Section 21: Proclamation by Collector.

The Wild Life (Protection) Act, 1972Central Act · Act 53 of 1972

When a notification has been issued under section 18, the Collector shall[within a period of sixty days] publish in the regional language in every town and village in or in the neighbourhood of the area comprised therein, a proclamation--

(a) specifying, as nearly as possible, the situation and the limits of the sanctuary; and

(b) requiring any person, claiming any right mentioned In section 19, to prefer before the Collector, within two months from the date of such proclamation, a written claim in the prescribed form, specifying the nature and extent of such right with necessary details and the amount and particulars of compensation, if any, claimed in respect thereof.

Where this provision sits

Act	The Wild Life (Protection) Act, 1972
Section	21
Marginal note	Proclamation by Collector.
Jurisdiction	Central
Status	In force as published by the source

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inserted, Act 16 of 2003. . Ins. by Act 16 of 2003, s. 12 (w.e.f. 1-4-2003).

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