Kerala Forest (Amendment) Act, 2010 (Act No. 8 of 2010).

Country/Territory: India
Territorial subdivision: Kerala
Document type: Legislation
Date: 2010
Source: FAO, FAOLEX
Long title: An Act further to amend the Kerala Forest Act, 1961.

Subject: Forestry
Keyword: Forest management/forest conservation Forestry protection measures Forest species Timber Timber extraction/logging Transport/storage
Geographical area: Asia, Asia and the Pacific, Indian Ocean, South Asian Seas, Southern Asia

Abstract: This Act amends the Kerala Forest Act, 1961 by inserting a new Chapter VI A on provisions relating to sandalwood and in particular on: restrictions on the cutting and sale of sandal trees; prohibition of possession and transport of sandalwood and sandalwood oil; declaration of the stock of sandalwood and sandalwood oil possessed; restrictions on the purchase, sale, etc. of sandalwood and sandalwood oil; and penalties and seizure.
Full text: English
Website: india.gov.in

References - Legislation

Amends

Kerala Forest Act, 1961 (No. 4 of 1962).

Legislation | India | 1962 (1992)

Keyword: Framework law, Forest management/forest conservation, Forestry protection measures, Grazing, Timber, Timber extraction/logging, Transport/storage, Internal trade, Special fund, Offences/penalties, Pastoralism, Indigenous peoples, Wild fauna, Management/conservation

Source: FAO, FAOLEX