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1. Short title and extent.—(1) This Act may be called the Indian Forest Act, 1927. 2[(2) It extends to the whole of India except the territories which, immediately before the 1st November, 1956, were comprised in Part B States. (3) It applies to the territories which, immediately before the 1st November, 1956, were comprised in
The Indian Forest Act, 1927 (16 of 1927) Last Updated 5th January, 2022 Statement of Objects and Reasons. - The general law relating to forests in British India is contained in the Indian Forest Act, 1878, and its amending Acts. The present Bill brings the law together within the scope of one enactment.
Sep 3, 2020 · The Indian Forest Act,1927 aimed to regulate the movement of forest produce, and duty leviable forest produce. It also explains the procedure to be followed for declaring an area as Reserved Forest, Protected Forest or a Village Forest.
The Indian Forest Act, 1927 was largely based on previous Indian Forest Acts implemented under the British Raj. The most famous one was the Indian Forest Act of 1878.
THE INDIAN FOREST ACT, 1927 ACT NO. 16 OF 19271 [21st September, 1927.] An Act to consolidate the law relating to forests, the transit of forest-produce and the duty leviable on timber and other forest-produce. WHEREAS it is expedient to consolidate the law relating to forests, the transit of forest-produce and
(1) This Act may be called the Indian Forest Act, 1927. (2) It extends to the whole of India except the territories which, immediately before the 1. st. November, 1956, were comprised in Part B States other than the Hyderabad area of the State of Maharashtra. (3) It applies to the territories which, immediately before the 1. st . November,
The Indian Forest Act, 1927 did not focus on the conservation of forests, rather the laws of the British Colonial Government focused on control of extraction of timber from the forests. This article will provide information about the Indian Forest Act, 1927 in the context of the IAS Exam.
THE INDIAN FOREST ACT, 1927 CONTENTS ARRANGEMENT OF SECTIONS CHAPTER I PRELIMINARY 1. Short title and extent 2. Interpretation clause CHAPTER II OF RESERVED FORESTS 3. Power to reserve forests 4. Notification by State Government 5. Bar of accrual of forest-rights 6. Proclamation by Forest Settlement-officer 7. Inquiry-by Forest Settlement-officer
An Act to consolidate the law relating to forests, the transit of forest-produce and the duty leviable on timber and other forest-produce. Ministry: Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change
Mar 29, 2020 · The Indian Forest Act, 1927 is a revised comprehensive legislation enacted with the intention to deal with the lacunae in the previous acts and formulate the laws of the forest.
