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CHAPTER VII MISCELLANEOUS

Section 62: Declaration of certain wild animals to be vermin

The Wild Life (Protection) Act, 1972

1[The Central Government] may, by notification, declare any wild animal 2[specified in Schedule II] to be vermin for any area and for such period as may be specified therein and so long as such notification is in force, such wild animal shall be 3[deemed not to be included in Schedule II for such area and for such period as specified in the notification].

Footnotes in the official text

  1. 1.Subs. by Act 44 of 1991, s. 45, for certain words (w.e.f. 2-10-1991).
  2. 2.Subs. by Act 18 of 2022, s. 38, for “other than those specified in Schedule I and Part II of Schedule II” (w.e.f. 1-4-2023).
  3. 3.Subs. by s. 38, ibid., for “deemed to have been included in Schedule V” (w.e.f. 1-4-2023).

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  1. 1. Under Section 62 of the Wild Life (Protection) Act, 1972, as amended in 2022:

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