Chapter I - Preliminary

1. Short title, extent and commencement
2. Definitions

Chapter II - Authorities to be Appointed or Constituted under the Act

3. Appointment of Director and other officers
4. Appointment of Life Warden and other officers
5. Power to delegate
6. Constitution of Wild Life Advisory Board
7. Procedure to be followed by this Board
8. Duties Wild Life Advisory Board

III - Hunting Of Wild Animals

9. Hunting of wild animals
10. Maintenance of records of wild animals killed captured (Omitted)
11. Hunting of wild animals to be permitted in certain cases
12. Grant of permit for special purposes
13. Suspension or cancellation of license (Omitted)
14. Appeals (Omitted)
15. Hunting of young and female of wild animals (Omitted)
16. Declaration of closed time (Omitted)
17. Restrictions on hunting (Omitted)

Chapter III A - Protection of Specified Plants

Chapter IV - Sanctuaries, National Parks, Game Reserves and Closed Areas

18. Declaration of Sanctuary
18A. Protection to sanctuaries.
18B. Appointment of Collectors.
19. Collector to determine rights
20. Bar of accrual of rights
21. Proclamation by Collector
22. Inquiry by Collector
23. Powers of Collector
24. Acquisition of rights
25. Acquisition proceedings
25A. Time-limit for completion of acquisition proceedings.
26. Delegation of Collectors powers
26A. Declaration of area as sanctuary.
27. Restriction on entry in sanctuary
28. Grant of permit
29. Hunting in sanctuary without permit prohibited
30. Causing fire prohibited
31. Prohibition of entry into sanctuary with weapon
32. Ban on use of injurious substances
33. Control of sanctuaries
33A. Immunisation of live-stock.
33B. Advisory Committee.
34. Registration of certain persons in possession of arms
34A. Power to remove encroachment.

National Parks

35. Declaration of National Parks
36. Declaration of game reserve
36A. Declaration and management of a conservation reserve.
36B. Conservation reserve management committee.
36C. Declaration and management of community reserve.
36D. Community reserve management committee.
37. Declaration of closed area
38. Power of Central Government to declare areas as sanctuaries or National Parks

Chapter IVA - Central Zoo Authority and Recognition of Zoos

38A. Constitution of Central Zoo Authority
38B. Term of office and conditions of service of Chairperson and members, etc.
38C. Functions of the Authority
38D. Procedure to be regulated by the Authority
38E. Grants and loans to Authority and Constitution of Fund
38F. Annual report
38G. Annual report and audit report to be laid before Parliament
38H. Recognition of zoos
38I. Acquisition of animals by a zoo
38J. Prohibition of teasing, etc., in a zoo

Chapter IVB - National Tiger Conservation Authority

38K. Definitions
38L. Constitution of National Tiger Conservation Authority.
38M. Term of office and conditions of service of members.
38N. Officers and employees of Tiger Conservation Authority
38O. Power and functions of Tiger Conservation Authority
38P. Procedure to be regulated by Tiger Conservation Authority.
38Q. Grants and loans to Tiger Conservation Authority and Constitution of Fund.
38R. Accounts and audit of Tiger Conservation Authority
38S. Annual report of Tiger Conservation Authority
38T. Annual report and audit report to be laid before Parliament
38U. Constitution of Steering Committee
38V. Tiger Conservation Plan
38W. Alternation and de-notification of tiger reserves
38X. Establishment of Tiger Conservation Foundation

Chapter IV C - Tiger and Other Endangered Species Crime Control Bureau

38Y. Constitution of Tiger and other Endangered Species Crime Control Bureau.
38Z. Powers and functions of the Wildlife Crime Control Bureau.

Chapter V - Trade or Commerce in Wild Animals, Animal Articles and Trophies

39. Wild animals, etc., to be Government property
40. Declarations
40A. Immunity in certain cases.
41. Inquiry and preparation of inventories
42. Certificate of ownership
43. Regulation of transfer of animal, etc
44. Dealings in trophy and animal articles without license prohibited
45. Suspension or cancellation of licenses
46. Appeal
47. Maintenance of records
48. Purchase of animal, etc., by licensee
48A. Restriction on transportation of wild life
49. Purchase of captive animal, etc., by a person other than a licensee

Chapter VA - Prohibition of Trade or Commerce in Trophies, Animal Articles, Etc. Derived from Certain Animals

Chapter VI - Prevention And Detection Of Offences

50. Power of entry, search, arrest and detention
51. Penalties
52. Attempts and abetment.
53. Punishment for wrongful seizure
54. Power to compound offences
55. Cognizance of offences
56. Operation of other laws not barred
57. Presumption to be made in certain cases
58. Offences by companies

Chapter VII - Miscellaneous

59. Officers to be public servants
60. Protection of action taken in good faith
61. Power to alter entries in Schedules
62. Declaration of certain wild animals to be vermin
63. Power of Central government to make rules
64. Power of State Government to make rules
65. Rights of Scheduled Tribes to be protected
66. Repeal and Savings

Schedules

Schedule I
Schedule II
Schedule III
Schedule IV
Schedule V