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The Scheduled Tribes and Other Traditional Forest Dwellers (Recognition of Forest Rights) Act, 2006

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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.

Act number
2 of 2007
Ministry
Ministry of Tribal Affairs
Enacted
29 Dec 2006

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.

14 sections

  1. Section 1Short title, extent and commencement.
  2. Section 2Definitions.
  3. Section 3Forest rights of Forest dwelling Scheduled Tribes and other tradional forest dwellers.
  4. Section 4Recognition of, and vesting of, forest rights in forest dwelling Scheduled Tribes and other traditional forest dwellers.
  5. Section 5Duties of holders of forest rights.
  6. Section 6Authorities to vest forest rights in forest dwelling Scheduled Tribes and other traditional forest dwellers and procedure thereof.
  7. Section 7Offences by members or officers of authorities and Committees under this Act.
  8. Section 8Cognizance of offences.
  9. Section 9Members of authorities, etc., to be public servants.
  10. Section 10Protection of action taken in good faith.
  11. Section 11Nodal agency.
  12. Section 12Power of Central Government to issue directions.
  13. Section 13Act not in derogation of any other law.
  14. Section 14Power to make rules.