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THE UNITED PROVINCES PRIVATE FORESTS ACT, 1948

1948 ई0 का संयुक्त प्रान्तीय निजी जंगल संरक्षण ऐक्ट

Uttar Pradesh

An Act to provide for the conservation of private forests and groves and afforestation of waste lands in the Uttar Pradesh.

Act number
6 of 1949
Department
Environment,Forest & Climate Change
Enacted
11 May 1949

Source: IndiaCode Portal, Legislative Department, Ministry of Law and Justice, Government of India. Open on India Code Check against the official text before relying on it.

76 sections

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