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Forest Act, 1963 Chapter 2

Title: Reserved Forests

State: Karnataka

Year: 1963

.....formed, no fresh clearings for cultivation or for any other purpose shall be made and no trees shall be cut for the purpose of trade or manufacture except as hereinafter provided. No patta or right of occupancy shall without the previous sanction of the State Government be granted, in respect of such land, and every patta or right of occupancy granted without such sanction shall be null and void. (2) Nothing in this section shall be deemed to prohibit any act done under the written permission of the Forest Settlement Officer. (3) No civil court shall, between the dates of publication of the notification under section 4 and of the final notification to be issued under section 17 entertain any suit to establish any right in or over any land or to the forest produce of any land included in the notification under section 4. Section 7 - Inquiry by Forest Settlement Officer The Forest Settlement Officer shall take down in writing all statements made under clause (d) of section 5 and shall, at some convenient place, inquire into all claims duly preferred under that section and into the existence and extent of any rights mentioned in section 4 and not claimed under.....

Indian Forest Act, 1927 Chapter 2

Title: Of Reserved Forests

State: Central

Year: 1927

.....strips off the bark or leaves from, or otherwise damages, the same; (g) quarries stone, burns lime or charcoal, or collects, subjects to any manufactur­ing process, or removes, any forest-produce; (h) clears or breaks up any land for cultivation or any other purpose; (i) in contravention of any rules made in this behalf by the1[ State Government ] hunts, shoots, fishes, poisons water or sets traps or snares; or ] hunts, shoots, fishes, poisons water or sets traps or snares; or (j) in any area in which the Elephants' Preservation Act, 1879 (6 of 1879), is not in force, kills or catches elephants in contravention of any rules so made, shall be punishable with imprisonment for a term which may extend to six months, or with fine which may extend to five hundred rupees, or with both, in addition to such compensation for damage done to the forest as the convicting Court may direct to be paid. (2) Nothing in this section shall be deemed to prohibit- (a)1[ S tate Government ] ; or (b) the exercise of any right continued under clause (c) of sub-section (2) of section 15, or created by grant or contract in writing made by or on behalf of the Government under section.....

Forest Act, 1963 Chapter 5

Title: Control over Forests and Lands Not Being the Property of the Government

State: Karnataka

Year: 1963

..... (vii) the quarrying of stones or the burning of lime or charcoal or the collection or removal of any forest produce or its subjection to any manufacturing process; (b) regulate in any forest the regeneration of forests and their protection from fire; (c) regulate the exercise of customary and prescriptive rights in such forest or forests. (2) When such regulation or prohibition appears necessary, the State Government may, by notification, provide,- (a) for the conservation of trees and forests; (b) for the preservation of and improvement of soil or the reclamation of saline or water logged land, the prevention of land slips or the formation of ravines and torrents or the protection of land against erosion, or the deposit thereon of sand, stones or gravel; (c) for the improvement of grazing; (d) for the maintenance of water supply in springs, rivers and tanks; (e) for the maintenance, increase and distribution of the supply of fodder, leaf manure, timber or fuel; (f) for the maintenance of reservoirs, or irrigation works and hydro-electric works; (g) for protection against storms, wind, rolling stones, floods and drought; (h) for the protection of roads,.....

The Kerala Private Forests (Vesting and Assignment) Act, 1971 Complete Act

State: Kerala

Year: 1971

.....of such crops or for the preparation of the same for the market. Explanation:- Lands used for the construction of office buildings, godowns, factories, quarters for workmen, hospitals, schools and playgrounds shall be deemed to be lands used purposes ancillary to the cultivation of such crops; (C) lands which are principally cultivated with cashed or other fruit bearing trees or are principally cultivated and any other agricultural crop and (D) sites of buildings and land appurtenant to and necessary for the convenient enjoyment or use of such buildings; (ii) any forest not owned by the Government, to which the Madras Preservation of private Forests Act, 1949 did not apply, including waste lands which are enclaves within wooded areas. (2) in relation to the remaining areas in the State of Kerala any forest not owned by the Government including waste lands which are enclaves within wooded areas. Explanation:- For the purpose of this clause, a land shall be deemed to be waste land notwithstanding the existence thereon of scattered trees or shrubs; (g) "Tribunal" means a Tribunal constituted under section 7. Section 3 - Private forests vest in Government .....

Scheduled Tribes and Other Traditional Forest Dwellers (Recognition of Forest Rights) Act, 2006 Chapter III

Title: Recognition, Restoration and Vesting of Forest Rights and Related Matters

State: Central

Year: 2006

.....procedure is complete. (6) Where the forest rights recognised and vested by sub-section (1) are in respect of land mentioned in clause (a) of sub-section (1) of section 3 such land shall be under the occupation of an individual or family or community on the date of commencement of this Act and shall be restricted to the area under actual occupation and shall in no case exceed an area of four hectares. (7) The forest rights shall be conferred free of all encumbrances and procedural requirements, including clearance under the Forest (Conservation) Act, 1980 (69 of 1980), requirement of paying the 'net present value' and 'compensatory afforestation' for diversion of forest land, except those specified in this Act. (8) The forest rights recognised and vested under this Act shall include the right of land to forest dwelling Scheduled Tribes and other traditional forest dwellers who can establish that they were displaced from their dwelling and cultivation without land compensation due to State development interventions, and where the land has not been used for the purpose for which it was acquired within five years of the said acquisition. Section 5 - Duties of holders of.....

