What is the maximum term that the Central Government may specify for the chairperson of the Central Zoo Authority under the Wild Life (Protection) Act, 1972?
Question and options
What is the maximum term that the Central Government may specify for the chairperson of the Central Zoo Authority under the Wild Life (Protection) Act, 1972?
Two years
Three years
Five years
Four years
Answer and explanation
Under section 38B(1) of the Wild Life (Protection) Act, 1972, the chairperson and members of the Central Zoo Authority, other than the member-secretary, hold office for such period, not exceeding three years, as the Central Government specifies. A two-year term is within the power but is not the ceiling, and four or five years would exceed it.
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