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Prohibition of dealing in trophies, animal articles etc. derived from Scheduled animals.- (1) Subject to the other provisions of this section, on and after the specified date, no person shall (a) commence or carry on the business as – (i) a manufacturer of, or dealer, in scheduled animal articles; or [(ia) a dealer in ivory imported into India or article made therefrom or a manufacturer of such article; or4] (ii) a taxidermist with respect to any schedule animals or any parts of such animals; or (iii) a dealer in trophy or unucred trophy derived from any scheduled animal; or (iv) a dealer in any captive animal being scheduled animal; or (v) a dealer in meat derived from any scheduled animal5; or (b) cook or serve meat derived from any scheduled animal in any eating-house. Explanation. - For the purposes of this sub-section, “eating-house” has the same meaning as in the Explanation below sub-section (1) of Sec.44. (2) Subject to the other provisions of this section, no licence granted or renewed under sec. 44 before the specified date shall entitle the holder thereof or any other person to commence or carry on the business referred to in Cl. (a) of sub-section (1) of this section on the occupation referred into Cl (b) of that sub-section after such date. (3) Notwithstanding anything contained in sub-section (1) or sub-section (2), where the Central Government is satisfied that it is necessary or expedient to do so in the public interest, it may, by general or special order published in the official Gazette, exempt, for purposes of export, any corporation owned or controlled by the Central Government (including a Government company within the meaning of Sec.617 of the Companies Act, 1956 (1 of 1956), or any society registered under the Societies Registration Act, 1860 (21 of 1860), or any other law for -the time being in force, wholly or substantially financed by the Central Government, from the provisions of sub-section (1) and (2). (4) Notwithstanding anything contained in sub-section (1) or sub-section (2), but subject to any rules which may be made in this behalf, a person holding a licence under sec-44 to carry on the business as a taxidermist may put under a process of taxidermy any scheduled animal or any part thereof, (a) for or on behalf of the Government or any corporation or society exempted under sub-section (3), or (b) with the previous authorisation in writing of the Chief Wildlife Warden, for and on behalf of any person for educational or scientific purposes.