Wild Life (Protection) Act, 1972
Section 61: Power to alter entries in Schedules
(1) The Central Government may, if it is of opinion that it is expedient so to do, by notification, [ [amend any Schedule or add] or delete any entry to or from any Schedule] or transfer any entry from one Part of a Schedule to another Part of the same Schedule or from one Schedule to another.
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(3) On the issue of a notification under sub-section (1), *** the relevant Schedule shall be deemed to be altered accordingly, provided that every such alteration shall be without prejudice to anything done or omitted to be done before such alteration.
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Provided that any such alteration made by the State Government, if it has been made with the previous consent of the Central Government, shall prevail in that State:
Provided further that nothing in the foregoing proviso shall prevent the Central Government from modifying or cancelling, at any time, the alteration made by the State Government.
Source: India Code (indiacode.gov.in), the consolidated text published by the Legislative Department, Government of India. Text as updated on India Code on 15 October 2026. Words in square brackets [ ] were inserted or substituted by later amending Acts, and *** marks words omitted by an amendment. The amendment footnotes are not reproduced here. Official text on India Code.
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