Bare ActsThe Kerala Private Forests (Vesting and Assignment) Act, 1971 (No.26 of 1971)

Section 1971

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240 (d) "person” includes a company, a religious or charit- able institution of a public nature, a trust, a Hindu undivided family, a Marumakkathayam tarward or tavazhi, an Aliyav santhana family or branch and a family governed by the Kerala Nambudiri Act. 1958 (27 of 1958), ~ (e) ”prescribed" means prescribed by rules made under this Act; - (f) "private forest” means,— (1) in relation to the Malabar district referred to in sub-section (2) of section 5 of the States Re-mganisation Act, 1956 (Central Act 37 of l956),—~ (i) any land to which the Madras Preservation of Private Forests Act, 1949 (Madras Act XXVII ' of 1949). applied immediately before the ap- pointed day excluding— (A) lands which are gardens or mlams as defined in the Kerala Land Reform: Act, 1963 (1 of 1964); , (B) lands which are used prinCipally for the win- vation of tea, coffee, cocoa, rubber, carda‘ mom or cinnamon and lands used for any purpose ancrllary to the cultivation of such crops or [or the preparation of the same for the market, Explanation—Lands used for the construction of office buildings, godowns, iactories, quarters for woikmen. hospitals, schools and playgrounds shall be deemed to be lands used for purposes ancrllary lo the cultivation of such crops (C) lands which are prinCipally cultivated with cashew or other fruit-bearing trees or are principally cultivated with any other agri- cultural crop; and (D) Sites of buildings and lands appurtenant to, and necessary for the convenient enjoyment or use of, such buildings; (ii) any forest not owned by the Government. to which the Madras Preservation of Private Forests Act, 1949, did not apply, including waste lands which are lenclaves Within wooded areas; (2) in relation to the remaining areas in the Stale oi Kerala, any forest not owned by the Government, including _ . _.. "‘._—_-‘-‘ __-——o-a.- 2.4. L, 241 waste lands which are enclaves within wooded areas. Explanation—For the purposes of this clause, a land shall be deemed to be a waste land notwithstanding the existence thereon of scattered trees or shrubs; (g) "Tribunal” means a Tribunal constituted under section 7.

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