The Indian Forest Act,1927 (Bare Act)/ Universal Law Publishing

THE INDIAN FOREST ACT, 1927
Introduction
CHAPTER 1
PRELIMINARY
Sections

Short title and extent Interpretation clause
CHAPTER II
OF RESERVED FORESTS
Power to reserve forests Notification by State Govenunent
Bar of accrual of forest-rights Proclamation by Forest Settlement-officer' Inquiry by Forest Settlement-officer
Powers of Forest Settlement-officers
Extinction of rights Treatment of claims relating to practice of shifting cultivation Power to acquire land over which right is claimed Order on claims to rights of pasture or to forest produce
Record to be made by Forest Settlement-officer
Record where he admits claim
Exercise of rights admitted Commutation of rights Appeal from order passed under section 11, section 12, section 15 or section 16 Appeal under section 17
Pleaders
Notification declaring forest reserved
Publication of translation of such notification in neighbourhood of forest Power to revise arrangement made under section 15 or section 18 No right acquired over reserved forest, except as here provided Rights not to be alienated without sanction Power to stop ways and water-courses in reserved forests Acts prohibited in such forests Power to declare forest no longer reserved
CHAPTER III
OF VILLAGE-FORESTS
Formation of village-forests
CHAPTER IV
OF PROTECTED FORESTS
Protected forests
Power to issue notification reserving trees, etc.

Publication of translation of such notification in neighbourhood Power to make rules for protected forests
Penalties for acts in contravention of notification under section 30 or
of rules under section 32
Nothing in this' Chapter to prohibit acts done in certain cases
CHAPTER V
THE CONTROL OVER FORESTS AND LANDS NOT
BEING THE PROPERTY OF GOVERNMENT Protection of forests for special purposes Power to assume management of forests Expropriation of forests in certain cases Protection of forests at request of owners
CHAPTER VI
OF THE DUTY ON TIMBER AND OTHER FOREST-PRODUCE Power to impose duty on timber and other forest-produce Limit not to apply to purchase-money or royalty
CHAPTER VII
OF THE CONTROL OF TIMBER AND OTHER
FOREST-PRODUCE IN TRANSIT Power to make rules to regulate transit of forest produce
Powers of Central Goverrunent as to movements of timber across
customs frontiers
Penalty for breach of rules made under section 41 Goverrunent and Forest-officers not liable for damage to forest-produce at depot All persons bound to aid in case of accidents at depot
CHAPTER VIII OF THE COLLECTION OF DRIFT AND STRANDED TIMBER Certain kinds of timber to be deemed property of Goverrunent until title thereto proved, and may be collected accordingly
Notice to claimants of drift timber Procedure on claim preferred to such timber Disposal of unclaimed timber Goverrunent and its officers not liable for damage to such timber Payments to be made by claimant before timber is delivered to him Power to make rules and prescribe penalties
CHAPTER IX
PENALTIES AND PROCEDURE Seizure of property liable to confiscation Power to release property seized under section 52 Procedure thereupon Forest-produce, tools, etc., when liable to confiscation ^ Disposal on conclusion of trial for forest-offence, of produce in respect of which it was committed Procedure when offender not known or cannot be foimd Procedure as to perishable property siezed under section 52 Appeal from orders under section 55, section 56 or section 57 Property when to vest in Goverrunent

Saving of power to release property seized Punishment for wrongful seizure Penalty for counterfeiting or defacing marks on trees and timber and for altering boundary marks
Power to arrest without warrant
Power to release on a bond a person arrested Power to prevent commission of offence Power to try offences summarily Power to compound offences Presumption that forest-produce belongs to Government
CHAPTER X
CATTLE-TRESPASS
Cattle-trespass Act, 1871, to apply
Power to alter fines fixed under that Act
CHAPTER XI
OF FOREST-GPnCERS
State Government may invest Forest-officers with certain powers Forest-officers deemed public servants
Indemnity for acts done in good faith
Forest-officers not to trade
CHAPTER XII
SUBSIDIARY RULES
Additional powers to make rules
Penalties for breach of rules
Rules when to have force of law
CHAPTER XIII
MISCELLANEOUS
Persons bound to assist Forest-officers and Police-officers
Management of forests the joint property of Government and other persons
Failure to perform service for which a share in produce of Government forest is employed Recovery of money due to Government Lien on forest-produce for such money Land required under this Act to be deemed to be needed for a. public purpose under the Land Acquisition Act, 1894 Recovery of penalties due under bond Saving for rights of Central Government IRepealed]
THE SCHEDULE.—IRepealed]

THE FOREST (CONSERVATION) ACT, 1980
Introduction
1. Short title, extent and commencement
2. Restriction on the dereservation of forests or use of forest land for non-forest purpose
3. Constitution of Advisory Committee

Sections
3A. Penalty for contravention of the provisioiw of the Act 3B. Offences by authorities and Government departments
4. Power to make rules
5. Repeal and saving
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THE FOREST (CONSERVATION) RULES, 2003
Short title, extent and commencement
Definitions Composition of the Forest Advisory Committee Constitution of the Regional Empowered Committee Terms of appointment of non-official members shall be as follows
Conduct of business of tlie Committee Submission of proposals seeking approval of the Central Government under section 2 of the Act Committee to advise on proposals received by the Central Government Proceedings against persons guilty of offences under the Act
APPENDIX FORM A.—Form for seeking prior approval under section 2 of the proposals by the State Governments and other authorities FORM B.—Form for seeking prior approval under section 2 of the proposals by the State Governments and other authorities in respect of renewal of leases, which have been earlier granted clearance under Forest (Conservation) Act, 1980