The Indian Forest Act, 1927
The Indian Forest Act, 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.
Summary
The Indian Forest Act, 1927 is an Act of the Indian Parliament that consolidates the laws relating to forests, transit of forest-produce, and the duty leviable on timber and other forest-produce. The Act is designed to promote the conservation and development of forests in India, and it grants wide-ranging powers to the state and central governments to manage and regulate the country's forests. The Act also outlines the rights of forest-dwellers and provides for the protection of wildlife and forest produce. It was amended in 2017 to recognize the rights of forest-dwelling communities, and to promote the use of bamboo in the forest-based industry.
Table of Contents
| # | Section | Link |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Section 1: Short Title And Extent | Open |
| 2 | Section 2: Interpretation Clause | Open |
| 3 | Section 3: Power To Reserve Forests | Open |
| 4 | Section 4: Notification By State Government | Open |
| 5 | Section 5: Bar Of Accrual Of Forest-Rights | Open |
| 6 | Section 6: Proclamation By Forest Settlement-Officer | Open |
| 7 | Section 7: Inquiry By Forest Settlement-Officer | Open |
| 8 | Section 8: Powers Of Forest Settlement-Officer | Open |
| 9 | Section 9: Extinction Of Rights | Open |
| 10 | Section 10: Treatment Of Claims Relating To Practice Of Shifting Cultivation | Open |
| 11 | Section 11: Power To Acquire Land Over Which Right Is Claimed | Open |
| 12 | Section 12: Order On Claims To Rights Of Pasture Or To Forest-Produce | Open |
| 13 | Section 13: Record To Be Made By Forest Settlement-Officer | Open |
| 14 | Section 14: Record Where He Admits Claim | Open |
| 15 | Section 15: Exercise Of Rights Admitted | Open |