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Section 38Y: Constitution of Wild Life Crime Control Bureau.

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

[38Y. Constitution of [Wild Life] Crime Control Bureau.--The Central Government may, for the purposes of this Act, by order published in the Official Gazette, constitute a 3*** Wildlife Crime Control Bureau consisting of--

(a) the Director of Wildlife Preservation---Director ex officio;

(b) the Inspector-General of Police---Additional Director;

(c) the Deputy Inspector-General of Police---Joint Director;

(d) the Deputy Inspector-General of Forests---Joint Director;

(e) the Additional Commissioner (Customs and [Central Goods and Services Tax]---Joint Director; and

(f) such other officers as may be appointed from amongst the officers covered under sections 3 and 4 of this Act.]

Where this provision sits

ActThe Wild Life (Protection) Act, 1972
Section38Y
Marginal noteConstitution of Wild Life Crime Control Bureau.
JurisdictionCentral
StatusIn force as published by the source

How this provision has been amended

Taken from the footnotes printed with the provision by the source. Where a footnote names the amending instrument, it is quoted as printed.

  • substituted. . Subs. by s. 20, ibid., for "TIGER AND OTHER ENDANGERED SPECIES" (w.e.f. 1-4-2023).
  • substituted. . Subs. by s. 21, ibid., for "Tiger and other Endangered Species" (w.e.f. 1-4-2023).
  • omitted. . The words "Tiger and other Endangered Species Crime Control Bureau to be known as the" omitted by s. 21, ibid. (w.e.f. 1-4- 2023).
  • substituted. . Subs. by s. 21, ibid., for "Central Excise" (w.e.f. 1-4-2023).

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