1.
|
Nill gai or Blue bull Bosela
phus Tragocamelus
|
1st December to 31st
May
|
In specified area except
National parks and Game sanctuaries.
|
|
2.
|
Urial Ovis orientalis
|
Ditto
|
Ditto.
|
SECOND SCHEDULE
[See
SECTION 12 (2)]
Animals,
trophies or meat for the possession, transfer or export of which certificate of
lawful possession is required.
(1)
Any live game animal.
(2)
Any trophy or meat derived from a game animal.
(3)
Trophy of any animal in the Third Schedule and of any
animal protected by any other Province of Pakistan.
THIRD SCHEDULE
[See
SECTION 2 (n) AND 9 (ii)]
Wild
birds and animals protected throughout the year.
A–BIRDS
Category one–
The following ducks:
1.
Lesser Whistling Teal, Dendrocygna Javanica.
2.
Greater Whistling Teal, Dendrocygna bicolor.
3.
Common Shelduck, Tadorna
tadorna.
4.
Marbled Teal, Anas
angustirostra.
5.
Baikal Teal, Anas
formosa.
6.
Falcated Teal, Anas
falcata.
7.
Golden Eyed Duck, Bucephala
clangula.
A–BIRDS–contd.
8.
Long Tailed Duck, Clangula
hyemalis.
9.
Smew, Mergue
albellus.
10.
Nukhta or Comb Duck, Sarkindiornis melanotos.
11. Goosander,
Mergus merganser.
12.
Red Breasted Merganser, Mergus serrator.
13.
Spotbilled Duck, Anas
pocilorhyncha.
14.
White Headed or Stiff tailed Duck, Oxyura leucocephala.
Category two–
15.
All Swans of the genus cygnus including Mute Swans,
whooper and Bewicks swans.
Category three–
16.
Grey Leg Geese, Anser
anser
Category four– 17. Artic crane.
Category five–
18.
All Pelicans of the genus pelecanus including rosy,
Dalmation and Spotted billed pelicans.
Category six–
19.
All Egrets, Herons, Night Herons and Bitterns of the
family of Ardeidae including parple and Grey herons, Little Chestnut and Common
Bitterns, Cattle Egrets, Large Egrets.
Category seven–
20.
All Storks of the family Ciconidae including painted,
Black Necked, White and Black and White Necked Storks.
Category eight–
21.
All Ibises and Spoonbills including the Glossy Ibis,
White Ibis and Spoonbill.
Cetegory nine–
22.
All Flamingoes of the genus phoenicopterus.
A–BIRDS–contd.
Category ten–
23.
All Hill Pheasants including the Kalij, Kekiass-Cheer,
Impeyan and Western Horned Tragopan.
24.
Button Quail, Trunix
tanki.
25.
Little Bustard Quail, Turning sylvatica.
Category eleven–
The
following species of Plovers, Stone-Curlews Waders, Water Birds and Gallinules:
26.
Water Rail, Rallus
aquatious.
27.
White Breasted Waterhen, Amaurornis phoenicurus.
28.
Water Cock, Gallicrex
cinerea.
29.
Pheasant Tailed Jacana, Hydrophasianus chirurgus.
30.
Sociable Lapwing, Vanellus
gregariues
31.
Green plover or Peewit, Vanellus vanellus.
32.
Yellow-wattled Lapwing, Vanellus malabaricus.
33.
Solitary Snipe, Capella
solitaria.
34.
Painted Snipe, Rostratula
benghalensis.
35.
Wood Cock, Scolopox
rusticola.
36.
Avocet, Recurvirostra,
avosetta.
37.
Great Stone Plover, Esacus
magnirostris.
38.
Cream coloured courser, Cursorius cursor.
Category twelve–
The following
Sandgrouse, Bustards and Doves:39. Large
pintail Sandgrouses, Ptercocles alchata.
40.
Great Indian Bustard, Choriotis nigricepes.
41.
Little Bustard, Otis
tetrax.
42.
Indian Sangrouse, Pterocles
exustus.
43.
Close Barred or painted, Sandgrouse Pterocle indicus.
44.
Red turtle Dove, Streptopelia
tranquebarica.
45.
Spotted Dove, Streptopelia
chinensis.
A–BIRDS–contd.
46.
Wedge Tailed Green pigeon, Trerion sphenura,
47.
