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

This Order is issued in accordance with the Biological Diversity Act, 2002.
The Ministry of Environment & Forests designates the National Bureau of Agriculturally Important Insects as the repository under the Act for agriculturally important insects, mites and spiders. In accordance with sub-section (2) of Section 39 of the Act, the designated repository shall 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). The designated repository shall also keep in safe custody the type specimen deposited by any person who discovers a new taxon, in accordance with sub-section (3) of Section 39 of the Act.