Section 1: Short title and extent

Indian Forest Act 1927State Act of Tripura · Act 1 of 1927

(1) This Act may be called the Indian Forest Act, 1921 1[(2) It extends to the whole of India except the territories which, immediately before the 1st November, 1956, were comprised in Part B States.

(3) It applies to the territories which, immediately before the 1st November, 1956, were comprised in the States of Bihar, Bombay, Coorg, Delhi, Madhya Pradesh, Orissa, Punj Uttar Pradesh and West Bengal; but the Government of any State may by notification in Official Gazette bring this Act into force2 in the whole or any specified part of that State which this Act extends and where it is not in force.]

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Act	Indian Forest Act 1927
Section	1
Marginal note	Short title and extent
Jurisdiction	State of Tripura
Status	In force as published by the source

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