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Section 1: Short title and extent.

The Indian Forest Act, 1927Central Act · Act 16 of 1927

(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 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 States of Bihar, Bombay, Coorg, Delhi, Madhya Pradesh, Orissa, Punjab, Uttar Pradesh and West Bengal; but the Government of any State may by notification in the Official Gazette bring this Act into force in the whole or any specified part of that State to which this Act extends and where it is not in force.]

STATE AMENDMENT

Maharashtra.--

Amendment of section 1 of Act XVI of 1927.--In section 1 of the Indian Forest Act, 1927 (XVI of 1927), in its application to the whole of the State of Maharashtra as provided by section 2 (hereinafter referred to as "the principal Act"),--

(i) to sub-section (2), after the words and letter "Part B States", the words "other than the Hyderabad area of the State of Maharashtra" shall be added;

(ii) to sub-section (3), the following proviso shall be added, namely:--

"Provided that, on the commencement of the Indian Forest (Maharashtra Unification and Amendment) Act, 1960 (Mah. VI of 1961), this Act shall be in force in the Hyderabad area of the State of Maharashtra."

[Vide Maharashtra Act VI of 1961, s. 3]

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ActThe Indian Forest Act, 1927
Section1
Marginal noteShort title and extent.
JurisdictionCentral
StatusIn force as published by the source

How this provision has been amended

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  • substituted. . Subs. by the A.O. (No. 3) 1956, for sub-sections (2) and (3).
  • repealed, Madhya Pradesh Act 23 of 1958. . This Act has beed declared to be in force in the Khondmals District by the Khondmals laws regulations, 1936 (4 of 1936), s. 3 and the Schedule.; and in the Angul District by the Angul Laws Regulation, 1936 (5 of 1936), and the Schedule. This Act has been extended in its application to:-- (1) Berar (partially) by the Berar Laws Act, 1941 (4 of 1941); (2) The Province of Coorg, see Coorg Gazette,…

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