# 7 Prior intimation to State Biodiversity Board for obtaining biological resource for certain purposes
No person, who is a citizen of India or a body corporate, association or organisation which is registered in India, shall obtain any biological resource for commercial utilisation, or bio-survey and bio-utilisation for commercial utilisation except after giving prior intimation to the State Biodiversity Board concerned:
Provided that the provisions of this section shall not apply to the local people and communities of the area, including growers and cultivators of biodiversity, and vaids and hakims, who have been practicing indigenous medicine.
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Certain persons not to undertake Biodiversity related activities without approval of National Biodiversity Authority4
Results of research not to be transferred to certain persons without approval of National Biodiversity Authority5
Sections 3 and 4 not to apply to certain collaborative research projects6
Application for intellectual property rights not to be made without approval of National Biodiversity Authority8
Establishment of National Biodiversity Authority9
Conditions of service of Chairperson and members10
Chairperson to be Chief Executive of National Biodiversity Authority
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