law: The Biological Diversity Act, 2002
  23. Functions of
  
  State Biodiversity Board.-
  The functions of the
  
  State Biodiversity Board shall be to-
  a.  
  
    advise
  
  the State Government, subject to any guidelines issued by the Central
  
  Government, on matters relating to the conservation of biodiversity,
  
  sustainable use of its components and equitable sharing of the benefits arising
  
  out of the utilisation f biological resources;
  b.  
  
    regulate
  
  by granting of approvals or otherwise requests for commercial utilisation or
  
  bio-survey and bio-utilisation of any biological resource by Indians;
  c.  
  
    perform
  
  such other functions as may be necessary to carry out the provisions of this
  
  Act or as may be prescribed by the State Government.