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The Wild Life (Protection) Act, 1972

Chapter IV — B NATIONAL TIGER CONSERVATION AUTHORITY

Section 38YConstitution of Wild Life Crime Control Bureau

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Section 38Y: Constitution of Wild Life Crime Control Bureau

38Y. Constitution of Wild Life Crime Control Bureau

38Y. Constitution of [Wild Life] Crime Control Bureau.—The Central Government may, for the purposes of this Act, by order published in the Official Gazette, constitute a 3*** Wildlife Crime Control Bureau consisting of—

(a)

the Director of Wildlife Preservation---Director ex officio;

(b)

the Inspector-General of Police---Additional Director;

(c)

the Deputy Inspector-General of Police---Joint Director;

(d)

the Deputy Inspector-General of Forests---Joint Director;

(e)

the Additional Commissioner (Customs and [Central Goods and Services Tax]---Joint Director; and

(f)

such other officers as may be appointed from amongst the officers covered under sections 3 and 4 of this Act.

Amendment notes (4)
  1. Subs w.e.f. 1-4-2023 . Subs. by s. 20, ibid., for "TIGER AND OTHER ENDANGERED SPECIES" (w.e.f. 1-4-2023).
  2. Subs w.e.f. 1-4-2023 . Subs. by s. 21, ibid., for "Tiger and other Endangered Species" (w.e.f. 1-4-2023).
  3. omitted . The words "Tiger and other Endangered Species Crime Control Bureau to be known as the" omitted by s. 21, ibid. (w.e.f. 1-4- 2023).
  4. Subs w.e.f. 1-4-2023 . Subs. by s. 21, ibid., for "Central Excise" (w.e.f. 1-4-2023).