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Section 4 — Results of research not to be transferred to certain persons without approval of National Biodiversity Authority

Section 4

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Bars any person or entity from sharing or transferring research results on an Indian biological resource or associated traditional knowledge, for monetary consideration or otherwise, to a person covered by section 3(2) without the Authority's prior written approval. Codified traditional knowledge for Indians and publication or dissemination under Central Government guidelines are excepted.

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Act number: 18 of 2003
Jurisdiction: India (Union)
Source record: India Code 123456789/496021 — a2003-18.pdf
Locator: Section 4

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The Biological Diversity Act, 2002 — India Code consolidated text (incorporating Act 10 of 2023)
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Official documentSection 4Record India Code 123456789/496021 — a2003-18.pdf
“4. Results of research not to be transferred to certain persons without approval of National Biodiversity Authority.”
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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. 6, w.e.f. 1 April 2024.