The Scheduled Tribes and Other Traditional Forest Dwellers (Recognition of Forest Rights) Act, 2006
Central Act · Act 2 of 200714 provisions4 citing judgments
The enactment
| Long title | An Act to recognise and vest the forest rights and occupation in forest land in forest dwelling Scheduled Tribes and other traditional forest dwellers who have been residing in such forests for generations but whose rights could not be recorded; to provide for a framework for recording the forest rights so vested and the nature of evidence required for such recognition and vesting in respect of forest land. |
|---|---|
| Type | Act |
| Citation | Act 2 of 2007 |
| Year | 2007 |
| Jurisdiction | Central |
| Ministry | Ministry of Tribal Affairs |
| Status | In force as published by the source |
| Provisions published | 14 |
| Subjects | environment, social |
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- Section 1 Short title, extent and commencement.
- Section 2 Definitions.1 citing judgment
- Section 3 Forest rights of Forest dwelling Scheduled Tribes and other tradional forest dwellers.2 citing judgments
- Section 4 Recognition of, and vesting of, forest rights in forest dwelling Scheduled Tribes and other traditional forest dwellers.
- Section 5 Duties of holders of forest rights.
- Section 6 Authorities to vest forest rights in forest dwelling Scheduled Tribes and other traditional forest dwellers and procedure thereof.
- Section 7 Offences by members or officers of authorities and Committees under this Act.
- Section 8 Cognizance of offences.
- Section 9 Members of authorities, etc., to be public servants.
- Section 10 Protection of action taken in good faith.
- Section 11 Nodal agency.1 citing judgment
- Section 12 Power of Central Government to issue directions.
- Section 13 Act not in derogation of any other law.
- Section 14 Power to make rules.
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