The Biological Diversity Act, 2002
Chapter II Regulation
of Access to Biological Diversity
3. Certain persons
not to undertake Biodiversity related activities without approval of National
Biodiversity Authority.-
1.
No
person referred to in sub-section (2) shall, without previous approval of the
National Biodiversity Authority, obtain any biol gical resource occurring in
India or knowledge associated thereto for research or for commercial
utilisation or for bio-survey and bio-utilisation.
2.
The
persons who shall be required to take the approval of the National Biodiversity
Authority under sub-section (1) are the following, namely:-
a. a person who is not a
citizen of India;
b. a citizen of India,
who is a non-resident as defined in clause (30) of section 2 of the Income-tax
Act, 1961 (43 of 1961);
c. a body corporate,
association or organisation-
i.
not
incorporated or registered in India; or
ii.
incorporated
or registered in India under any law for the time being in force which has any
non-Indian participation in its share capital or management.