Wildlife Conservation Act 2010 · Updated to 1 Oct 2014 · Part V · Wildlife Reserves and Wildlife Sanctuaries
47. Declaration of wildlife reserves and wildlife sanctuaries
Feedback & supportThe State Authority may, after consultation with the Minister, from time to time by notification in the Gazette—
Minister
―Minister‖ means the Minister charged with the responsibility for the protection of wildlife;
declare any State land to be a wildlife reserve or a wildlife sanctuary and designate the officer for the time being having the control of such reserve or sanctuary;
State land
―State land‖ means a State land within the meaning of the National Land Code;
define and alter the boundaries of the wildlife reserve or the wildlife sanctuary;
wildlife reserve
―wildlife reserve‖ means an area declared under Part V as a wildlife reserve;
in the case of a wildlife reserve, specify certain animals and birds (which are not wildlife according to this Act) as totally protected wildlife or protected wildlife (as the case may require) which shall be in addition to the lists of any wildlife specified in the Schedules to this Act.
wildlife
―wildlife‖ means any species of wild animal or wild bird,whether totally protected or protected, vertebrate or invertebrate,live or dead, mature or immature and whether or not may be tamed or bred in captivity;