The Karnataka Forest Act, 1963
State Act of Karnataka · Act 5 of 1964141 provisions2 citing judgments
The enactment
| Long title | An Act to consolidate and amend the law relating to forests and forest produce in the State of Karnataka |
|---|---|
| Type | Act |
| Citation | Act 5 of 1964 |
| Year | 1964 |
| Jurisdiction | State of Karnataka |
| Status | In force as published by the source |
| Provisions published | 141 |
| Subjects | environment |
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- Section 1 Short title, extent and commencement
- Section 2 Definitions
- Section 3 Powers to constitute Reserved Forests
- Section 4 Notification by Government
- Section 5 Proclamation by Forest Settlement Officer
- Section 6 Bar of accrual of forest rights
- Section 7 Inquiry by Forest Settlement Officer
- Section 8 Powers of Forest Settlement Officer
- Section 9 Extinction of rights
- Section 10 Treatment of claims relating to shifting cultivation
- Section 11 Power to acquire land over which right is claimed
- Section 12 Order on claims to rights of way or pasture or to forest produce or water
- Section 13 Record to be made where claim is admitted
- Section 14 Exercise of rights admitted
- Section 15 Compensation for rights
- Section 16 Appeal from order passed under section 11, section 12, section 14 or section 15
- Section 17 Notification declaring forest a reserved forest
- Section 18 Publication of notification
- Section 19 Power to revise arrangements made under section 14 and to redefine the limits of reserved forests in certain cases
- Section 20 No right acquired over reserved forest except as provided
- Section 21 Alienation of right in reserved forest
- Section 22 Power to stop ways and water courses in reserved forests
- Section 23 Reserved forests constituted previous to passing of this Act
- Section 24 Acts prohibited in reserved forests1 citing judgment
- Section 25 Acts excepted from section 24
- Section 26 Privileges may be granted in reserved forests
- Section 27 Penalties for offences committed by persons having rights in reserved forest
- Section 28 Power to declare forests no longer reserved forests
- Section 29 Constitution of village forests
- Section 30 Power to make rules for village forests
- Section 31 Inquiry into and settlement of rights
- Section 31A Constitution of Village Forest Committee for Joint Forest Planning and Management of Forest
- Section 32 Power to grant privileges in district forests
- Section 33 Power to make rules for district forests
- Section 34 Suspension of rights in cases of fires caused wilfully or by gross negligence
- Section 35 Minor forests constituted previous to the commencement of this Act
- Section 36 Interpretations
- Section 37 Preservation of private forests
- Section 38 Power to make rules
- Section 39 Protection of forests for special purposes
- Section 40 Appeals
- Section 41 Penalties
- Section 42 Bar of suits
- Section 43 Power to assume management of forests
- Section 44 Consequences of assumption of management
- Section 45 Period of management
- Section 46 Termination of management
- Section 47 Government management of forests at request of owners
- Section 48 Acquisition of forests in certain cases
- Section 49 Power to remove difficulties
- Section 50 Power to make rules to regulate transit of forest produce
- Section 51 The State Government and Forest Officer not liable for damage to forest produce at depot
- Section 52 All persons bound to aid in case of accident at depot
- Section 53 Certain kinds of timbers to be deemed property of State Government until title thereto proved
- Section 54 Notice to claimants of drift timber
- Section 55 Procedure on claim preferred to such timber
- Section 56 Disposal of unclaimed timber
- Section 57 State Government and its officers not liable for damage to such timber
- Section 58 Payments to be made by claimant before timber is delivered to him
- Section 59 Power to make rules
- Section 60 Application of Cattle Trespass Act, 1871
- Section 61 Power to alter fines fixed under that Act
- Section 62 Seizure of property liable to confiscation
- Section 62A Powers of Forest Officer in the matter of Investigation
- Section 62B Report by Investigation Officer
- Section 62C Certificate of Forest Officer to be an evidence
- Section 63 Power to release property seized under section 62
- Section 64A Penalty for unauthorisedly taking possession of land constituted as reserved forest, 2[district forest, village forest, protected forest and any other land under the control of th…
- Section 65 Forest produce, tools, etc., when liable to forfeiture
