Bengal Rhinoceros Preservation (Repealing) Act, 2022 (West Bengal Act XV of 2022)

itiolkata iic1.4fMQ Extraordinary Published by Authority Registered No. WB/SC-247 No. WB(Part-III)/2023/SAR-1 Ottyttt MAGHA 24] MONDAY, FEBRUARY 13, 2023 [SAKA 1944 PART III—Acts of the West Bengal Legislature. GOVERNMENT OF WEST BENGAL LAW DEPARTMENT Legislative NOTIFICATION No. 130-L.-13th February, 2023.—The following Act of the West Bengal Legislature, having been assented to by the Governor, is hereby published for general information:— West Bengal Act XV of 2022 THE BENGAL RHINOCEROS PRESERVATION (REPEALING) ACT, 2022. [Passed by the West Bengal Legislature.] [Assent of the Governor was first published in the Kolkata Gazette, Extraordinary, of the 13th February, 2023.] Short title and commencement. An Act to repeal the Bengal Rhinoceros Preservation Act, 1932. WHEREAS it is expedient to repeal the Bengal Rhinoceros Preservation Act, 1932; It is hereby enacted in the Seventy-third Year of the Republic of India, by the Legislature of West Bengal, as follows: 1. (1) This Act may be called the Bengal Rhinoceros Preservation (Repealing) Act, 2022. Ben. Act VIII of 1932. 2 THE KOLKATA GAZETTE, EXTRAORDINARY, FEBRUARY 13, 2023 [PART III The Bengal Rhinoceros Preservation (Repealing) Act, 2022. Repeal of Ben. Act VIII of 1932. Saving. (Sections 2, 3.) (2) It shall come into force on such date as the State Government may, by notification in the Official Gazette, appoint. 2. The Bengal Rhinoceros Preservation Act, 1932 is hereby repealed. 3. Notwithstanding such repeal, all actions undertaken or initiated under the Bengal Rhinoceros Preservation Act, 1932, shall be deemed to have been validly undertaken or initiated under the Wildlife (Protection) Act, 1972 and remaining process, if any shall be executed under the Wildlife (Protection) Act, 1972. 53 of 1972. By order of the Governor, PRADIP KUMAR PANJA, Secy. to the Govt. of West Bengal, Law Department. Published by Law Department, Government of West Bengal and Printed at Saraswaty Press Ltd.(Govemment of West Bengal Enterprise), Kolkata 700 056.