A Kolkata-based company wants to collect a wild fern for commercial purposes from the area of the…
Section 41(3) provides that BMCs "may levy charges by way of collection fees" from any person accessing or collecting a biological resource for commercial purposes from…
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A Kolkata-based company wants to collect a wild fern for commercial purposes from the area of the Biodiversity Management Committee of a Gram Panchayat in Darjeeling district. Under section 41(3) of the Biological Diversity Act, 2002, the Committee
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Section 41(3) provides that BMCs "may levy charges by way of collection fees" from any person accessing or collecting a biological resource for commercial purposes from their area. These fees are credited to the Local Biodiversity Fund under section 43(1)(d). Being an Indian company does not exempt the collector from this levy.
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