The TAMIL NADU PRIVATE FORESTS (ASSUMPTION OF MANAGEMENT) ACT (LV OF 1961)
tamil-nadu · 1961
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- S. 1Substituted by Tamil Nadu A
- S. 2In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires, (1) "Collector" means the Collector of the Nilgiris district
- S. 3Section 3 allows the government to take over management of private forests in public interest, publish notices, and declare takeover after considering objections.
- S. 4—
- S. 5Section 5 empowers the government to manage, preserve, and regulate private forests taken over under section 3.
- S. 6Section 6 details the process for the government to release and restore private forests back to their original owners after management.
- S. 7Section 7 determines compensation for private forests taken over by the government, apportioning it based on area and net profits.
- S. 8Section 8 mandates owners or possessors of released private forests to pay the government for improvements made, with options for payment terms and interest.
- S. 9Section 9 allows appeals to the Board of Revenue against Collector's orders, with possible extensions for valid reasons.
- S. 10Section penalizes resistance or obstruction to officers enforcing the Act with imprisonment or fine.
- S. 11Section 11 allows government to recover payments for private forests as land revenue arrears.
- S. 12Section 12 mandates that authorities conducting enquiries under this Act follow procedures from the Tamil Nadu Revenue Enquiries Act, 1893.
- S. 13Section 13 allows the Collector or authorized officers to enter private forests for managing them under the Act.
- S. 14Section 14 allows the government or collector to request specified information from individuals regarding private forests being managed.
- S. 15Section 15 ensures that management takeover of private forests does not alter existing land revenue, rate, or cess liabilities.
- S. 16Section 16 ensures that this Act complements, rather than overrides, existing forest laws.
- S. 17Section 17 protects officers and authorities from legal actions for good faith actions under the Act.
- S. 18Section 18 bars civil courts from adjudicating on matters within Collector's purview under the Act and prohibits injunctions against actions taken under it.
- S. 19(1) The Government may rules to carry out all or any of the purposes of this Act
- S. 20Section 20 allows the government to issue orders to resolve issues under the Act, subject to Legislative Assembly review and approval.