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The Biological Diversity Act, 2002

Biological Diversity Act, 2002

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Summary

An Act to provide for conservation of biological diversity, sustainable use of its components and fair and equitable sharing of the benefits arising out of the use of biological resources and knowledge. It establishes the National Biodiversity Authority, State Biodiversity Boards and Biodiversity Management Committees, and regulates access, intellectual property and benefit sharing. All 71 provisions in force are modelled; section 58 was omitted in 2023 and is not carried, and the Act has no schedules.

Record details

Act number: 18 of 2003
Jurisdiction: India (Union)
Status: In force
Enacted: 5 Feb 2003
Source record: 123456789/496021
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Source record

The Biological Diversity Act, 2002 — India Code record
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Fetched from India Code on 24 October 2026. The record identifies Act 18 of 2003, dates it 5 February 2003, names the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change as the administering ministry and records the Act as not repealed. The record has not had a separate legal review.

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Act 18 of 2003, dated 5 February 2003. Section 1(3) permits staged commencement, with different dates for different provisions; the consolidated text records 1 October 2003 for the sections listed in its footnote, so no single Act-wide commencement date is asserted. The Act was amended by Act 10 of 2023, w.e.f. 1 April 2024.