(1) Any citizen of India or a body corporate, organization or association registered in India intending to undertake any activity referred to in section 7 shall give prior intimation in such form as may be prescribed by the State Government to the State Biodiversity Board.
(2) On receipt of an intimation under sub-section (1), the State Biodiversity Board may, in consultation with the local bodies concerned and after making such enquires as it may deem fit, by order, prohibit or restrict any such activity if it is of opinion that such activity is detrimental or contrary to the objectives of conservation and sustainable use of biodiversity or equitable sharing of benefits arising out of such activity:
Provided that no such order shall be made without giving an opportunity of being heard to the person affected.
(3) Any information given in the form referred to in sub-section
(1) for prior intimation shall be kept confidential and shall not be disclosed, either intentionally or unintentionally, to any person not concerned thereto.
Provisions of sections 9 to 17 to apply with modifications to State Biodiversity Board.
25. The provisions of sections 9 to 17 shall apply to a State Biodiversity Board and shall have effect subject to the following modifications, namely: -
(a) references to the Central Government shall be construed as references to the State Government;
(b) references to the National Biodiversity Authority shall be construed as references to the State Biodiversity Board;
(c) references to the Consolidated Fund of India shall be construed as reference to the Consolidated Fund of the State.
CHAPTER - VII FINANCE, ACCOUNTS AND AUDIT OF NATIONAL BIODIVERSITY AUTHORITY Grants or loans by the Central Government.
26. The Central Government may, after due appropriation made by Parliament by law in this behalf, pay to the National Biodiversity Authority by way of grants or loans such sums of money as the Central Government may think fit for being utilized for the purposes of this Act.
Constitution of National Biodiversity Fund.