Wildlife Crime Control Bureau Act

It was established in june 2007 by amending the wildlife protection act wlpa 1972 a special act to protect the wildlife and fauna in the country.

Wildlife crime control bureau act.

Enforcement can be performed by agencies such as the forest department the police the wildlife crime control bureau wccb the customs and the central bureau of investigation cbi. The bureau has its headquarter in new delhi and five regional offices at delhi kolkata. Penalties are predescribed in section 51. Wildlife crime control bureau wccb is a statutory body established by the government of india under the ministry of environment forest and climate change to combat organised wildlife crime the wild life protection amendment act 2006 provisions came in to force on 4 september 2006.

The bureau has its headquarter in new delhi and five regional offices at delhi kolkata mumbai chennai and jabalpur. It has its original and sub regional offices across the country. Wildlife crime control bureau is designated nodal agency for cites related enforcement. Considering the seriousness of organised wildlife crime and illegal trade of wildlife parts and products the wildlife crime control bureau was created in 2007 under the provisions of the wildlife protection act 1972.

The section 38 z 1 of the wildlife protection act which was passed in the year 1972 states the functions of the wildlife crime control bureau as according to the provisions stated in the wildlife protection act 1972 the wildlife crime control bureau is obliged to take measures with respect to. As a result a. A proposal for constitution of a national wildlife crime control bureau under the ministry of environment and forests to combat organized illegal trade in wildlife and their derivatives was in principle approved in the second meeting of the national board for wildlife chaired by the prime minister on 17 th march 2005. Chargesheets can be filed directly by the forest department.

The mandate of the act. In order to mitigate the number of wildlife crimes the wildlife crime control bureau was established on 4th september 2006 by making amendments in the wildlife protection act 1972. The bureau has its headquarter in new delhi and five regional offices at delhi kolkata mumbai chennai and jabalpur. Wildlife crime control bureau is a statutory multi disciplinary body established by the government of india under the ministry of environment and forests to combat organized wildlife crime in the country.

Wildlife crime control bureau is a statutory multi disciplinary body established by the government of india under the ministry of environment and forests to combat organized wildlife crime in the country. Wccb is statutory multi disciplinary body under the union ministry of environment forests and climate change moefcc to combat organized wildlife crime in the country. Wildlife crime control bureau is a statutory multi disciplinary body established by the government of india under the ministry of environment and forests to combat organized wildlife crime in the country. It became operative from the year 2008.