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Section 51 — Members, officers, etc., of National Biodiversity Authority and State Biodiversity Board deemed to be public servants

Section 51

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Summary

Deems all members, officers and other employees of the Authority and the State Boards to be public servants within section 21 of the Indian Penal Code (45 of 1860) when acting or purporting to act under the Act.

Record details

Act number: 18 of 2003
Jurisdiction: India (Union)
Source record: India Code 123456789/496021 — a2003-18.pdf
Locator: Section 51

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The Biological Diversity Act, 2002 — India Code consolidated text (incorporating Act 10 of 2023)
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Official documentSection 51Record India Code 123456789/496021 — a2003-18.pdf
“51. Members, officers, etc., of National Biodiversity Authority and State Biodiversity Board deemed to be public servants.”
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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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