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Section 10: Keeping of accounts

The Kerala Private Forests (Assumption of Management) Act, 1957 (No.13 of 1958)State Act of Kerala · Act 13 of 1958

( I) Accounts of all receipts and dis­ bursE.'Iments in respect of the management. of a priVate forest, the management of whiCh ha.s be<>n taken over bv the Government, Rhall be mamtamed in such manner as may be prescribed. ,

(2) Such accounts shall be inspected and audited at such intcrvnls and by such persons as may be prescribed.

11 Release from management.-( 1) On the cxpirn.tion of the period for wh1ch management of a pnvate forest was taken over. or earlier, 1f the Governmetlt consider tha.t it IS 110 longer necessarv to 0~ntinue in management. the Government shall, by orrier, release Auch forest from th01r management.

(2) Y\ hen the management of any pnvate forost is to be released as aforesaid, the Government may after such mqmry, if any, as they mo.y in any CR.se consider necessary to make or cause to be mad€', specify by ord~r in wr1tmg the pereon to whom possussion of the forest shall be g1ven and such possession shall, as far .ts pmctical.Jle, be given to the person from whom possession was taken at. the time of the management or to the successors-m-mterest of such person

(3) The delivery of possesRion of the forest to t.hc person spec1fied in an order under sub-sectwn (2) shall be a full d!sch•trge of the Govern­ ment from all hab1hty m respect of the forest, but shall not prPJudice any nghts m respect of the forest which any othor person may be cut1tled by due process of law to enforce agamst tho person to whom posse!:~Rion of the forest is given.

(4) Where any person to whom possession of any forest is to be g1ven IS not found a.nd has no agent or other person empowered to accept dehvery on hts behalf, the Governm~nt sha.ll eau~e to be publish­ ed m the Gazette the order passed under sub-sectiOn (1)

(5) On and from the date of publiccLtJUn of the order under sub­ sectiOn (4), possession of the forest shall be deemed to bavc been delivered to the person ent1tled to pO!'Res,;Jon thereol and the Govern­ ment shall not be hable tor any cla~m m respect ol the forest for any period after the said date.

(6) All agreements validly entered mto by the GovCinmcot m the course of management &hall be bmdmg on the owner.

12. Sermce of notice and orders -Every notice 01 order Jssue<l under ·thlB Act-

(rt) of a general nature, shall be pubh <;bed in Lhe Gazette,

(b) affecting an mciividnal corporation or firm, shall be served in the mann•)r proVIded for the service of summons m Rule 2 of Ordel."

, 48 XXIX or Rule 3 of Order XXX, a;, the case may be, in the First Schedule to the Code of CiVIl Procedure, 1908, and

(c) altecLing an individual person (not being a corpor~~otion or firm), shall be served on such person- ' (i) by dehvermg it or tendering it to that person; or

(11) 1f 1t cannot be delivered or tendered, by dehvermg it or tendering 1t to any officer of such person or any adult male member of the family ot such verson or by affixmg a copy thereof on the outer door or on some conspicuous part of the prem1ses in which tha.t person is known to have last res1dC'd or ca.rned on busmess or person11.lly work­ ed for gam; or (Ill) by registered post.

Where this provision sits

ActThe Kerala Private Forests (Assumption of Management) Act, 1957 (No.13 of 1958)
Section10
Marginal noteKeeping of accounts
JurisdictionState of Kerala
StatusIn force as published by the source

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