Forest Act, 1963 Section 5 - Bare Act

When a notification has been issuedunder section 4, the Forest Settlement Officer shall publish in Kannada and inany other regional language of the area, at the headquarters of each taluk inwhich any portion of the land comprised in such notification is situate and inevery town and village in the neighbourhood of such land a proclamation,--

(a)specifying, as nearly as possible, the situation and limits of the proposedforest;

(b)setting forth the substance of the provisions of section 6;

(c)explaining the consequences which, as hereinafter provided, will ensue on suchforest being constituted a reserved forest; and

(d)fixing a period of not less than three months from the date of publishing suchproclamation, and requiring every person claiming any right or making any claimreferred to or mentioned in section 4, either to present to such officer withinsuch period a written notice specifying or to appear before him within suchperiod and state the nature of such right or claim (if any) and in either caseto produce all documents in support thereof.

TheForest Settlement Officer shall also serve a notice to the same effect on everyknown or reputed owner or occupier of any land included in or adjoining theland proposed to be constituted a reserved forest or on his recognised agent ormanager. Such notice may be sent by registered post to persons residing beyondthe limits of the district in which such land is situate.