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Section 19 — Approval by National Biodiversity Authority for undertaking certain activities

Section 19

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Summary

Sets out the application and inquiry procedure for approval under section 3 and for intellectual property applications under section 6, including registration and prior-approval requirements for persons covered by section 6(1A) and 6(1B). The Authority may grant approval on terms and conditions, including royalty charges, or reject an application after giving a hearing; it must determine benefit sharing when granting approval and may prohibit or restrict an activity that is detrimental to conservation or fair benefit sharing.

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Act number: 18 of 2003
Jurisdiction: India (Union)
Source record: India Code 123456789/496021 — a2003-18.pdf
Locator: Section 19

Source record

The Biological Diversity Act, 2002 — India Code consolidated text (incorporating Act 10 of 2023)
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Official documentSection 19Record India Code 123456789/496021 — a2003-18.pdf
“19. Approval by National Biodiversity Authority for undertaking certain activities.”
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Fetched from India Code on 24 October 2026. The PDF is the consolidated Act incorporating the Biological Diversity (Amendment) Act, 2023 (10 of 2023), w.e.f. 1 April 2024. Section headings, text and footnote amendment references are taken from it; the provisions have not had a separate legal review.

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Section 58 was omitted by the Biological Diversity (Amendment) Act, 2023 (10 of 2023), s. 39, w.e.f. 1 April 2024, and is not carried as an empty record. Section heading and summary derived from the official text; not separately reviewed. The Act is covered in full. Sub-sections (2), (2A) and (3A) were substituted or inserted by Act 10 of 2023, s. 17, w.e.f. 1 April 2024.