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Section 9: Planting of adequate number of trees

The Karnataka Preservation of Trees Act, 1976State Act of Karnataka · Act 76 of 1976

(1) Every owner or occupant of a land shall, within a period of five years from the appointed day or within such extended period as the Tree Authority may specify, plant trees so as to conform to the standards prescribed by the said Tree Authority under clause (c) of section 7.

(2) If in the opinion of the tree Officer the number of trees in any land is not adequate according to the standards referred to in sub-section (1), the Tree Officer may, by order giving a reasonable opportunity to the owner or occupier of the land of making representation, require him to plant such trees, or additional trees, as the case may be, and at such places in the land as may be specified in the order.

(3) The owner or occupier of the land shall comply with such order within thirty days from the receipt thereof or such extended time as the Tree Officer may allow in this behalf.

Where this provision sits

ActThe Karnataka Preservation of Trees Act, 1976
Section9
Marginal notePlanting of adequate number of trees
JurisdictionState of Karnataka
StatusIn force as published by the source

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