Wild Life (Protection) Act, 1972
Section 58A: Application
The provisions of this Chapter shall apply only to the following persons, namely:—
(a) every person who has been convicted of an offence punishable under this Act with imprisonment for a term of three years or more;
(b) every associate of a person referred to in clause (a);
(c) any holder (hereafter in this clause referred to as the present holder) of any property which was at any time previously held by a person referred to in clause (a) or clause (b) unless the present holder or, as the case may be, any one who held such property after such person and before the present holder, is or was a transferee in good faith for adequate consideration.]
Source: India Code (indiacode.gov.in), the consolidated text published by the Legislative Department, Government of India. Text as updated on India Code on 15 October 2026. Words in square brackets [ ] were inserted or substituted by later amending Acts, and *** marks words omitted by an amendment. The amendment footnotes are not reproduced here. Official text on India Code.
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