The Indian Forest Act, 1927

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.