Scheduled Tribes and Other Traditional Forest Dwellers (Recognition of Forest Rights) Act, 2006 Section 4

Title: Recognitionof, and Vesting Of, Forest Rights in Forest Dwelling Scheduled Tribes and Othertraditional Forest Dwellers

State: Central

Year: 2006

.....and verification procedure is complete. (6) Where the forest rights recognised and vested by sub-section (1) are in respect of land mentioned in clause (a) of sub-section (1) of section 3 such land shall be under the occupation of an individual or family or community on the date of commencement of this Act and shall be restricted to the area under actual occupation and shall in no case exceed an area of four hectares. (7) The forest rights shall be conferred free of all encumbrances and procedural requirements, including clearance under the Forest (Conservation) Act, 1980 (69 of 1980), requirement of paying the 'net present value' and 'compensatory afforestation' for diversion of forest land, except those specified in this Act. (8) The forest rights recognised and vested under this Act shall include the right of land to forest dwelling Scheduled Tribes and other traditional forest dwellers who can establish that they were displaced from their dwelling and cultivation without land compensation due to State development interventions, and where the land has not been used for the purpose for which it was acquired within five years of the said acquisition.

Forest Act, 1963 Chapter 4

Title: District Forests

State: Karnataka

Year: 1963

.....caused wilfully or by gross negligence Whenever fire is caused wilfully or by gross negligence in any land notified as protected forest under sub-section (4) of section 33; by any person having rights of pasture or to forest produce or by any person in his employment, the State Government may, without prejudice to any punishment under this Act direct that in such land, or any specified portion thereof, the exercise of all or any rights of pasture or to forest produce of any such person shall, for such period as it thinks fit, be suspended. Section 35 - Minor forests constituted previous to the commencement of this Act (1) Any forest in the State which has been notified as minor forest under the Mysore Forest Act, 1900, or as protected forest under the Indian Forest Act, 1927, or the Hyderabad Forest Act, 1355-F., prior to the date on which this Act comes into force, shall be a protected forest under this Act and the provisions applicable to a protected forest shall be applicable to such forests. (2) All questions decided, orders issued and records prepared in connection with the constitution of such forests shall be deemed to have been decided, issued and prepared under.....

Forest Act, 1963 Chapter 6

Title: Control of Timber and Other Forest Produce in Transit

State: Karnataka

Year: 1963

.....limit the number of such marks that may be registered by any one person and provide for the levy of fees for such registration. (3) In making a rule under this section, the State Government may provide that person guilty of contravention thereof shall, on conviction, be punishable with imprisonment which may extend to six months or with fine which may extend to five hundred rupees, or with both; and where the contravention is committed after sunset or before sunrise, or after preparation for resistance to lawful authority, or where the offender has been previously convicted for a like offence with imprisonment which may extend to one year or with fine which may extend to one thousand rupees or with both. ______________________ 1. Substituted by Act 23 of 1974 w.e.f. 16.9.1974. 2. Inserted by Act 23 of 1974 w.e.f. 16.9.1974. 3. Inserted by Act 12 of 1998 w.e.f. 11.5.1998. Section 51 - The State Government and Forest Officer not liable for damage to forest produce at depot The State Government shall not be responsible for any loss or damage which may occur in respect of any timber or other forest produce while at a depot established under rules made under section.....

Indian Forest Act, 1927 Chapter 7

Title: Of the Control of Timber and Other Forest-produce in Transit

State: Central

Year: 1927

..... Section 43 - Government and Forest-officers not liable for damage to forest-produce at depot The1[ Government ] shall not be responsible for any loss or damage which may occur in respect of any timber or other forest-produce while at a depot established under a rule made under section 41, or while detained elsewhere, for the purposes of this Act; and no Forest-officer shall be responsible for any such loss or damage, unless he causes such loss or damage negligently, maliciously or fraudulently. ___________________ _ 1. Substituted by the A.O. 1950, for "Crown ". Section 44 - All persons bound to aid in case of accidents at depot In case of any accident or emergency involving danger to any property at any such depot, every person employed at such depot, whether by the1[ Government ] or by any private person, shall render assistance to any Forest-officer or Police-officer demanding his aid in averting such danger or securing such property from damage or loss. ___________________ _ 1. Substituted by the A.O. 1950, for "Crown ".

Indian Forest Act, 1927 Chapter 5

Title: Of the Control over Forests and Lands Not Being the Property of Government

State: Central

Year: 1927

.....purpose, construct at us own expense, in or upon any forest or waste-land, such work as it thinks fit. (3) No notification shall be made under sub-section (1) nor shall any work be begun under sub-section (2), until after the issue of a notice to the owner of such forest or land calling on him to show cause, within a reasonable period to be specified in such notice, why such notification should not be made or work constructed, as the case may be, and until his objections, if any, and any evidence he may produce in support of the same, have been heard by an officer duly appointed in that behalf and have been considered by the 1 [State Government]. ____________________ 1. Substituted by the A.O. 1950, for "Provincial Government". 2. Substituted by the A.O. 1937, for "Local Official Gazette". Section 36 - Power to assume management of forests (1) In case of neglect of, or willful disobedience to, any regulation or prohibition under section 35, or if the purposes of any work to be constructed under that section so require, the1[ Sta t e Government ] may, after notice in writing to the owner of such forest or land and after considering his objections, if any,.....