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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.....

Indian Forest Act, 1927 Chapter 2

Title: Of Reserved Forests

State: Central

Year: 1927

..... (c) fixing a period of not less than three months from the date of such proclamation, and requiring every person claiming any right mentioned in section 4 or section 5 within such period either to present to the Forest Settlement-officer a written notice specifying or to appear before him and state, the nature of such right and the amount and particulars of the compensation (if any) claimed in respect thereof. Section 7 - Inquiry by Forest Settlement-officer The Forest Settlement-officer shall take down in writing all statements made under section 6, and shall at some convenient place inquire into all claims duly preferred under that section, and the existence of any rights mentioned in section 4 or section 5 and not claimed under section 6 so far as the same may be ascertainable from the records of Government and the evidence of any persons likely to be acquainted with the same. Section 8 - Powers of Forest Settlement-officers For the purpose of such inquiry, the Forest Settlement-officer may exercise the following powers, that is to say: (a) power to enter, by himself or any officer authorised by him for the purpose, upon any land, and to survey, demarcate and.....

Forest Act, 1963 Chapter 5

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

State: Karnataka

Year: 1963

.....(2), construct at its own expense, in any forest, such work as it thinks fit. Section 40 - Appeals Any person aggrieved by an order under sub-section (1) of section 37, in regard to the sanction or the permission referred to in that sub-section may, within thirty days from the date of the receipt of the order, prefer an appeal in writing to the Deputy Commissioner and the Deputy Commissioner after following the prescribed procedure may pass such orders thereon as he deems fit. Section 41 - Penalties (1) Whoever contravenes the provisions of sub-section (1) of section 37 or of the rules framed under section 38 or any of the terms of a notification under section 39, shall, without prejudice to any other action under this Act, on conviction, be punishable with imprisonment which may extend to six months or with fine or with both. 1[(2) x x x] ______________________ 1. Omitted by Act 12 of 1998 w.e.f. 11.5.1998. Section 42 - Bar of suits No order of the State Government or a Forest Officer not below the rank of a1[Deputy Conservator of Forest] under this Chapter and no notification issued by the State Government under section 39, shall be liable to be questioned.....

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

State: Kerala

Year: 1971

.....FORESTS (VESTING AND ASSIGNMENT) ACT, 1971 ( Published in K. G. Ex. dt. 23-8-1971.) THE KERALA PRIVATE FORESTS (VESTING AND ASSIGNMENT) ACT, 1971 [Act No. 26 of 1971] PREAMBLE An Act to provide for the vesting in the Government of private forests in the State of Kerala and for the assignment thereof to agriculturists and agricultural laborers for cultivation Whereas the private forests in the State of Kerala are agricultural lands; And whereas Government consider that such agricultural lands should be so utilized as to increase the agricultural production in the State and to promote the welfare of the agricultural production in the State; And whereas Government also consider that to give effect to the above objectives it is necessary that the private forests should vest in the Government; Be it enacted in the Twenty second year of the Republic of India as follows:- Section 1 - Short title, extent and commencement (1) This Act may be called the Kerala Private Forests (Vesting and Assignment) Act, 1971. (2) It extends to the whole of the State of Kerala. (3) It shall be deemed to have come into force on the 10th day of May, 1971. Section 2 -.....

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,.....