(1) The Authority may either on the basis of any complaint or suo moto withdraw the approval granted for access under rule 15 and revoke the written agreement under the following conditions ; namely:-
(i) on the basis of reasonable belief that the person to whom the approval was granted has violated any of the provisions of the Act or the condition on which the approval was granted ;
(ii) when the person who has been granted approval has failed to comply with the terms of the agreement ;
(iii) on failure to comply with any of the conditions of access granted;
(iv) on account of overriding public interest or for protection of environment and conservation of biological diversity;
(2) The Authority shall send a copy of every order of revocation issued by it to the concerned State Biodiversity Board and the Biodiversity Management Committees for prohibiting the access and also to assess the damage, if any, caused and take steps to recover the damage.
16. Restriction on activities related to access to biological resources.
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(1) The Authority if it deems necessary and appropriate shall take the steps to restrict or prohibit the request for access to biological resources for the following reasons ; namely :-
(i) the request for access is for any endangered taxa ;
(ii) the request for access is for any endemic and rare species;
(iii) the request for access may likely to result in adverse effect on the livelihoods of the local people;
(iv) the request to access may result in adverse environmental impact which may be difficult to control and mitigate;
(v) the request for access may cause genetic erosion or affecting the ecosystem function;
(vi) use of resources for purposes contrary to national interest and other related international agreements entered into by India.