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Section 2: Definitions.

The Maharashtra Felling of Trees (Regulation) Act, 1964State Act of Maharashtra · Act 34 of 1964

In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires,-

[(a-1) "artificial plantation" means planting of minimum 100 seedlings of tree species per hectare through artificial means or by human agency on any land not being the property of Government ;]

[(a) "Code" means the Maharashtra Land Revenue Code, 1966 (Mah. XLI of 1966) ;]

[(b)] "Collector" includes a Revenue Officer appointed by the State Government to exercise the powers and perform the functions of the Collector under this Act;

[(c)] "Forest Officer" means a Forest Officer within the meaning of the Indian Forest Act, 1927 (XVI of 1927) ;

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(d) "Revenue Officer" means a Revenue Officer within the meaning of the [Code] ;

(e) "to fell a tree" includes burning or cutting or lopping a tree to cause substantial damage or destruction thereto ;

(f) "tree" means any tree specified in the Schedule ; and the State Government may, by notification in the Official Gazette, add to or modify the Schedule, after considering the necessity for the protection of any variety of trees; and the provisions of sub-section (2) of section 15 in so far as they relate to laying before, and modification by the State Legislature shall apply in relation to such notification as they apply in relation to any rule made under that section ;

[(ff) "Tree Officer" means a Forest Officer not below the rank of a Range Forest Officer;]

(g) "Urban area" means the area within the limits of a municipality, municipal corporation, Municipal Committee, Town Committee, or notified area committee, or Cantonment constituted under any law for the time being in force ; and includes a local area which is specified by the State Government in the Official Gazette, being an area which has a population of not less than five thousand and has not less than three-fourths of male workers engaged in non-agricultural pursuits ;

(h) words and expressions used but not defined in this Act shall have the meanings, respectively, assigned to them in the [Code.]

Where this provision sits

ActThe Maharashtra Felling of Trees (Regulation) Act, 1964
Section2
Marginal noteDefinitions.
JurisdictionState of Maharashtra
StatusIn force as published by the source

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.

  • inserted, Mah. 35 of 1999. Clause (a-1) was inserted by Mah. 35 of 1999, s. 2.
  • inserted, Mah. 17 of 1987. Clauses (a) and (b) were re-lettered as clauses (b) and (c) and before clause (b) as so re-lettered clause (a) was inserted by Mah. 17 of 1987, s. 2(a).
  • inserted, Mah. 17 of 1987. Clauses (a) and (b) were re-lettered as clauses (b) and (c) and before clause (b) as so re-lettered clause (a) was inserted by Mah. 17 of 1987, s. 2(a).
  • inserted, Mah. 17 of 1987. Clauses (a) and (b) were re-lettered as clauses (b) and (c) and before clause (b) as so re-lettered clause (a) was inserted by Mah. 17 of 1987, s. 2(a).
  • omitted, Mah. 17 of 1987. Existing clause (c) was deleted by Mah. 17 of 1987, s. 2 (b).
  • substituted, Mah. 17 of 1987. This word was substituted for the words "relevant Code" by Mah. 17 of 1987, s. 2 (c).
  • inserted, Mah. 26 of 1989. Clause (ff) was inserted by Mah. 26 of 1989, s. 2.
  • substituted, Mah. 17 of 1987. This word was substituted for the words "relevant Code" by Mah. 17 of 1987, s. 2(d).

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