Ruff, Reaf, Jukkari (wood cock) Scolopax Rusticola.
Category thirteen–
Following birds of prey:-
48.
Eagles, Vultures, Kites.
Category fourteen–
49.
Common Starling and Rosy Starling.
B–MAMMALS
Category one–
50.
The Black Bear–Selenarctos
thibetanus.
51.
Leopard or panther–Pantherx
pardus.
52.
Leopard Cat–Folis
benghalsnsis.
53.
Desert Cat–Felis
libyca.
54.
Caracal–Felis
caracal.
55.
Himalayan Palm Civet–Paguma larvata.
56.
Small Indian Civet–Viverricula
Indica.
57.
Yellow-Throated Marten–Martes Flavigula.
58.
Ratel or Honey Badger–Mellivora capensis.
59.
Smooth Coated Otter–Lutra
prespicillata.
60.
Striped Hyaena–Hyaena
hyaena.
61.
Rhesus Monkey–Macaca
mulatta.
62.
Hill Fox–Vulpes
Vulpes griffithi.
Category two–
63.
Barking Deer–Muntiacus
muntjac.
64.
Hog Deer–Axisporcinus.
65.
Chittal or Spotted Deer–Axis Axis.
66.
Chinkara Gazelle–Gazella
Gazella.
67.
Black Buck–Antelope
cervicapra.
68.
Goral–Naemorhedus
goral.
69.
Indus Dolphin–Platanista
indi.
B–MAMMALS–contd.
Category three–
70.
All monitor Lizards of the Genus Varanus and Spiny
tailed lizards of the Genus Uromastyx.
71.
All Snakes of the family colubridac containing
non-poisonous and beneficial rat Snakes and the Genus Python.
72.
All Crocodiles including Mugger, Crocodilus palustris and the fish Eating Crocodile, Gavialis gangeticus.
FOURTH SCHEDULE
SCHEDULE OF WILD BIRDS AND ANIMALS WHICH
ARE NOT PROTECTED
[See SECTION
2 (v)]
|
Serial No.
|
Scientific Name
|
English Name
|
Vernacular Name
|
|
1.
|
Corvus Levaillanti
|
The Himalayan Jungle Crow.
|
Kowa, Kowwa, Kan,
Pahari kowa.
|
|
2.
|
Corvus splendens
|
The House Crow
|
Kan, kowa, desi kan.
|
|
3.
|
Psittaoula eupatria
|
The Large Indian
Paraquet
|
Tota, Raitota.
|
|
4.
|
Psittacula krameri
|
The Rospingen Paraquer
|
|
|
5.
|
Caprimulgus europasus
unwivi
|
Himalaya
|
Chippak, Chappa, Dab
Chiri, Dabhak, Andha
Chirya.
|
|
6.
|
Caprimulgus
Macrurus albtatus.
|
Idight Jar.
|
Chupka.
|
|
7.
|
Caprimulgus Indivius
|
Indian Jungle Night Jar
|
Kapoo.
|
|
8.
|
Lynocornis carniciceps
|
Great cared Night Jar
|
Sandhya muznaki.
|
|
9.
|
Viduiae
|
Munias
|
Lalmunias.
|
|
10.
|
Ploecinae
|
Weaver Birds
|
Baya, Bijra, etc.
|
|
11.
|
Herpestes auropunatatus
|
The Small Indian
Mangoose.
|
Neol, Nyul, Naola, Dhor.
|
|
12.
|
Herpestes Mungo
|
The Common Indian Mangoose.
|
|
|
13.
|
Herpestes smithi
|
The Ruddy Mangoose
|
|
|
14.
|
Canis pallipes
|
The Indian Wolf
|
Gurg, Bhariya.
|
|
Serial No.
|
Scientific Name
|
English Name
|
Vernacular Name
|
|
15.
|
Canis Lupus
|
The Wolf
|
Bhagya.
|
|
16.
|
Canis aureus
|
The Jackal
|
Giddaryal, phival.
|
|
17.
|
Preropus medius
|
The Indian Fruit Bat
|
Badur, arbagual, chugmidd, dultakao.
|
|
18.
|
Hystrix bucura
|
The Indian Porcupine
|
Syal, Sa Kundewalli.
|
|
19.
|
Mus (whole family)
|
Rats and mice
|
Chuha, Chuhi.
|
|
20.
|
Scurius indicus
|
The Squirrel
|
Galarhi.
|
|
21.
|
Sus scrofa
|
The Wild bear
|
Suhar, barla janwar.
|
[1] This Act was passed by the
Punjab Assembly on 28th January, 1974; assented to by the Governor of the
Punjab on 1st February, 1974; and, published in the Punjab Gazette
(Extraordinary), dated 1st February, 1974, pages 117-K to 117- GG.
