However, the amendments to the Act also bring with them various issues which can only be understood in their true scale once the provisions are implemented. It is pertinent to mention here that the proposed Bill, if implemented, will create two separate authorities – the Biodiversity Authorities at the Central and State Level – to determine equitable sharing of resources, and a separate adjudicatory body or officer to impose penalties for violation of substantive provisions. If a comparison is made in this regard with other similarly placed legislations, the legislature could have entrusted all powers upon the Authorities and manned them with both judicial and technical members.
Source: Barandbench
