The Himachal Pradesh Private Forests Act, 1954
himachal-pradesh · 1955
- S. 1Forest
- S. 2Act not to apply to certain lands
- S. 3Definitions
- S. 4Power to prohibit certain acts
- S. 5Demarcation of private forests
- S. 6Rights in private forests or part thereof to be exercisable in accordance with this Act
- S. 7Restrictions on rights to cut, collect or A remove timber etc
- S. 8Height at which trees and age of bamboo culms that may be cut
- S. 9Certain persons not to sell or transfer timber
- S. 10Restrictions of right of landlord or persons claiming through landlord to cut or remove timber or forest produce
- S. 11Grant of licence to fell trees and fees for sale of trees
- S. 12Preparation of working plan
- S. 13Management of forest
- S. 14Removal of timber and extraction and removal of resin from private Forest
- S. 15Recovery of fees due to the State Government
- S. 16Prohibition of further contracts
- S. 17Restrictions on right to graze cattle
- S. 18Offences under this chapter and trial of such offences and penalties thereof
- S. 19Power to constitute a controlled forest
- S. 20Notification by the State Government
- S. 21Hearing of objections
- S. 22Proclamation by Forest Settlement Officer
- S. 23Inquiry by Forest Settlement Officer
- S. 24Powers of Forest Settlement Officer
- S. 25Order on claims to rights of pasture or to forest produce
- S. 26Manner in which Forest Settlement Officer should pass orders
- S. 27Suspension of rights when required for the conservation of a forest
- S. 28Extinction of rights
- S. 29Prohibition of further contracts
- S. 30Prohibition of cutting of trees
- S. 31Procedure for dealing with claims of forest contractors
- S. 32Appeal from orders passed under section 25 or section 31
- S. 33Appeal under section 32
- S. 34Persons entitled to appear, plead and act
- S. 35—
- S. 36Publication of such notification in neighbourhood of forest
- S. 37Control and management of Controlled A Forests to vest in the State Government
- S. 38Appointment of Forest Officers for Controlled Forests
- S. 39Power to invest Forest Officers with certain powers
- S. 40Demarcation of Controlled Forests
- S. 41Extent to which landlord is to be allowed to remove timber and other produce from Controlled Forest
- S. 42State Government to receive all revenues from and incur expenditure on Controlled Forest
- S. 43Maintenance of revenue and expenditure account
- S. 44Payment of allowances for, and net profits of Controlled Forest to landlord
- S. 45Rights of right holders to be exercised in accordance with rules
- S. 46Grouping of forests for management
- S. 47System of annual groups
- S. 48Extent of rights of right-holder to be varied by Forest Officer
- S. 49Release of Controlled Forests
- S. 50Forest offences
- S. 51Penalties for breach of rules
- S. 52Seizure of property liable to confiscation
- S. 53Procedure thereupon
- S. 54Trees, timber, forest produce, when liable to confiscation
- S. 55Disposal on conclusion of trial for forest offence of produce in respect of which it was committed
- S. 56Procedure when offender not known or cannot be found
- S. 57Procedure as to perishable property seized under section 52
- S. 58Appeal from orders under sections 54 to 56
- S. 59Property when to vest in the State
- S. 60Saving of power to release property seized
- S. 61Penalty for counterfeiting or defacing marks on trees and timber and for altering boundary marks
- S. 62Power to arrest
- S. 63Power to prevent commission of offence
- S. 64Power to compound offence
- S. 65Presumption that forest produce belongs to Controlled Forests
- S. 66Application of Cattle Trespass Act, 1871
- S. 67Power to alter fines fixed under Cattle Trespass Act, 1871
- S. 68Forest Officers deemed to be public servants
- S. 69Forest Officers not to trade
- S. 70Bar of suits and other proceedings
- S. 71Persons bound to assist Forest Officers
- S. 72Recovery of money due to Government
- S. 73Lien on forest produce for money due to Government
- S. 74Recovery of penalties due under bond
- S. 75Power to make rules
- S. 76Savings