- Section 66 Disposal, on conclusion of trial for forest offence, of produce in respect of which it was committed
- Section 67 Procedure when offender is not known or cannot be found
- Section 68 Procedure as to perishable property seized under section 62
- Section 69 Appeal from orders under sections 65, 66 and 67
- Section 70 Vesting of forfeited property in State Government
- Section 71 Saving of power to release property seized
- Section 71A Confiscation by Forest Officers in certain cases
- Section 71C Revision
- Section 71D Appeal
- Section 71E Award of Confiscation not to interfere with other punishments
- Section 71F Property confiscated when to vest in Government
- Section 71G Bar of jurisdiction in certain cases
- Section 72 Punishment for wrongful seizure
- Section 73 Penalty for counterfeiting or defacing marks on trees or timber and for altering boundary marks
- Section 74 Power to arrest without warrant
- Section 75 Power to release on a bond a person arrested
- Section 76 Power to prevent commission of offence
- Section 76A Prevention of Commission of offences etc.,
- Section 77 Power to try offences summarily
- Section 78 Operation of other laws not barred
- Section 79 Power to compound offences
- Section 80 Presumption that forest produce belongs to Government
- Section 81 Compensation for damage caused by commission of offence
- Section 82 Forfeiture of leases
- Section 82A Criminal liability of licencee for acts of servants
- Section 82B Offence by Companies etc
- Section 84 Presumption in case of sandal wood
- Section 85 Responsibility of occupants and holders of land for the preservation of sandal trees etc
- Section 86 Penalty for offence in regard to sandalwood
- Section 87 Regulation of sale and manufacture of sandalwood and sandalwood oil1 citing judgment
- Section 88 Definitions
- Section 89 Felling, etc., of catechu trees without permission prohibited
- Section 90 Felling, conversion or removal of catechu trees by the Forest or Revenue Department or by a person
- Section 91 Application for permit for felling catechu trees
- Section 92 Transport, etc., of catechu trees or timber without permit prohibited
- Section 93 Purchase or transport of cutch without permit prohibited
- Section 94 Manufacture of cutch to be carried on in specified places
- Section 95 Maintenance of accounts
- Section 96 Power of Revenue, Forest and Police Officers to search and seize property liable to confiscation
- Section 97 Power to make rules
- Section 98 Penalty
- Section 98A Levy of Forest Development 8[fee]8
- Section 98B Forest Development Fund
- Section 98C Power of State Government to exempt or reduce Forest Development fee
- Section 99 The State Government may invest Forest Officers with certain powers
- Section 100 Removal of forest produce from inam lands
- Section 101 Control over reserved trees
- Section 101A Grant of forest produce on seigniorage rate
- Section 101B Supply of forest produce under agreement by the State Government
- Section 102 General powers to make rules
- Section 103 Rules to be laid before State Legislature
- Section 104 Penalties for Contravention of Act or rules
- Section 104A Restrictions on trade and transport of blackwood or Bite trees and timber thereof
- Section 104B Certain offences to be cognizable
- Section 104D Special provision regarding bail
- Section 104F Persons not be released on probation
- Section 104G Removal of persons convicted of certain offences
- Section 105 Persons bound to assist Forest Officers and Police Officers
- Section 106 Management of forests which are the joint property of State Government and other persons
- Section 107 Power of State Government to apply provisions of this Act to certain lands of State Government or local authority
- Section 108 Failure to perform service for which a share in produce of Government forest is enjoyed
- Section 109 Recovery of money due to Government
- Section 110 Lien on forest produce for such money
- Section 111 Land required under this Act to be deemed to be needed for a public purpose under the Land Acquisition Act
- Section 112 Recovery of penalties due under bond
- Section 113 Forest Officers deemed to be public servants
- Section 114 Indemnity for acts done in good faith
- Section 114A Suits or prosecution in respect of acts done under colour of duty not to be entertained without sanction of the State Government
- Section 115 Forest Officer not to trade
- Section 116 Central Act No. 67 of 1957 to prevail
- Section 117 Repeal and savings
- Section 118 Power to remove difficulties
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