September 13, 2026

Section 49R. Application of provisions of Act in respect of species listed in Schedule I or II and Schedule IV. — Wild Life (Protection) Act, 1972

Act: The Wild Life (Protection) Act, 1972 (Act No. 53 of 1972)
CHAPTER VB – Regulation of International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora

49R. Application of provisions of Act in respect of species listed in Schedule I or II and Schedule IV.

(1) Where the same species is listed in Schedule I or II and Schedule IV, then, the provisions of this Act applicable to such species listed in Schedule I or II and the rules made thereunder shall apply.

(2) Nothing in sections 49M, 49N or 49-O shall apply to a species listed in Schedule I or Schedule II if the same species is also listed in Schedule IV.

(3) The provisions of this Chapter shall be subject to the provisions of Chapters III, IIIA, IVA, V, VA and VIA and without prejudice to anything contained therein.


Amended by the Wild Life (Protection) Amendment Act, 1991; and the Wild Life (Protection) Amendment Act, 2022.