The United Provinces Private Forests Act, 1948
State Act of Uttar Pradesh · Act 6 of 194976 provisions
The enactment
| Long title | An Act to provide for the conservation of private forests and groves and afforestation of waste lands in the Uttar Pradesh. |
|---|---|
| Type | Act |
| Citation | Act 6 of 1949 |
| Year | 1949 |
| Jurisdiction | State of Uttar Pradesh |
| Status | In force as published by the source |
| Provisions published | 76 |
| Subjects | environment |
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- Section 1 Short title, extent and commencement
- Section 2 Act not to apply to certain lands
- Section 3 Definitions, Act No. 16 of 1927
- Section 4 Power to prohibit the cutting of trees
- Section 5 Rights in notified area or forest to be exercisable in accordance with this Ac
- Section 6 Restrictions on rights to cut, collect, or remove timber, etc. for domestic or agricultural needs
- Section 7 Restrictions on right to reclaim forest for purposes of cultivation
- Section 8 Height of which trees and age of bamboo culms that may be cut
- Section 9 Certain persons not to sell or transfer timber cut in any forest
- Section 10 Restrictions on rights of landlord, or persons claiming through landlord to cut and remove timber or forest produce
- Section 11 Restrictions on right to graze cattle
- Section 12 Grant of permits to fell trees
- Section 13 Management of forests by owner under an approved working plan
- Section 14 Management of the forest
- Section 15 Offences under this Chapter and trial of such offences and penalties thereof
- Section 16 Power to constitute a vested forest
- Section 17 Notification by State Government
- Section 18 Hearing of objections
- Section 19 Proclamation by Forest Settlement Officer
- Section 20 Inquiry by Forest Settlement Officer
- Section 21 Power of Forest Settlement Officer
- Section 22 Order on claims to rights of pasture or to forest produce
- Section 23 Manner in which Forest Settlement Officer should pass orders
- Section 24 Suspension of rights when required for the conservation of a forest
- Section 25 Extinction of rights
- Section 26 Prohibition of further contracts
- Section 27 Prohibition of cutting of trees
- Section 28 Procedure for dealing with claims of forest contractors
- Section 29 Appeal from orders passed under Section 22, Section 24 or Section 28
- Section 30 Appeal under Section 29
- Section 31 Pleaders
- Section 32 Notification declaring an area to be a vested fores
- Section 33 Publication of translation of such notification in neighbourhood of forest
- Section 34 Control and management of vested forests to vest in the State Government
- Section 35 Appointment of Forest Officers for vested forests
- Section 36 Power to invest Forest Officers with certain powers
- Section 37 Demarcation of vested forests
- Section 38 Extent to which landlord is to be allowed to remove timber and other produce from vested forest
- Section 39 State Government to receive all revenues from and incur expenditure on vested forest
- Section 40 Maintenance of revenue and expenditure account
- Section 41 Payment of allowances for, and net profits of vested forests to landlord
- Section 42 Right of rightholders to be exercised in accordance with rules
- Section 43 Grouping of forests for management
- Section 44 System of annual coupes
- Section 45 Extent of rights of right-holders to be varied by Forest Officer
- Section 46 Release of vested forests
- Section 47 Forest offences
- Section 48 Penalties for breach of rules
- Section 49 Seizures of property liable to confiscation
- Section 50 Procedure thereupon
- Section 51 Power to release property seized under Section 49
- Section 52 Tress, timber, forest produce, tools etc., when liable to confiscation
- Section 53 Disposal or conclusion of trial for forest offences of produce in respect of which it was committed
- Section 54 Procedure when offender not known or cannot be found
- Section 55 Procedure as to perishable property seized under Section 49
- Section 56 Appeal from orders under Sections 52, 53 or 54
- Section 57 Property when to vest in the State Government
- Section 58 Saving of power to release property seized
- Section 59 Penalty for counterfeiting or defacting marks on trees and timber and for altering boundary marks
- Section 60 Power to arrest without warrant
- Section 61 Power to prevent commission of offence
- Section 62 Power to compound offence
- Section 63 Presumption that forest produce belongs to vested forest
- Section 64 Application of Cattle Trespass Act (I of 1871)
- Section 65 Power to alter fines fixed under Cattle Trespass Act, 1871
- Section 66 Forest Officers deemed public servants
- Section 67 Forest Officer not to trade
- Section 68 Bar of suits and other proceedings
- Section 69 Persons bound to assist Forest Officers and Police Officers
- Section 70 Management of groves and grove-lands
- Section 71 Application of the Act to groves
- Section 72 Recovery of money due to Government
- Section 73 Lien on forest produce for money due to Government
- Section 74 Recovery of penalties due under bond
- Section 75 Power to make rules
- Section 76 Savings
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