The Madras Preservation of Private Forests (Second Amendment) Act, 1971[1] Complete Act - Bare Act

Act 10 of 1971

THE MADRAS PRESERVATION OF PRIVATE FORESTS
(SECOND AMENDMENT) ACT, 1971[1]

An Act further to amend the Madras Preservation of Private Forests Act, 1949

Preamble. "€WHEREAS it is expedient further to amend the Madras Preservation of Private Forests Act, 1949, for the purposes hereinafter appearing;

Be it enacted in the Twenty-second Year of the Republic of India as follows: "€

1. Short title and commencement. "€ (1) This Act may be called the Madras Preservation of Private Forests (Second Amendment) Act, 1971.

(2) This section and section 3 shall be deemed to have come into force on the 13 th day of January, 1971 and section 2 shall be deemed to have come into force on the 23 rd day of March, 1968.

2. Amendment of section 10. "€For section 10 of the Madras Preservation of Private Forests Act, 1949 (Madras Act XXVII of 1949) (hereinafter referred to as the principal Act), the following section shall be substituted, namely: "€

"10. Power to make rules. "€ (1) The State Government may make rules prospectively or retrospectively for carrying out the purposes of this Act.

(2) Without prejudice to the generality of the foregoing powers such rules may provide for "€

(a) the classes or kinds of trees, which may be permitted to be cut, and the girth of such trees;

(b) the terms and conditions subject to which permissions may be granted;

(c) the procedure to be followed by the District Collector before granting permissions;

(d) the levy and collection of fees on every application for permission under sub-section (2) of section 3."

3. Validation. "€Notwithstanding anything contained in any law for the time being in force or in any judgment, decree or order of any court all fees levied or collected under the rules issued under the principal Act shall be valid and shall be deemed always to have been valid as if such fees were levied and collected under the rules issued under the principal Act as amended by this Act.

4. Repeal and saving. "€ (1) The Madras Preservation of Private Forests (Amendment) Ordinance, 1971 (2 of 1971), is hereby repealed.

(2) Notwithstanding such repeal anything done or any action taken under the Madras Preservation of Private Forests Act, 1949 (Madras Act XXVII of 1949), as amended by the said Ordinance shall be deemed to have been done or taken under the said Act as amended by this Act.