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Agistment

called 'tacks') for rent is imposed by s. 35 of the Agricultural Holdings Act, 1923. See also Manwood's Forest Laws, cc. 11-80, where to 'agist' is to take in and feed strangers' cattle in the Royal Forest

Gale

used as meaning the right granted by the Crown to mine or to quarry in parts of the Forest of Dean. [See the Forest of Dean (Mines) Act, 1838] Rent paid by a free miner the galled

Seigniorage

a mint for coining; and (ii) something claimed by a monarch or feudal lord as a prerogative, Divisional Forest Officer v. Tata Finlay Ltd., AIR 2001 SC 2672. [See Kerala Grants and Leases (Modifications of Rights) Act

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Agricultural produce

s. 2(a) of the Act means all produce, whether processed or not, of agricultural, horticulture, animal husbandry or forest as specified in the Schedule to the Act. Sheep-hair is consequently an agricultural produce within the meaning of

Hunting

the meaning of the term 'hunting' is thus prohibited in terms of s. 9 of the Act, Chief Forest Officer v. Nisar Khan, AIR 2003 SC 1867 (1869): (2003) 4 SCC 595. [Wild Life (Protection) Act, 1972,

Commissioners of Crown Lands

Commissioners of Crown Lands, the name of the Commissioners of Woods and Forests, see the (English) Forestry (Transfer of Woods) Act, 1923, and Order in Council, 1924, S.R.O., 1924 (No. 1370).

Destructive insects

make orders and exercise powers similar to those given by the (English) Destructive Insects Act, 1877. The (English) Forestry Act, 1919, transfers these powers to the Forestry Commissioners in so far as they relate to timber and

Quasi judicial, quasi

exactly', State of Himachal Pradesh v. Raja Mahendra Pal, (1999) 4 SCC 93: AIR 1999 SC 1786. [H.P. Forest Produce (Regulation of Trade) Act, 1982 (5 of 1982)]

River

River, includes any stream, canal, creak or other channels, natural or artificial. [Indian Forest Act, 1927, s. 2(5)]

Felling of trees

tree for such purposes as may be prescribed, The West Bengal Tress (Protection and Conservation in Non-forest Areas) Act, 2006, s. 3(3).

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