Title : Preservation of Trees
State : Karnataka
Year : 1976
Subject to the provisions of section 12, it shall be the duty of the owner or occupier of the land who is required by an order under sections 8, 9 or 10 to plant a tree or trees to ensure that they grow property and are well prescribed. View Complete Act List Judgments citing this sectionTitle : Planting of Adequate Number of Trees
State : Karnataka
Year : 1976
(1) Every owner or occupant of a land shall, within a period of five years from the appointed day or within such extended period as the Tree Authority may specify, plant trees so as to conform to the standards prescribed by the said Tree Authority under clause (c) of section 7. (2) If in the opinion of the tree Officer the number of trees in any land is not adequate according to the standards referred to in sub-section (1), the Tree Officer may, by order giving a reasonable opportunity to the owner or occupier of the land of making representation, require him to plant such trees, or additional trees, as the case may be, and at such places in the land as may be specified in the order. (3) The owner or occupier of the land shall comply with such order within thirty days from the..... View Complete Act List Judgments citing this sectionTitle : Duties of Tree Authority
State : Karnataka
Year : 1976
Notwithstanding anything in the relevant Act or any other law for the time being in force, the Tree Authority shall, subject to any general or special orders of the State Government, be responsible for,- (a) the preservation of all trees within its jurisdictions; (b) carrying out a census of the existing trees and obtaining, whenever considered necessary, declarations from all owners or occupants about the number of trees in their lands; (c) specifying the standards regarding the number and kind of trees which each locality, type of land and premises shall have and which shall be planted subject to a minimum of five trees per hectare in the case of rural areas; (d) development and maintenance of nurseries, supply of seeds, saplings and trees to persons who desire or are required..... View Complete Act List Judgments citing this sectionTitle : Planting in Place of Fallen or Destroyed Trees
State : Karnataka
Year : 1976
(1) Where any tree has fallen or is destroyed by wind, fire, lightning, torrential rain or such other natural causes, the Tree officer may suo motu or on information given to him, after holding such enquiry as he deems fit, by order, require such owner or occupier to plant a tree or trees in place of the tree so fallen or destroyed, of the same or other species at the same or other suitable place as may be specified in the order. (2) The owner or the occupier of the land shall comply with such order within thirty days from the receipt thereof or such extended time as the Tree Officer may allow. View Complete Act List Judgments citing this sectionTitle : Establishment of the Tree Authority
State : Karnataka
Year : 1976
(1) The State Government shall, by notification, constitute a Tree Authority for each urban area and for each rural area. (2) Such Authority shall consist of five members as follows:- (a) For an urban area,- (i) the Mayor or the President of the Municipal Corporation, the Municipal Council or the 1 [Town Panchayat], as the case may be; (ii) the Divisional Forest Officer or his nominee; (iii) the District Horticultural Officer having jurisdiction; (iv) the Municipal Commissioner or the Chief Executive Officer, as the case may be; and (v) one member of the Municipal Corporation, the Municipal Council or the 1 [Town Panchayat], as may be, nominated by the Mayor or the President , as the case may be: Provided that where the Corporation or the Municipal Council or the 1 [Town..... View Complete Act List Judgments citing this sectionTitle : Adoption of Trees
State : Karnataka
Year : 1976
Notwithstanding anything contained in this Act or in any other law for the time being in force, the Tree Authority may, subject to such terms and conditions as it may specify in that behalf, permit any individual, body corporate or institution to adopt any tree for such period as may be specified therein and during such period the said individual, body corporate or institution shall be responsible for the maintenance and preservation of the said tree. View Complete Act List Judgments citing this sectionTitle : Meetings of the Tree Authority
State : Karnataka
Year : 1976
(1) The Tree Authority shall meet at least once in three months at such place and time as the Chairman may decide and shall conduct its business in such manner as may be prescribed. (2) The quorum to constitute a meeting of the Tree Authority shall be one-third of the total number of its members. View Complete Act List Judgments citing this sectionTitle : Definitions
State : Karnataka
Year : 1976
(1) In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires,- (a) 'appointed day' in relation to any area means the date notified under sub-section (3) of section 1; (b) 'local authority' means a Municipal Corporation, or a Municipal Council or a 1 [Town Panchayat or a Taluk Panchayat]; (c) 'preservation of trees' means, maintenance and protection of trees to encourage normal growth and prevent damage or cutting or felling and includes planting of new trees and transplanting trees; (d) 'relevant Act' means the enactment under which a local authority is constituted; (e) 'rural area' means an area and of the kind specified in Schedules I and II; (f) 'to fell a tree' means severing the trunk from the roots, uprooting the tree and includes burning or cutting or girdling or applying..... View Complete Act List Judgments citing this sectionTitle : Report by Tree Officer
State : Karnataka
Year : 1976
If, on any investigation by a Tree Officer empowered under sub-section (1), of section 15A, it appears that there is sufficient evidence to justify the prosecution of the accused , the investigating officer shall submit a report (which shall, for the purposes of section 190 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 be deemed to be a police report) to a Magistrate having jurisdiction to enquire into or try the case and empowered to take congnizance of offence on police reports.]1 View Complete Act List Judgments citing this sectionTitle : Power to Release a Person Arrested
State : Karnataka
Year : 1976
Any Tree Officer who has arrested any person under the provisions of section 17 may release such person on his executing a bond with proper surety to appear, if and when so required, before the Magistrate having jurisdiction in the case, or before the police or the Tree Officer concerned. View Complete Act List Judgments citing this section