Biodiversity heritage sites
Section 37 of the Biological Diversity Act, 2002 deals with biodiversity heritage sites. Without prejudice to any other law for the time being in force, based on the recommendations of the State Biodiversity Board, the State Government may, from time to time, notify in the Official Gazette, areas of biodiversity importance as biodiversity heritage sites under this Act: Provided that the The Act came into force on 01 Oct 2003.
1[(1) Without prejudice to any other law for the time being in force, based on the recommendations of the State Biodiversity Board, the State Government may, from time to time, notify in the Official Gazette, areas of biodiversity importance as biodiversity heritage sites under this Act:
Provided that the State Biodiversity Board shall consult the local body and the Biodiversity Management Committee concerned before making such recommendations.]
(2) The State Government, in consultation with the Central Government, may frame rules for the management and conservation of all the 2[biodiversity heritage sites].
(3) The State Government shall frame schemes for compensating or rehabilitating any person or section of people economically affected by such notification.
Section 37, The Biological Diversity Act, 2002 (Act 18 of 2003).
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Judgments citing this section
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… After considering the aforementioned facts and examining the "Guidelines for selection and management of the Biodiversity Herita9e Sites" issued by the NBA in accordance with the provisions outlined in Section 37 of the Biological Diversity Act 2002, the committee investigated the probability of notifying the site as a biodiversity heritage site. The committee is of the opinion that the proposed site is not suitable for declaring it as a biodiversity heritage site. True copies of the photographs taken at the time of visit in …
Made under this section, and citing it
1 instrument names this provision in its title or its text without being made under it.
Questions about Section 37
What does Section 37 of the Biological Diversity Act deal with?
Section 37 of the Biological Diversity Act is headed "Biodiversity heritage sites". Without prejudice to any other law for the time being in force, based on the recommendations of the State Biodiversity Board, the State Government may, from time to time, notify in the Official Gazette, areas of biodiversity importance as biodiversity heritage sites under this Act: Provided that the
How do I find court cases under Section 37 of the Biological Diversity Act?
In judgments and charge sheets this section is written several ways, and each form finds a different set of orders. These search the full text of every order eCourtsIndia holds, best matches first: Biological Diversity Act 37, section 37 Biological Diversity Act, section 37 of the Biological Diversity Act. Each opens the full list of orders on eCourtsIndia, where it can be narrowed by court, year and outcome.
What should I read with Section 37 of the Biological Diversity Act, and has it changed?
3 other provisions in this corpus refer back to it. One instrument names it without being made under it, most recently The Biological Diversity Rules 2024 (2024).
When did Section 37 of the Biological Diversity Act come into force?
Section 37 of the Biological Diversity Act, cited as Biological Diversity Act 37, came into force on 01 Oct 2003, having been enacted on 05 Feb 2003. It is in force as at the date shown on this page.
Other sections of this Act
- 2. Definitions671 words
- 62. Power of Central Government to make rules540 words
- 19. Approval by National Biodiversity Authority for undertaking certain activities421 words
- 36. Central Government to develop national strategies and plans for conservation, promotion and sustainable use of biological diversity417 words
- 41. Constitutions of Biodiversity Management Committees372 words
- 50. Settlement of disputes354 words
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