Wildlife Crime Control Bureau Act

Penalties are predescribed in section 51.

Wildlife crime control bureau act.

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 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. 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. It has its headquarters situated in delhi.

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. This is the official facebook page of wildlife crime control bureau moef cc government of india. Chargesheets can be filed directly by the forest department.

It became operational in the year 2008. 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. 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. 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. 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. It has its original and sub regional offices across the country. Wildlife crime control bureau is designated nodal agency for cites related enforcement.

As a result a. 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. The mandate of the act.