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  2. Wild Life (Protection) Act, 1972 - Wikipedia

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    The Wild Life (Protection) Act, 1972 is an Act of the Parliament of India enacted for the protection of plants and animal species. Before 1972, India had only five designated national parks . Among other reforms, the Act established scheduled protected plant and hunting certain animal species or harvesting these species was largely outlawed. [ 1 ]

  3. Conservation reserves and community reserves of India

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    These protected area categories were first introduced in the Wildlife (Protection) Amendment Act of 2002 − the amendment to the Wildlife Protection Act of 1972. [1] These categories were added because of reduced protection in and around existing or proposed protected areas due to private ownership of land, and land use.

  4. List of acts of the Parliament of Northern Ireland - Wikipedia

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    This is a list of acts of the Parliament of Northern Ireland, from its first session in 1921 to suspension in 1972. From 1922 onwards, the short titles for these acts were distinguished from those passed by the Westminster parliament by the insertion of the bracketed words "Northern Ireland" between the word "act" and the year.

  5. Califano v. Webster - Wikipedia

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    After he had pursued his administrative remedies, a man who had reached the age of 62 before 1975 (The 1972 amendment did not apply to him because he reached age 62 before its effective date), and who was dissatisfied with the amount of his benefits under 215 as amended, brought an action in district court to challenge the constitutionality of 215.

  6. List of statutory instruments of the United Kingdom, 1972

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    Planning (Northern Ireland) Order 1972 (SI 1972/1634) (N.I. 17) Police Pensions (Amendment) Regulations 1972 (SI 1972/1642) Immigration (Ports of Entry) Order 1972 (SI 1972/1668) Criminal Appeal (References to European Court) Rules 1972 (SI 1972/1786) Merchant Shipping (Load Lines) (Particulars of Depth of Loading) Regulations 1972 (SI 1972/1841)

  7. The Senate has voted only on cloture motions with regard to the proposed amendment, the last of which was on June 7, 2006, when the motion failed 49 to 48, falling short of the 60 votes required to allow the Senate to proceed to consideration of the proposal and the 67 votes required to send the proposed amendment to the states for ratification.

  8. Timeline of the Equal Rights Amendment - Wikipedia

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    The Equal Rights Amendment (ERA) was first proposed in 1923 by suffragist Alice Paul as an amendment to the United States Constitution to prohibit discrimination on the basis of sex. It was passed by the House of Representatives in 1971 and the Senate in 1972.

  9. Works Progress Administration - Wikipedia

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    The Works Progress Administration (WPA; from 1935 to 1939, then known as the Work Projects Administration from 1939 to 1943) was an American New Deal agency that employed millions of jobseekers (mostly men who were not formally educated) to carry out public works projects, [1] including the construction of public buildings and roads.