Power of State Government to make rules
Section 63 of the Biological Diversity Act, 2002 deals with power of State Government to make rules. The State Government may, by notification in the Official Gazette, make rules for carrying out the purposes of this Act. The Act came into force on 01 Oct 2003.
(1) The State Government may, by notification in the Official Gazette, make rules for carrying out the purposes of this Act.
(2) In particular, and without prejudice to the generality of the foregoing power, such rules may provide for all or any of the following matters, namely:--
(a) the other functions to be performed by the State Biodiversity Board under clause (c) of section 23;
(b) the form in which the prior intimation shall be given under sub-section (1) of section 24;
(c) the form in which, and the time of each financial year at which, the annual report shall be prepared under section 33;
(d) the manner of maintaining and auditing the accounts of the State Biodiversity Board and the date before which its audited copy of the accounts together with auditor's report thereon shall be furnished under section 34;
(e) management and conservation of national heritage sites under section 37;
(f) the manner of management and custody of the Local Biodiversity Fund and the purposes for which such Fund shall be applied under sub-section (1) of section 44;
(g) the form of annual report and the time at which such report shall be prepared during each financial year under section 45;
(h) the manner of maintaining and auditing the accounts of the Local Biodiversity Fund and the date before which its audited copy of the accounts together with auditor's report thereon shall be furnished under section 46;
(i) any other matter which is to be, or may be, specified.
(3) Every rule made by the State Government under this section shall be laid, as soon as may be after it is made, before each House of the State Legislature where it consists of two Houses, or where such Legislature consists of one House, before that House.
Section 63, The Biological Diversity Act, 2002 (Act 18 of 2003).
Cross-references
Extracted from the operative text of the enactments themselves. Every destination below exists in our corpus.
This section refers to
- s. 23 Functions of State Biodiversity Board
- s. 24 Power of State Biodiversity Board to restrict certain activities violating the objectives of conservation, etc
- s. 33 Annual report of State Biodiversity Board
- s. 34 Audit of accounts of State Biodiversity Board
- s. 37 Biodiversity heritage sites
- s. 44 Application of Local Biodiversity Fund
- s. 45 Annual statement of Biodiversity Management Committees
- s. 46 Audit of accounts of Biodiversity Management Committees
Made under this section, and citing it
2 instruments state that it was made under this provision — the power to make it comes from here, so a change to any of them changes what this section requires in practice. Newest first.
Questions about Section 63
What does Section 63 of the Biological Diversity Act deal with?
Section 63 of the Biological Diversity Act is headed "Power of State Government to make rules". The State Government may, by notification in the Official Gazette, make rules for carrying out the purposes of this Act.
How do I find court cases under Section 63 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 63, section 63 Biological Diversity Act, section 63 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 63 of the Biological Diversity Act, and has it changed?
Its own text turns on section 23 (Functions of State Biodiversity Board), section 24 (Power of State Biodiversity Board to restrict certain activities violating the objectives of conservation, etc), section 33 (Annual report of State Biodiversity Board), section 34 (Audit of accounts of State Biodiversity Board), and on 4 further provisions, so none of them can safely be read on its own. The rules and notifications made under it are where it actually bites, and there are 2: most recently Chhattisgarh Biological Diversity Rules, 2015 (2015), then मध्य प्रदेश जैव विविधता नियम, 2004 (2004).
When did Section 63 of the Biological Diversity Act come into force?
Section 63 of the Biological Diversity Act, cited as Biological Diversity Act 63, 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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