law: The Biological Diversity Act, 2002
  39. Power of Central
  
  Government to designate repositories.-
  1.  
  
    The
  
  Central Government may, in consultation with the National Biodiversity
  
  Authority, designate institutions as repositories under this Act for different
  
  categories of biological resources.
  2.  
  
    The
  
  repositories shall keep in safe custody the biological material including
  
  voucher specimens deposited with them.
  3.  
  
    Any
  
  new tax on discovered by any person shall be notified to the repositories or
  
  any institution designated for this purpose and he shall deposit the voucher
  
  specimens with such repository or institution.