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

F. No.26-15/2007-CSC Government of India Min istry of Environment and Forests ORDER Paryavaran Bhawan, CGO Complex, Lodhi Road , New Delhi - 110 003. Dated the 12th September, 2012 Subject:- Designation of repositories under the Biological Diversity Act, 2002 In exercise of the powers conferred by sub-section(1) of Section 39 of the Biological Diversity Act, 2002, read with sections 6 and 12 of Notification S.O. 1911 (E) , dated 8th November, 2006, and in continuation of this Ministry's Order dated 281h August, 2008, the Ministry of Environment & Forests , Government of India, hereby designates the National Bureau of Agriculturally Important Insects as the repository under the Act for agriculturally important insects , mites and spiders. 2. 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, alongwith relevant information related to the material , such as DNA fingerprints , if so required by the National Biodiversity Authority (NBA) . 3. 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. 4. This order issues with the approval of the competent authority. To (Hem Pande) Joint Secretary to the Government of India 1. The Director, National Bureau of Agriculturally Important Insects (NBAll) , P.O. No. 2491 , H.A. Farm Post, Bellary Road , Bangalore-560 024 2. Directors of institutions designated as repositories vide order dated 28. 8.12: i. The Director, Botanical Survey of India, CGO Complex, 3rd MSO Building, Block F, DL Block, Sector 1, Salt Lake City, Kolkata - 700 064. ii. The Director, Zoological Survey of India (ZSI) , Prani Vigyan Bhawan, M- Block, New Alipore , Kolkata - 700 053. iii. The Director, National Bureau of Plant Genetic Resources , Pusa Campus, New Delhi-110 012. 1v. The Director, National Botanical Research Institute, Rana Pratap Marg , P. B. No. 436, Lucknow - 226 001 , U.P. 2 v. The Director General , Indian Council of Forestry Research & Education, P. 0. New Forests, Dehradun - 248 006, Uttarakhand. v1. The Director, National Bureau of Animal Genetic Resources, Makrampur Campus, G.T. Road Bye Pass, Near Basant Vihar, P.O. Box 129, Kamal (Haryana)-132001 . vii. The Director, National Bureau of Fish Genetic Resources, Canal Ring Road, P.O. Dilkusha , Telibagh, Lucknow- 226 002, Uttar Pradesh. viii. The Director, National Institute of Oceanography, Dona Paula - 403 004, Goa. ix. The Director, Wildlife Institute of India, P.B. No. 18, Chandrabani, Dehradun -248 001 , Uttarakhand. x. The Director, National Bureau of Agriculturally Important Micro-ogranisms, Kusmaur (Post Bag Kaithauli) , Post Box. No. 6, Mau Nath Bhanjan, Uttar Pradesh- 275 101 . x1. The Director, Institute of Microbial Technology, Sector 39-A, Chandigarh - 160 036. xii. The Director, National Institute of Virology, 20-A, Dr. Ambedkar Road , P.B.No.11, Pune- 411 001. xiii. The Director, Indian Agricultural Research Institute, Pusa Road , New Delhi 110012. Copy to: i. The Chairman, National Biodiversity Authority , Chennai ii. The Secretary, National Biodiversity Authority , Chennai