The Kerala Forest Act, 1961
kerala · 1961
- S. 1Short title, extent and commencement
- S. 2Defwitions
- S. 3Power to reserve forests
- S. 3JPowl!r to make rules
- S. 4Notzficatzon by Govemment
- S. 5Suits barred
- S. 6Proclamation by Forest Settlement Officer
- S. 7Bar of accrual of forest right, proh•bition of clearings, etc
- S. 8ln7uiry by Forest Settlem~nt Officer
- S. 9Pow•rs of ForPst Settlement 0
- S. 10Order on closing the inqwry
- S. 11Appeals from the orders of Settlement Officer
- S. 12Section 5 of the Limitation Act to apply
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- S. 13Forest Settlement O
- S. 14Forest Settlement O
- S. 15Procedure by Government zrz regard to admztted clazms
- S. 16Claims to rights of way, etc
- S. 17Prouiszon for rzght of pasture or to forest produce admitted
- S. 18Commutation of certam rightr
- S. 19—
- S. 20Extinction of rights not claimed and not fknown by inquiry
- S. 21Power of Govmzment to redefine the limits of Reserved Forests in certam caJes
- S. 22No nght acquzred over Reserved Forests except as herem provzded
- S. 23Rzghts conlznued under section 17 not to be alunated wzthout sanctzon
- S. 24Power to stop ways and water-course in Reserved Forest
- S. 25Power to remse arrangement made under sectzon 15, 16 or 17
- S. 26—
- S. 27Penaltif's for trespass or damage in Resened Forests and acts prohibited in such forests
- S. 28Suspension of rzghts rn Reserved Forests
- S. 29—
- S. 30Power to make Rules
- S. 31Power to close land at:ain
- S. 32Penaltie
- S. 33On certarn lands the breaking up M clearing for cu[iivation, etc
- S. 34In the case of refusal by owner Gover11ment may take such lands on lease or acquzre them
- S. 35Acqwsitwn of forest or land under the rules in force for the Acquisi- tion of Landfor publzc purposes
- S. 36Protection of forests at request of owners
- S. 37Management of forests, th~ joint /J'operty of Government and other persons
- S. 38Persons employed to carry out the Act to be deemed Forest Officers
- S. 39Pown to make rules to regulate trade and transit of timber and other forest produce
- S. 40Penalty for breach oj rules mnde under sectzon 39
- S. 41Holders of passes to p1oduce the same for inspectzon
- S. 42—
- S. 43Notice to clazmants of drift tzmber
- S. 44Procedure on clazm preferred to mch tzmber
- S. 45Dtsposal of unclazmed lzmber
- S. 46Payments to be madr by claznzant before tzmber zs dehve1ed to lllm
- S. 47Power to rrw
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- S. 76Addittonal power to make rules
- S. 77Rules to be lazd before the Legtslatwe Assemb(y
- S. 78Ltabiltty of pet sons engaged by Fotest 0
- S. 79J, ecovery cif money due to Gove111ment
- S. 80Lun on forest produce }01 such moneJ•
- S. 81La11d requzred under thzs Act to he deemed needed for a publzc pur- pose
- S. 82—
- S. 83DeczslOIZ or order oj F01 est Settlcmmt Officer to have the c
- S. 84Pumshmentjor abetmmt
- S. 85Repeal
- S. 86Delegation of powers of Government