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Section 42: Penalty for breach of rules made under section 41.

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

(1) The [State Government] may by such such rules prescribe as penalties for the contravention thereof imprisonment for a term which may extend to six months, or fine which may extend to five hundred rupees, or both.

(2) Such rules may provide that penalties which are double of those mentioned in sub-section (1) may be inflicted in cases where the offence is committed after sunset and before sunrise, or after preparation for resistance to lawful authority, or where the offender has been previously convicted of a like offence.

STATE AMENDMENTS

Maharashtra

Amendment of section 42 of Act 16 of 1927.--In section 42 of the principal Act, in sub-section (1), for the words "two thousand rupees" the words "five thousand rupees" shall be substituted.

[Vide Maharashtra Act 21 of 2015, s. 4].

Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh (UTs).--

Section 42.- In sub-section (1), for the words "six months" and "five hundred rupees", substitute the words "two years" and "twenty-five thousand rupees" respectively.

[Vide the Jammu and Kashmir Reorganization (Adaptation of Central Laws) Order, 2020, notification No. S.O. 1123(E) dated (18-3-2020) and Vide Union Territory of Ladakh Reorganisation (Adaptation of Central Laws) Order, 2020, notification No. S.O.3774(E), dated (23-10-2020.]

Uttar Pradesh

Amendment of section 42--In section 42 of the principal Act, for sub-section (1), the following subsection shall be substituted, namely:--

"(1) The State Government may by such rules prescribe as penalties for the contravention thereof imprisonment for a term which may extend to two years, or fine which may extend to five thousand rupees or both."

[Vide Uttar Pradesh Act 1 of 2001, s. 5]

Uttarakhand--

Amendment of section 42.--In section 42 of the principal Act, in sub-section (1), or the words "six month, or fine which may extend to five hundred rupees" the words two years, or fine which may extend to five thousand rupees" shall be substituted.

[Vide Uttarakhand Act 10 of 2002, s. 5]

Maharashtra--

Amendment of section 42 of Act XVI.--In section 42 of the principal Act, in sub-section (1), for the words "six months or with fine which may extend to five hundred rupees," the words "one year or with fine which may extend to two thousand rupees," shall be substituted.

[Vide Maharashtra Act VII of 1985, s. 6]

Where this provision sits

ActThe Indian Forest Act, 1927
Section42
Marginal notePenalty for breach of rules made under section 41.
JurisdictionCentral
StatusIn force as published by the source
Judgments citing it3

How this provision has been amended

Taken from the footnotes printed with the provision by the source. Where a footnote names the amending instrument, it is quoted as printed.

  • substituted. . Subs. by the A.O. 1950, for "Provincial Government".

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