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Order on the designation of repositories under the Biological Diversity Act, 2002.

Country
Type of law
Regulation
Source

Abstract
This Order is issued in accordance with the Biological Diversity Act, 2002.
The Ministry of Environment and Forests designates the Microbial Culture Collection (MCC), National Centre for Cell Science (NCCS), Pune as the repository under the Act for microorganisms. In accordance with sub-section (2) of Section 39 of the Act, the designated repository shall also keep in safe custody the representative samples, as voucher specimens of the biological material accessed in accordance with the provisions of Section 19 of the Act, along with relevant information related to the material, such as DNA fingerprints, if so required by the National Biodiversity Authority (NBA).
Date of text
Repealed
No
Source language

English

Legislation Amendment
No
Implements