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TypeBare Act JurisdictionKarnataka Government

Forest Act, 1963 Section 115

Forest Officer Not to Trade

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Forest Act, 1963 Section 115 is part of Forest Act, 1963 - Forest Officer Not to Trade. Read the section text below and explore Indian court judgments that cite it.

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Section Text

(1) No Forest Officer shall, as principal or agent or in any other capacity, trade in timber or other forest produce, or be or become interested in any lease or mortgage of any forest, or in any contract for working any forest whether within or outside the1[State of Karnataka].

(2) Whoever contravenes the provisions of sub-section (1) shall on conviction be punishable with imprisonment for a term which may extend to two years or with fine or with both.

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1. Adapted by the Karnataka Adaptations of Laws Order, 1973 w.e.f. 1.11.1973.

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What does Forest Act, 1963 Section 115 provide?

Section Section 115 of the Forest Act, 1963 (Forest Officer Not to Trade) is reproduced on this page as part of the Forest Act, 1963. Lawyers and researchers use it to read the statutory wording before checking how courts have applied this section in reported judgments.

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