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West Bengal Trees (Protection and Conservation in Nonforest Areas) Act, 2006 Complete Act

State: West Bengal

Year: 2006

.....of 1972). Explanation.- For the purpose of this section, the word 'forest' has the same meaning as is assigned in the West Bengal Private Forests Act, 1948 (West Ben. Act XIV of 1948). Section 3 Definitions In this Act, unless the context otherwiae requires,- (1) "appellate authority" means an appellate authority appointed under sub-section (1) of S.7; (2) "competent authority" means an authority appointed by the State Government, by notification, to perform the duties and exercise the powers conferred upon a competent authority under this Act; (3) "felling of tree" means cutting, girdling, pollarding, uprooting or damaging a tree in any manner but shall not include lopping off of a limb of tree for such purposes as may be prescribed; (4) "notification" means a notification published in the Official Gazette; (5) "person" shall include any company or association or body of individuals, whether incorporated or not; (6) "raiyat" shall have the same meaning as in the West Bengal Land Reforms Act, 1955 (West Ben. Act X of 1956); (7) "Schedule" means a Schedule to this Act; (8) "State Government" means the State Government of West Bengal; (9) "tree" has the same meaning as.....

Cantonments Act, 2006 Section 262

Title: Felling Lopping and Trimming of Trees

State: Central

Year: 2006

(1) Where, in the opinion of a Board, the felling of any tree of mature growth standing in a private enclosure in the cantonment is necessary for any reason, the Board may, by notice in writing, require the owner, lessee or occupier of the land to fell the tree within such time as may be specified in the notice. (2) A Board may-- (a) cause to be lopped or trimmed any tree standing on land in the cantonment which belongs to the Government; or (b) by public notice require all owners, lessees or occupiers of land in the cantonment, or by notice in writing require the owner, lessee or occupier of any such land to lop or trim, in such manner as may be specified in the notice, ail or any trees standing on such land or to remove any dead trees from such land.

Cantonments Act, 2006 Complete Act

State: Central

Year: 2006

.....of whatever grade in immediate executive engineering charge of a cantonment; (t) "factory" means a factory as defined in clause (m) of (S.2 of the Factories Act, 1948) (63 of 1948); (u) "Forces" means the regular Army, Navy and Air Force or any part of any one or more of them; (v) "General Officer Commanding-in-Chief, the Command" (GOC-in-C, Command) means the Officer Commanding any of the Commands; (w) "General Officer Commanding the Area" means the Officer Commanding any one of the areas into which India is for military purposes for the time being divided, or any sub-area which does not form part of any such area, or any area which the Central Government may, by notification in the Official Gazette, declare to be an area for all or any of the purposes of this Act; (x) "Group Housing" means a group of houses for dwelling purposes and may comprise all or any of the following: namely, (a) a dwelling unit, (b) open spaces intended for recreation and ventilation, (c) roads, paths, sewers, drains, water supply and ancillary installations, street lighting and other amenities, (d) convenient shopping place, schools, community hall or other amenities for common use; (y).....

West Bengal Municipal Corporation Act, 2006 Complete Act

State: West Bengal

Year: 2006

.....performance, amusement, game, and sport to which persons are ordinarily admitted on payment; (36) "factory" means a factory as defined in the Factories Act, 1948 (63 of 1948); (37) "filth" includes offensive matter and sewage; (38) "footpath" or "footway" means pavement at the side of road or street for pedestrians; (39) "goods" includes animals; (40) "habitable room" means a room constructed or adapted for human habitation; (41) "heritage building or site" means any building of one or more premises, or any part thereof, or any monument, or any precinct, or any site, which requires preservation and conservation for historical, architectural, environmental or cultural purpose, and includes such portion of the land adjoining such building or any part thereof as may be required for fencing or covering or otherwise preserving such building, and also includes the areas and buildings requiring preservation and conservation for the purpose as aforesaid under subclause (ii) of clause (a) of sub-section (4) of section 31 of the West Bengal Town and Country (Planning and Development) Act, 1979(West Ben. Act XIII of 1979); (42) "Heritage Conservation Committee" means the.....

Cantonments Act, 2006 Chapter X

Title: Town Planning and Control over Buildings, Etc.

State: Central

Year: 2006

.....of, the building, or which reduces the cubic capacity of any room in the building below the minimum prescribed by any bye-law made under this Act. Section 236 - Conditions of valid notice (1) A person giving the notice required by section 235 shall specify the purpose for which it is intended to use the building to which such notice relates. (2) No notice shall be valid until the information required under the sub-section (1) and any further information and plans and undertakings which may be required under bye-laws made under this Act have been furnished to the satisfaction of the Chief Executive Officer, along with the notice. Section 237 - Power of Board under certain sections exercisable by Chief Executive Officer The powers, duties and functions of the Board under section 238, sub-section (1) of section 241, section 243, section 245 and section 248 excluding the provisions to subsection (1) and the provisions to sub-section (2) of the said section 248 shall be exercised or discharged in a civil area by the Chief Executive Officer. Section 238 - Power of Board to sanction or refuse (1) The Board may either refuse to sanction the erection or re-erection,.....

