The KARNATAKA FOREST ACT, 1963
karnataka · 1964
- S. 1Omitted by Act 12 of 1998 w
- S. 2Substituted by Act 20 of 2001 w
- S. 3Substituted by Act, 23 of 2016 w
- S. 4Notification by Government
- S. 5The State of Karnataka issued Notification No
- S. 6—
- S. 7Inquiry by Forest Settlement Officer
- S. 8Powers of Forest Settlement Officer
- S. 9Extinction of rights
- S. 10Treatment of claims relating to shifting cultivation
- S. 11Power to acquire land over which right is claimed
- S. 12Order on claims to rights of way or pasture or to forest produce or water
- S. 13Record to be made where claim is admitted
- S. 14Exercise of rights admitted
- S. 15Compensation for rights
- S. 16Appeal from order passed under section 11, section 12, section 14 or section 15
- S. 17Notification declaring forest a reserved forest
- S. 18Publication of notification
- S. 19Power to revise arrangements made under section 14 and to redefine the limits of reserved forests in certain cases
- S. 20No right acquired over reserved forest except as provided
- S. 21Alienation of right in reserved forest
- S. 22Power to stop ways and water courses in reserved forests
- S. 23Reserved forests constituted previous to passing of this Act
- S. 24Acts prohibited in reserved forests
- S. 25Acts excepted from section 24
- S. 26Privileges may be granted in reserved forests
- S. 27Penalties for offences committed by persons having rights in reserved forest
- S. 28Power to declare forests no longer reserved forests
- S. 29Constitution of village forests
- S. 30Power to make rules for village forests
- S. 31Inquiry into and settlement of rights
- S. 31AConstitution of Village Forest Committee for Joint Forest Planning and Management of Forest
- S. 32Power to grant privileges in district forests
- S. 33Power to make rules for district forests
- S. 34Suspension of rights in cases of fires caused wilfully or by gross negligence
- S. 35Minor forests constituted previous to the commencement of this Act
- S. 36Interpretations
- S. 37Preservation of private forests
- S. 38Power to make rules
- S. 39Protection of forests for special purposes
- S. 40Appeals
- S. 41Penalties
- S. 42Bar of suits
- S. 43Power to assume management of forests
- S. 44Consequences of assumption of management
- S. 45Period of management
- S. 46Termination of management
- S. 47Government management of forests at request of owners
- S. 48Acquisition of forests in certain cases
- S. 49Power to remove difficulties
- S. 50Power to make rules to regulate transit of forest produce
- S. 51The State Government and Forest Officer not liable for damage to forest produce at depot
- S. 52All persons bound to aid in case of accident at depot
- S. 53Certain kinds of timbers to be deemed property of State Government until title thereto proved
- S. 54Notice to claimants of drift timber
- S. 55Procedure on claim preferred to such timber
- S. 56Disposal of unclaimed timber
- S. 57State Government and its officers not liable for damage to such timber
- S. 58Payments to be made by claimant before timber is delivered to him
- S. 59Power to make rules
- S. 60Application of Cattle Trespass Act, 1871
- S. 61Power to alter fines fixed under that Act
- S. 62Seizure of property liable to confiscation
- S. 62APowers of Forest Officer in the matter of Investigation
- S. 62BReport by Investigation Officer
- S. 62CCertificate of Forest Officer to be an evidence
- S. 63Power to release property seized under section 62
- S. 64Omitted
- S. 64A—
- S. 65Forest produce, tools, etc
- S. 66Disposal, on conclusion of trial for forest offence, of produce in respect of which it was committed
- S. 67Procedure when offender is not known or cannot be found
- S. 68Procedure as to perishable property seized under section 62
- S. 69Appeal from orders under sections 65, 66 and 67
- S. 70Vesting of forfeited property in State Government
- S. 71Saving of power to release property seized
- S. 71A—
- S. 71BIssue of show cause notice before confiscation under section 71A
- S. 71CRevision
- S. 71DAppeal
- S. 71EAward of Confiscation not to interfere with other punishments
- S. 71FProperty confiscated when to vest in Government
- S. 71G—
- S. 72Punishment for wrongful seizure
- S. 73Penalty for counterfeiting or defacing marks on trees or timber and for altering boundary marks
- S. 74Power to arrest without warrant
- S. 75Power to release on a bond a person arrested
- S. 76Power to prevent commission of offence
- S. 76APrevention of Commission of offences etc
- S. 77Power to try offences summarily
- S. 78Operation of other laws not barred
- S. 79Power to compound offences
- S. 80Presumption that forest produce belongs to Government
- S. 81Compensation for damage caused by commission of offence
- S. 82Forfeiture of leases
- S. 82ACriminal liability of licencee for acts of servants
- S. 82BOffence by Companies etc
- S. 83Forest rights of inamdars and other persons entitled to sandal trees
- S. 84Sandal trees exclusive property of Government
- S. 85Responsibility of occupants and holders of land for the preservation of sandal trees
- S. 86Penalty for offence in regard to sandalwood
- S. 87Regulation of sale and manufacture of sandalwood and sandalwood oil
- S. 88Definitions
- S. 89Felling, etc
- S. 90Felling, conversion or removal of catechu trees by the Forest or Revenue Department or by a person
- S. 91Application for permit for felling catechu trees
- S. 92Transport, etc
- S. 93Purchase or transport of cutch without permit prohibited
- S. 94Manufacture of cutch to be carried on in specified places
- S. 95Maintenance of accounts
- S. 96Power of Revenue, Forest and Police Officers to search and seize property liable to confiscation
- S. 97Power to make rules
- S. 98Penalty
- S. 98ALevy of Forest Development 8[fee]8
- S. 98BForest Development Fund
- S. 99The State Government may invest Forest Officers with certain powers
- S. 100Removal of forest produce from inam lands
- S. 101Control over reserved trees
- S. 101A—
- S. 101BSupply of forest produce under agreement by the State Government
- S. 102General powers to make rules
- S. 103Rules to be laid before State Legislature
- S. 104Penalties for Contravention of Act or rules
- S. 104ARestrictions on trade and transport of blackwood or Bite trees and timber thereof
- S. 104BCertain offences to be cognizable
- S. 104CAbetment
- S. 104DSpecial provision regarding bail
- S. 104EOmitted
- S. 104FPersons not be released on probation
- S. 104GRemoval of persons convicted of certain offences
- S. 105Persons bound to assist Forest Officers and Police Officers
- S. 106Management of forests which are the joint property of State Government and other persons
- S. 107Power of State Government to apply provisions of this Act to certain lands of State Government or local authority
- S. 108Failure to perform service for which a share in produce of Government forest is enjoyed
- S. 109Recovery of money due to Government
- S. 110Lien on forest produce for such money
- S. 111Land required under this Act to be deemed to be needed for a public purpose under the Land Acquisition Act
- S. 112Recovery of penalties due under bond
- S. 113Forest Officers deemed to be public servants
- S. 114Indemnity for acts done in good faith
- S. 114ASuits or prosecution in respect of acts done under colour of duty not to be entertained without sanction of the State G
- S. 115Forest Officer not to trade
- S. 116Central Act No
- S. 117Repeal and savings
- S. 118Power to remove difficulties
- S. 200813 By order dated 02