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The Maharashtra (Urban Areas) Protection and Preservation of Trees Act, 1975.

Maharashtra

An Act to make better provision for trees in urban areas in the State by regulating felling of trees and providing for planting of adequate number of new trees in those areas.

Act number
44 of 1975
Ministry
Govt of Maharashtra
Department
Environment Department
Enacted
16 Sep 1975

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25 sections

  1. Section 1Short title, extent and commencement.
  2. Section 2Definitions.
  3. Section 3Establishment of Tree Authority.
  4. Section 4Meetings of Tree Authority.
  5. Section 5Appointment of Tree Officer.
  6. Section 6Appointment of other officers and servants.
  7. Section 6ADuties of Maharashtra State Tree Authority.
  8. Section 7Duties of Tree Authority.
  9. Section 8Restrictions on felling of trees.
  10. Section 9Power to require planting of adequate number of trees.
  11. Section 10Power to require planting of a tree in place of fallen or destroyed tree.
  12. Section 11Responsibility for preservation of trees and power to take deposit for proper compliance.
  13. Section 12Adoption of trees.
  14. Section 13Forfeiture of deposit and recovery of expenditure on failure to comply with orders for planting trees.
  15. Section 14Appeals.
  16. Section 15Fund of Tree Authority.
  17. Section 16Budget.
  18. Section 17Accounts and audit.
  19. Section 18Levy and collection of Tree cess.
  20. Section 19Permission for development of land to be given with approval of Tree Officer.
  21. Section 20Power of Tree Authority to give directions.
  22. Section 20APrevention of felling or destruction of trees.
  23. Section 20BPower of entry for the purposes of this Act.
  24. Section 21Offence and penalty.
  25. Section 22Power to make rules.