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Indian Forest Act, 1927 Chapter 1

Title: Preliminary

State: Central

Year: 1927

.....1 [* * *] the 2 [State Government] in this behalf, may appoint to carry outall or any of the purposes of this Act or to do anything required by this Actor any rule made thereunder to be done by a Forest-officer;] in this behalf, may appoint to carry outall or any of the purposes of this Act or to do anything required by this Actor any rule made thereunder to be done by a Forest-officer; (3)"forest-offence" means an offence punishable under this Act or underany rule made thereunder; (4)"forest-produce" includes- (a) thefollowing whether found in, or brought from, a forest or not, that is tosay-timber, charcoal, caoutchouc, calechu, wood-oil, resin, natural varnish,bark, lac, mahua flowers, mahua seeds, 3 [kuth]and myrabolams, and (b) thefollowing when found in, or brought from a forest, that is to say- (i)treesand leaves, flowers and fruits, and all other parts or produce not hereinbeforementioned, of trees, (ii) plantsnot being trees (including grass, creepers, reeds and moss), and all parts orproduce of such plants, (iii)wildanimals and skins, tusks, horns, bones, silk, cocoons, honey and wax, and allother parts or produce of animals, and (iv) peat,surface soil,.....

Indian Forest Act, 1927 Section 2

Title: Interpretation Clause

State: Central

Year: 1927

.....1 [* * *] the 2 [State Government] in this behalf, may appoint to carry outall or any of the purposes of this Act or to do anything required by this Actor any rule made thereunder to be done by a Forest-officer;] in this behalf, may appoint to carry outall or any of the purposes of this Act or to do anything required by this Actor any rule made thereunder to be done by a Forest-officer; (3)"forest-offence" means an offence punishable under this Act or underany rule made thereunder; (4)"forest-produce" includes- (a) thefollowing whether found in, or brought from, a forest or not, that is tosay-timber, charcoal, caoutchouc, calechu, wood-oil, resin, natural varnish,bark, lac, mahua flowers, mahua seeds, 3 [kuth]and myrabolams, and (b) thefollowing when found in, or brought from a forest, that is to say- (i)treesand leaves, flowers and fruits, and all other parts or produce not hereinbeforementioned, of trees, (ii) plantsnot being trees (including grass, creepers, reeds and moss), and all parts orproduce of such plants, (iii)wildanimals and skins, tusks, horns, bones, silk, cocoons, honey and wax, and allother parts or produce of animals, and (iv) peat,surface soil,.....

Forest Act, 1963 Chapter 1

Title: Preliminary

State: Karnataka

Year: 1963

.....and whether mixed with other ingredients or not), sawdust, spentwood, flakes or pulp 9 [and sandalwood oil] 5 [but does not include sandalwood manufactured in the form of sandalwood handicraft articles]; (19) "Tahsildar" means the Tahsildar of a taluk; (20) "timber" includes trees when they have fallen or have been felled, and all wood whether cut up or sawn or fashioned or hollowed out for any purpose or not; (21) "tree" includes palms, bamboos, stumps, brushwood and canes; (22) "village forest" means any land notified as such in accordance with the provisions of Chapter III of this Act. 9 [(23) "Village Forest Committee" means a Village Forest Committee constituted under section 31A.] ______________________ 1. Substituted by Act 20 of 2001 w.e.f. 5.9.2002. 2. Substituted by Act 10 of 1989 w.e.f. 16.3.1989. 3. Inserted by Act 20 of 2001 w.e.f. 5.9.2002. 4. Inserted by Act 1 of 1981 w.e.f. 23.2.1981. 5. Inserted by Act 10 of 1989 w.e.f. 16.3.1989. 6. Omitted by Act 12 of 1998 w.e.f. 11.5.1998. 7. Substituted by Act 23 of 1974 w.e.f. 16.9.1974 by notification. Text of the notification is at the end of the Act. 8. Substituted by Act 1 of 1981 w.e.f......

Forest Act, 1963 Section 2

Title: Definitions

State: Karnataka

Year: 1963

.....and whether mixed with other ingredients or not), sawdust, spentwood, flakes or pulp 9 [and sandalwood oil] 5 [but does not include sandalwood manufactured in the form of sandalwood handicraft articles]; (19) "Tahsildar" means the Tahsildar of a taluk; (20) "timber" includes trees when they have fallen or have been felled, and all wood whether cut up or sawn or fashioned or hollowed out for any purpose or not; (21) "tree" includes palms, bamboos, stumps, brushwood and canes; (22) "village forest" means any land notified as such in accordance with the provisions of Chapter III of this Act. 9 [(23) "Village Forest Committee" means a Village Forest Committee constituted under section 31A.] ______________________ 1. Substituted by Act 20 of 2001 w.e.f. 5.9.2002. 2. Substituted by Act 10 of 1989 w.e.f. 16.3.1989. 3. Inserted by Act 20 of 2001 w.e.f. 5.9.2002. 4. Inserted by Act 1 of 1981 w.e.f. 23.2.1981. 5. Inserted by Act 10 of 1989 w.e.f. 16.3.1989. 6. Omitted by Act 12 of 1998 w.e.f. 11.5.1998. 7. Substituted by Act 23 of 1974 w.e.f. 16.9.1974 by notification. Text of the notification is at the end of the Act. 8. Substituted by Act 1 of 1981 w.e.f......

Forest Act, 1927 Complete Act

State: Central

Year: 1927

.....1927 21st September, 1927 STATEMENT OF OBJECTS AND REASONS The general law relating to forests in British India is contained in the Indian Forest Act, 1878and its amending Acts. The present Bill brings the law together within the scope of one enactment. The Bill is a straightforward consolidating Bill but the original Act having been passed before the General Clauses Act of 1897 (10 of 1897), it has been possible to shorten the language of the Bill by taking advantage of that Act. The ambiguous language of the second paragraph of section 42 of Act 7 of 1878has been altered in clause 42(2) so as to bring it into conformity with what appears to have been the original intention of the law. The only other point which calls for further notice is the extent clause. The original Act extended to the Province of Assam, but by Regulation 7 of 1891the Indian Forest Act, 1878was repealed as far as it relates to Assam. The Bill accordingly omits Assam from the extent clause. The Bill to consolidate the law relating to forests and the transit of forest produce was passed and further assented by Governor-General of India on 21st September, 1927 and became a Central Act under the short title.....