Cantonments Act, 2006 Chapter XIII

Title: Public Safety and Suppression of Nuisances

State: Central

Year: 2006

.....animal found picketed or straying as aforesaid may be removed by any officer or employee of the Board to a pound. (5) Whoever in a cantonment manufactures, supplies, carries or uses for packaging or any other purposes material of non-biodegradable nature including polythene bags shall be punished with fine which may extend to five thousand rupees or imprisonment which may extend to six months. Section 290 - Registration and control of dogs (1) A Board may make bye-laws to provide for the registration of all dogs kept within the cantonment. (2) Such bye-laws shall -- (a) require the registration, by any officer authorised in this behalf of all dogs kept in the cantonment; (b) require that every registered dog shall wear a collar to which shall be attached a metal token to be issued by the registration authority, and fix the fee payable for the issue thereof; (c) require that any dog which has not been registered or which is not wearing such token shall, if found in any public place, be detained at a place set apart for the purpose; and (d) fix the fee which shall be charged for such detention and provide that any such dog shall be liable to be destroyed or.....

The Scheduled Tribes and Other Traditional Forest Dwellers (Recognition of Forest Rights) Act, 2006 Complete Act

State: Central

Year: 2006

.....been established by the concerned agencies of the State Government, in exercise of their powers under the Wild Life (Protection) Act, 1972 that the activities or impact of the presence of holders of rights upon wild animals is sufficient to cause irreversible damage and threaten the existence of said species and their habitat; (c) the State Government has concluded that other reasonable options, such as, co-existence are not available; (d) a resettlement or alternatives package has been prepared and communicated that provides a secure livelihood for the affected individuals and communities and fulfils the requirements of such affected individuals and communities given in the relevant laws and the policy of the Central Government; (e) the free informed consent of the Gram Sabhas in the areas concerned to the proposed resettlement and to the package has been obtained in writing; (f) no resettlement shall take place until facilities and land allocation at the resettlement location are complete as per the promised package: Provided that the critical wildlife habitats from which rights holders are thus relocated for purposes of wildlife conservation shall not be.....

The Scheduled Tribes and Other Traditional Forest Dwellers (Recognition of Forest Rights) Act, 2006 Complete Act

State: Assam

Year: 2006

.....been established by the concerned agencies of the State Government, in exercise of their powers under the Wild Life (Protection) Act, 1972 that the activities or impact of the presence of holders of rights upon wild animals is sufficient to cause irreversible damage and threaten the existence of said species and their habitat; (c) the State Government has concluded that other reasonable options, such as, co-existence are not available; (d) a resettlement or alternatives package has been prepared and communicated that provides a secure livelihood for the affected individuals and communities and fulfils the requirements of such affected individuals and communities given in the relevant laws and the policy of the Central Government; (e) the free informed consent of the Gram Sabhas in the areas concerned to the proposed resettlement and to the package has been obtained in writing; (f) no resettlement shall take place until facilities and land allocation at the resettlement location are complete as per the promised package: Provided that the critical wildlife habitats from which rights holders are thus relocated for purposes of wildlife conservation shall not be .....

Scheduled Tribes and Other Traditional Forest Dwellers (Recognition of Forest Rights) Act, 2006 Section 3

Title: Forestrights of Forest Dwelling Scheduled Tribes and Other Tradional Forest Dwellers

State: Central

Year: 2006

.....forest dwellers, as the case may be, which are not mentioned in clauses (a) to (k) but excluding the traditional right of hunting or trapping or extracting a part of the body of any species of wild animal; (m) right to in situ rehabilitation including alternative land in cases where the Scheduled Tribes and other traditional forest dwellers have been illegally evicted or displaced from forest land of any description without receiving their legal entitlement to rehabilitation prior to the 13th day of December, 2005. (2) Notwithstanding anything contained in the Forest (Conservation) Act,1980 (69 of 1980), the Central Government shall provide for diversion of forest land for the following facilities managed by the Government which involve felling of trees not exceeding seventy-five trees per hectare, nemely:-- (a) schools; (b) dispensary or hospital; (c) anganwadis; (d) fair price shops; (e) electric and telecommunication lines; (f) tanks and other minor water bodies; (g) drinking water supply and water pipelines; (h) water or rain water harvesting structures; (i) minor irrigation canals; (j) non-conventional source of energy; (k) skill upgradation or.....

Scheduled Tribes and Other Traditional Forest Dwellers (Recognition of Forest Rights) Act, 2006 Chapter 2

Title: Forest Rights

State: Central

Year: 2006

.....forest dwellers, as the case may be, which are not mentioned in clauses (a) to (k) but excluding the traditional right of hunting or trapping or extracting a part of the body of any species of wild animal; (m) right to in situ rehabilitation including alternative land in cases where the Scheduled Tribes and other traditional forest dwellers have been illegally evicted or displaced from forest land of any description without receiving their legal entitlement to rehabilitation prior to the 13th day of December, 2005. (2) Notwithstanding anything contained in the Forest (Conservation) Act,1980 (69 of 1980), the Central Government shall provide for diversion of forest land for the following facilities managed by the Government which involve felling of trees not exceeding seventy-five trees per hectare, nemely:-- (a) schools; (b) dispensary or hospital; (c) anganwadis; (d) fair price shops; (e) electric and telecommunication lines; (f) tanks and other minor water bodies; (g) drinking water supply and water pipelines; (h) water or rain water harvesting structures; (i) minor irrigation canals; (j) non-conventional source of energy; (k) skill upgradation or.....