All members, officers and other employees of the National Biodiversity Authority or the State Biodiversity Board shall be deemed, when acting or purporting to act in pursuance of any of the provisions of this Act, to be public servants within the meaning of section 21 of the Indian Penal Code (45 of 1860).
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Section 1 · Short title, extent and commencement.Section 2 · Definitions.Section 3 · Certain persons not to undertake Biodiversity related activities without approval of National Biodiversity Authority.Section 4 · Results of research not to be transferred to certain persons without approval of National Biodiversity Authority.Section 5 · Certain provisions not to apply to certain collaborative research projects.Section 6 · Application for intellectual property rights not to be made without approval of National Biodiversity Authority.Section 7 · Prior intimation to State Biodiversity Board for accessing biological resource for certain purposes.Section 8 · Establishment of National Biodiversity Authority.India Code, Government of India. Text fetched 17 Oct 2026. Check the linked official text and subsequent notifications when applying a provision.