[2] Inserted by the Punjab
Wildlife (Protection, Preservation, Conservation and Management) (Amendment)
Act 2007 (XII of 2007).
[3] Ibid.
[4] Ibid.
[6] Inserted by the Punjab
Wildlife (Protection, Preservation, Conservation and Management) (Amendment)
Act 2007 (XII of 2007). 8Ibid.
[7] Substituted ibid.
[8] Inserted ibid.
[10] The word “and” omitted by
the Punjab Wildlife (Protection, Preservation, Conservation and Management) (
Amendment) Act 2007 (XII of 2007).
[12] Substituted ibid for the word “game”.
[13] Substituted by the Punjab
Wildlife (Protection, Preservation, Conservation and Management) (Amendment)
Ordinance, 2002
(XVII
of 2002), which will remain in force under the Provisional Constitution
(Amendment) Order 1999 (9 of 1999), Article 4, notwithstanding the maximum
limit of three months prescribed under Article 128 of the Constitution of the
Islamic Republic of Pakistan.
[14] Substituted for the words
“Forestry,
Wildlife, Fisheries and Tourism”, by the Punjab Wildlife (Protection,
Preservation, Conservation and Management) (Amendment) Act 2007 (XII of 2007).
[15] Substituted by the Punjab
Wildlife (Protection, Preservation, Conservation and Management) (Amendment)
Ordinance, 2002 (XVII of 2002), which will remain in force under the
Provisional Constitution (Amendment) Order 1999 (9 of 1999), Article 4,
notwithstanding the maximum limit of three months prescribed under Article 128
of the Constitution of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan.
[16]
Substituted by the Punjab Wildlife (Protection, Preservation, Conservation and
Management) (Amendment) Ordinance, 1983 (V of 1983).
[17]
Substituted by the Punjab Wildlife (Protection, Preservation, Conservation and
Management) (Amendment) Act 2007 ( XII of
2007).
[18]
Substituted for the words “protected animal or game”, by the Punjab
Wildlife (Protection, Preservation, Conservation and Management) (Amendment)
Act 2007 (XII of 2007). 23Ibid., for
the word “Board”.
[19]
Inserted by the Punjab Wildlife (Protection, Preservation, Conservation and
Management) (Amendment) Act 2007 ( XII of
2007). 25Ibid.
[20] Added by the Punjab
Wildlife (Protection, Preservation, Conservation and Management) (Amendment)
Ordinance, 1983 ( V of 1983).
[21]
Inserted by the Punjab Wildlife (Protection, Preservation, Conservation and
Management) (Amendment) Act 2007 ( XII of
2007).
[22] Substituted by the Punjab
Wildlife (Protection, Preservation, Conservation and Management) (Amendment)
Act 2007 ( XII of 2007).
[23]
Inserted by the Punjab Wildlife (Protection, Preservation, Conservation and
Management) (Amendment) Act 2007 ( XII of
2007).
[24] Substituted by the Punjab
Wildlife (Protection, Preservation, Conservation and Management) (Amendment)
Act 2007 ( XII of 2007).
[25]
Substituted by the Punjab Wildlife (Protection, Preservation, Conservation and
Management) (Amendment) Act 2007 ( XII of
2007).
[26]
Substituted for the word “Board” by the Punjab Wildlife (Protection,
Preservation, Conservation and Management) ( Amendment) Act 2007 (XII of 2007). 33Ibid.
[27] Substituted by the Punjab
Wildlife (Protection, Preservation, Conservation and Management) (Amendment)
Act 2007 ( XII of 2007).
[28] Substituted for the words
“estimated
by such officer” by the Punjab Wildlife (Protection, Preservation,
Conservation and Management) (Amendment) Act 2007 (XII of 2007). 36Substituted
ibid.
[29]
Substituted ibid., for the word
“second”.
[30]
Substituted by the Punjab Wildlife (Protection, Preservation, Conservation and
Management) (Amendment) Act 2007 ( XII of
2007).
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