The west bengal private forests act, 1948
west-bengal · 1948
- S. 1(1) This Act may be called the West Bengal Private Short Forests Act, 1948
- S. 2In this Act, unless there is anything repugnant in Definitions the subject or context,- (1) "Appellate Committee" means
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- S. 13Where a private forest or waste-land of which the control has been vested in a Regional Forest-officer by a
- S. 14The Provincial Government may, if it
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- S. 24For the purpose of such inquiry, the Forest Settle- ment-officer may exercise the following
- S. 25(I)·After completion of the inquiry under section 23, see1- the Forest Settlement-officer shall, by an order in writing
- S. 26Appeals
- S. 27The Provincial Government, or any person who has Pleaders
- S. 28'(1) When the time within which appeals against of rights
- S. 29(1) Any person ho, or () (a) fells, girdles, lops, taps, or burns
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- S. 32(1) When there is reason to believe that a forest- offence has been committed in respect of any forest-pr,oduce, such pr
- S. 33Any Rorest-offoer of a rank not inferior to that of a Banger, or rany P
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- S. 41Appeal from orders under section 37 or section 39
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- S. 46Power to arrest without warrant
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- S. 48Power to pi·event commission of offence
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- S. 50Power of Court to order payment of rewards out of fine
- S. 51Power to compound offences
- S. 52Onus of proof
- S. 53(1) The Provincial Government may in-vest any Regional Forest-officer with all or any of the
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- S. 55Notice to claimants oR&a forest-produce
- S. 56Indemnity for acts done in good faith
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- S. 64CHAPTER VII
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- S. 185914 The West Bengal Prate Forests Act, 1948
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- S. 1894Recovery of money clue to Regional Forest- officer and lien on forest• produce for such money
- S. 1898ie West Bengal Prate Forests Act, 1848
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- S. 1948;<A [Passed by the W e"'st Bengal, Legislatm·e