law: The Biological Diversity Act, 2002
  Chapter V Approval by
  
  the National Biodiversity Authority
  19. Approval by
  
  National Biodiversity Authority for undertaking certain activities.-
  1.  
  
    Any
  
  person referred to in sub-section (2) of section 3 who intends to obtain any
  
  biological resource occurring in India or knowledge associated thereto for
  
  research o for commercial utilisation or for bio-survey and bio-utilisation or
  
  transfer the results of any research relating to biological resources occurring
  
  in, or obtained from, India, shall make application in such form and payment of
  
  such fees as may be prescribed, to the National Biodiversity Authority.
  2.  
  
    Any
  
  person who intends to apply for a patent or any other form of intellectual
  
  property protection whether in India or outside India referred to in
  
  sub-section (1) of section 6, may make an application in such form and in such
  
  manner as may be prescribed to the National Biodiversity Authority.
  3.  
  
    On
  
  receipt of an application under sub-section (1) or sub-section (2), the
  
  National Biodiversity Authority may, after making such enquiries as it may deem
  
  fit and if necessary after consulting an expert committee constituted for this
  
  purpose, by order, grant approval subject to any regulations made in this
  
  behalf and subject to such terms and conditions as it may deem fit, including
  
  the imposition of charges by way of royalty or for reasons to be recorded in
  
  writing, reject the application: Provided that no such order for rejection
  
  shall be made without giving an opportunity of being heard to the person
  
  affected.
  4.  
  
    The
  
  National Biodiversity Authority shall give public notice of every approval
  
  granted by it under this section.