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Section 21 — Determination of fair and equitable benefit sharing by National Biodiversity Authority

Section 21

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Summary

Requires the Authority, when determining benefit sharing for an approval, to secure fair and equitable sharing of benefits arising from the use of accessed biological resources, their derivatives, innovations, practices and associated knowledge, on mutually agreed terms with the Biodiversity Management Committee represented by the Authority. It then determines the manner of sharing, which may include joint intellectual property ownership, technology transfer, local production or research, and other listed modalities.

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Act number: 18 of 2003
Jurisdiction: India (Union)
Source record: India Code 123456789/496021 — a2003-18.pdf
Locator: Section 21

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The Biological Diversity Act, 2002 — India Code consolidated text (incorporating Act 10 of 2023)
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Official documentSection 21Record India Code 123456789/496021 — a2003-18.pdf
“21. Determination of fair and equitable benefit sharing by National Biodiversity Authority.”
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24 Oct 2026
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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. Substituted by Act 10 of 2023, s. 19, w.e.f. 1 April 2024.