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Section 48 — National Biodiversity Authority to be bound by the directions given by Central Government

Section 48

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Summary

Binds the Authority, in discharging its functions, to Central Government directions on questions of policy, after giving it as far as practicable an opportunity to express its views. The Central Government's decision on whether a question is one of policy is final.

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Act number: 18 of 2003
Jurisdiction: India (Union)
Source record: India Code 123456789/496021 — a2003-18.pdf
Locator: Section 48

Source record

The Biological Diversity Act, 2002 — India Code consolidated text (incorporating Act 10 of 2023)
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Official documentSection 48Record India Code 123456789/496021 — a2003-18.pdf
“48. National Biodiversity Authority to be bound by the directions given by Central Government.”
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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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