Section 5
of Protection of Wild Life Act 1972
Section 5
When any officer or authorized officer exercises any of his powers or performs any of his duties under this Act he shall declare his office or authority (as the case may be) and produce for inspection an authority card (describing his office or authority) to be prescribed by the Chief Game Warden if—
(a)
his act or office or authority are challenged;
(b)
he is acting against any person; or
(2)
Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Act it shall not be an offence for any person to refuse to comply with any directions given by an officer or authorized officer if the officer or authorized officer fails to comply with the requirements of subsection (1).
(c)
he exercises his powers of search seizure or arrest without a warrant to do so.