National Biodiversity Authority

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Biodiversity related Acts and Rules

(India)

1	The Fisheries Act, 1897
2	The Destructive Insects and Pests Act, 1914
3	The Indian Forest Act, 1927
4	The Agricultural Produce (Grading and Marketing) Act, 1937
5	The Indian Coffee Act, 1942
6	Import and Export (Control) Act, 1947
7	The Rubber (Production and Marketing) Act, 1947
8	The Tea Act, 1953
9	Mining and Mineral Development (Regulation) Act 1957
10	Prevention of Cruelty to Animal Act, 1960
11	The Customs Act, 1962
12	The Spices Board Act, 1986
13	The Seeds Act, 1966
14	The Patents Act, 1970
15	The Wildlife (Protection) Act, 1972
16	Marine Products Export Development Authority Act 1972
17	The Water (Prevention and Control of Pollution) Act, 1974
18	Tobacco Board Act, 1975
19	Territorial Water, Continental Shelf, Exclusive Economic Zone and other Maritime Zones Act, 1976
20	Water (Prevention and Control of Pollution) Cess Act, 1977
21	Maritime zones of India (Regulation and fishing by Foreign Vessels) Act 1980
22	Forest (Conservation) Act, 1980
23	Air (Prevention and control of Pollution) Act 1981
24	Agricultural and Processed Food Products Export Development Authority Act 1985/1986
25	Environment (Protection) Act, 1986
26	The Spices Act, 1986
27	National Diary Development Board, 1987
28	Rules for the manufacture, use/import/export and storage of hazardous microorganism/genetically engineered organisms or cells, 1989
29	Foreign Trade (Development and Regulation) Act, 1992
30	Protection of Plant varieties and Farmer’s Rights (PPVFR) Act, 2001
31	The Biological Diversity  Act, 2002
32	Plant Quaratine (Regulation of Import into India) order 2003
33	The Biological Diversity Rules, 2004
34	The Food Safety and Standards Act, 2006
35	Scheduled Tribes and other Traditional Forest Dwellers (Recognition of Forest Rights) Act, 2006
36	The National Green Tribunal Act 2010