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Forest Act, 1963 Chapter 2

Title: Reserved Forests

State: Karnataka

Year: 1963

.....Act (1) Any forest which has been notified as a State Forest under the Mysore Forest Act, 1900, or as a reserved forest under the Indian Forest Act, 1927, the Madras Forest Act, 1882, or the Hyderabad Forest Act, 1355F, prior to the date on which this Act comes into force, shall be a reserved forest under this Act: Provided that if the rights of private persons to or over any land or forest produce in such forest shall not have been inquired into, settled and recorded in a manner which the State Government deems sufficient, the same shall be inquired into, settled and recorded in the manner provided by this Act; and until such inquiry, settlement and record have been completed, the operation of this section shall not abridge, or affect such rights. (2) All questions decided, orders issued and records prepared in connection with the constitution of such forest as a State Forest or reserved forest shall be deemed to have been decided, issued and prepared under this Act, and the provisions of this Act relating to reserved forests shall apply to forests to which the provisions of sub-section (1) are applicable. Section 24 - Acts prohibited in reserved forests Any person.....

Forest Act, 1963 Section 8

Title: Powers of Forest Settlement Officer

State: Karnataka

Year: 1963

For the purpose of such inquiry, the Forest Settlement Officer may exercise the following powers, that is to say,-- (i) power to enter, by himself or any officer authorised by him for the purpose, upon any land, and to survey, demarcate and make a map of the same; and (ii) the powers of a civil court in the trial of suits.

Forest Act, 1963 Section 10

Title: Treatment of Claims Relating to Shifting Cultivation

State: Karnataka

Year: 1963

.....practice of shifting cultivation the Forest Settlement Officer shall record a statement setting forth the particulars of the claim and of any local rule or order under which the practice is allowed or regularised, and submit the statement to the State Government, together with his opinion as to whether the practice should be permitted or prohibited wholly or in part. (2) On receipt of the statement and opinion, the State Government may make an order permitting or prohibiting the practice wholly or in part. (3) If such practice is permitted wholly or in part, the Forest Settlement Officer may arrange for its exercise,-- (a) by altering the limits of the land under settlement so as to exclude land of sufficient extent, of a suitable kind, and in a locality reasonably convenient for the purposes of the claimants, or (b) by causing certain portions of the land under settlement to be separately demarcated, and giving permission to the claimants to practice shifting cultivation therein under such conditions as he may prescribe. (4) All arrangements made under sub-section (3) shall be subject to the previous sanction of the State Government. (5) The practice of shifting.....

Forest Act, 1963 Section 14

Title: Exercise of Rights Admitted

State: Karnataka

Year: 1963

.....the limits of the proposed reserved forest as to exclude the tract over which rights of way or water extend or to exclude forest land of sufficient extent and in a locality reasonably convenient for the purpose of the claimants with regard to pasturage or other forest produce and the land so excluded may be either outside the boundaries of the forest as finally settled or within them, in which latter case, it shall be demarcated and notified as an enclosure within which the rules relating to reserved forests shall not apply; or (d) record an order, continuing to claimants the right of way or to pasturage or other forest produce or water (as the case may be) to the admitted extent, at such seasons within such portions of the proposed reserved forest, and under such rules, as may be prescribed to ensure the continuance but non-abuse of such rights.

Forest Act, 1963 Chapter 12

Title: Miscellaneous

State: Karnataka

Year: 1963

.....on probation Notwithstanding anything contained inthe Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 (Central Act 2 of 1974) and the Probationof Offenders Act, 1958 (Central Act 20 of 1958), no person convicted of an offencepunishable under sections 86, 87, or 104A, shall be released on probation oradmonition. ______________________ 1. Section104F Inserted by Act 1 of 1981 w.e.f. 23.2.1981. Section 104G - Removal of persons convicted of certain offences 1 [104G.Removal of persons convicted of certain offences (1) When any person havingbeen previously convicted twice or more of an offence punishable under sections86, 87 or 104 A is again convicted of an offence punishable under any of thesaid sections, the court may, if it thinks fit, at the time of passing thesentence on such person, also, by order, direct such person to remove himselfafter the expiry of such sentence outside any district or any other areaspecified in such order. (2)The order under sub-section (1), shall specify the period not exceeding twoyears during which such order shall remain in force and shall specify suchconditions and restrictions as may be specified in the rules, by the StateGovernment. (3)If.....

Forest Act, 1963 Section 99

Title: The State Government May Invest Forest Officers with Certain Powers

State: Karnataka

Year: 1963

.....or withdrawal of charges; (k) power to stop and check any vehicle suspected to carry forest produce. 2[(l) power to do any other act which, in the opinion of the State Government, is conducive to the better protection and security of forest wealth belonging to the State Government and in particular sandal wood.] (2) Any evidence recorded under clause (d) of sub-section (1) shall be admissible in any subsequent trial before a Magistrate: Provided that it has been taken in the presence of the accused person and recorded in the manner provided by1[section 274 or section 275 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 (Central Act II of 1974).] ____________________ 1. Substituted by Act 10 of 1989 w.e.f. 16.3.1989. 2. Inserted by Act 1 of 1981 w.e.f. 23.2.1981.

The Punjab Scheduled Roads and Controlled Areas Restriction of Unregulated Development Act, 1963 Complete Act

State: Punjab

Year: 1963

.....sanction of the Director or any officer authorised in writing by the Director in this behalf. 17. The Director and every other officer or employee acting under this Act or the rules made thereunder shall be deemed to be a public servant within the meaning of section 21 of the Indian Penal Code. 18. The Government may by notification add to the Schedule to this Act any other road not specified therein or omit therefrom any road specified therein, and on the issue of such a notification the Schedule shall be deemed to be amended accordingly. 19. (1) The Government may by notification direct that any power exercisable by it under this Act, except the power specified in sub-section (1) of section 4, sub-sections (3) and (7) of section 5, section 18 and section 25, shall, in relation to such matters and subject to such conditions, if any, as may be specified in the notification, be exercisable also by such officer or authority subordinate to the Government as may be specified in the notification. (2) The Director may, with the approval of the Government, by an order in writing delegate any of his powers and functions under this Act or the rules made thereunder to such other.....