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(1) The Central Government may, by notification, regulate or prohibit the import, trade, possession or proliferation of invasive alien species which pose a threat to the wild life or habitat in India. (2) The Central Government may authorise the Director or any other officer to seize and dispose of, including through destruction, the species referred to in the notification issued under sub-section (1).] Inserted by Act NO. 18 OF 2022 dt. 20/12/2022 (w.e.f. 01/04/2023).