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BALUCHISTAN WILDLIFE PROTECTION ACT, 1974 BALUCHISTAN WILDLIFE PROTECTION ACT, 1974 ACT XIX OF 1974 An Act to amend and consolidate the law relating to preservation, conservation and management of wildlife in Baluchistan [Gazette of Baluchistan, Extraordinary, 21st August 1974] No. Legis-X-(17)/74.----The Baluchistan Wildlife Protection Bill, 1974 having been passed by the Provincial Assembly of Baluchistan on 22nd July 1974 and assented to the Governor of Baluchistan, is hereby published as an Act of the Provincial Assembly. 2. Definitions.-----In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires, the following expressions shall have the meanings hereby respectively assigned to them, that is to say- (a) "Government" means the Government of Baluchistan ; (b) "officer" means (f) any person appointed in this behalf to carry ail or any of the purposes of this Act or to do anything required by this Act or by any rule Made thereunder to " done by an officer, (ii) any Forest Officer as defined in the Forest Act, 1927 (Act No. XVI of 1927) and the Baluchistan Forest Regulation, 1890; (c) "Board" mean's the Baluchistan Wildlife Management Board consti tuted under section 4. (d) "Licence", "Special", "Licence" "Permit", "Special permit", "Certifi cate" means respectively, a licence, a special licence, a permit, a special permit or a certificate granted or issued under this Act or the Rules; (e) "meat" means the fat, blood, flesh or any edible part of a wild bird or animal, whether fresh or preserved; (f) "trophy" means any dead wild bird or animal or any horn, antler, tooth, tusk, bone, claw, hoof, skin, hair, feather, egg, shell or other durable part of any wild bird or animal whether or not included in a manufactured or processed article; (g) "dealer" when used in relation to wild birds and animals, trophies or meat shall mean any person who in the course of trade or business carried on by him whether on his own behalf or on behalf of any person:- (i) sells, purchases or barters any wild bird or animal, trophy or meat ; (ii) cuts, carves, polishes, preserves, cleans, mounts or otherwise prepares any wild bird or animal, trophy or meat; (iii) manufactures any article from trophies or meat; (h) "offence" means an offence punishable under this Act or under any rule made thereunder; (i) "Wildlife Sanctuary" means the area declared as such under sub section (1) of section 15; (j) "National Park" means the area declared as such under section 16; (k) "Game Reserve" means an area declared as such under section 17.