Section 2
Definitions
Unless the subject or context requires otherwise, in this Act,-
a) “License” means a license issued pursuant to sub-Section (1) of Section 6 and sub-Section (3) of Section 8.
b) “Investigation Officer” means an investigation officer referred to in Section 23.
c) “Specified” or “as specified” means specified or as specified in the Rules framed under this Act.
d) “Threatened wild fauna or flora” means any species or sub- species of any fauna or flora referred to in Appendix -1 to the Convention.
e) “Specimen” means the following matters:
1) Body of any endangered wild fauna, dead or alive, or any part of body, portion, blood, teeth, saliva, bone,
hide, fur, horn, or any substance or any derivatives made or prepared or used from mixture of such
substance of such fauna; and
2) Any endangered flora or any part thereof, piece, trunk, branch, leave, fruit, flower, seed, bark, root or any
substance or goods made or prepared or used from mixture of such substance of such flora.
f) “Export” means an act of exporting out from Nepal and also includes re-export.
g) “Captive breeding” means carrying out ex situ conservation of endangered wild fauna and producing the first generation of such species by breeding process for protection of genes
of such species or carrying out ex situ conservation of endangered wild flora and producing seeds or planting,
rearing seedlings of such species for protection of genes of such species.
h) “Convention” means the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES) concluded on March 3, 1973 at Washington D.C., the United States of America.
i) “Vulnerable wild fauna or flora” means any species or sub- species of the wild fauna or flora referred to in Appendix -2 to the Convention.
j) “Scientific Authority” means the Scientific Authority referred to in Section 18.
k) “Management Authority” means the Management Authority referred to in Section 16.
l) “Endangered wild fauna or flora” means a threatened wild fauna or flora; vulnerable wild fauna or flora; and protected wild fauna or flora.
m) “Warden” means a person designated by Government of Nepal for conservation and management of a national park, wildlife reserve, protected area or buffer zone.
n) “Protected wild fauna or flora” means a species or sub- species of the wild fauna or flora referred to in Appendix -3
of the Convention.
o) “Organization” means a corporate body formed according to the law in force with the objective of carrying out functions relating to wild fauna or flora.
a) “License” means a license issued pursuant to sub-Section (1) of Section 6 and sub-Section (3) of Section 8.
b) “Investigation Officer” means an investigation officer referred to in Section 23.
c) “Specified” or “as specified” means specified or as specified in the Rules framed under this Act.
d) “Threatened wild fauna or flora” means any species or sub- species of any fauna or flora referred to in Appendix -1 to the Convention.
e) “Specimen” means the following matters:
1) Body of any endangered wild fauna, dead or alive, or any part of body, portion, blood, teeth, saliva, bone,
hide, fur, horn, or any substance or any derivatives made or prepared or used from mixture of such
substance of such fauna; and
2) Any endangered flora or any part thereof, piece, trunk, branch, leave, fruit, flower, seed, bark, root or any
substance or goods made or prepared or used from mixture of such substance of such flora.
f) “Export” means an act of exporting out from Nepal and also includes re-export.
g) “Captive breeding” means carrying out ex situ conservation of endangered wild fauna and producing the first generation of such species by breeding process for protection of genes
of such species or carrying out ex situ conservation of endangered wild flora and producing seeds or planting,
rearing seedlings of such species for protection of genes of such species.
h) “Convention” means the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES) concluded on March 3, 1973 at Washington D.C., the United States of America.
i) “Vulnerable wild fauna or flora” means any species or sub- species of the wild fauna or flora referred to in Appendix -2 to the Convention.
j) “Scientific Authority” means the Scientific Authority referred to in Section 18.
k) “Management Authority” means the Management Authority referred to in Section 16.
l) “Endangered wild fauna or flora” means a threatened wild fauna or flora; vulnerable wild fauna or flora; and protected wild fauna or flora.
m) “Warden” means a person designated by Government of Nepal for conservation and management of a national park, wildlife reserve, protected area or buffer zone.
n) “Protected wild fauna or flora” means a species or sub- species of the wild fauna or flora referred to in Appendix -3
of the Convention.
o) “Organization” means a corporate body formed according to the law in force with the objective of carrying out functions relating to wild fauna or flora.