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Tamil Nadu Forest Act, 1882 (No. 5 of 1882).

Country/Territory
India
Territorial subdivision
Tamil Nadu
Document type
Legislation
Date
1882 (2002)
Source
FAO, FAOLEX
Long title
An Act to make provision for the Protection and Management of Forests in the State of Tamil Nadu.
Subject
Forestry
Keyword
Classification/declassification Forest management/forest conservation Forest service/forest officers Private forest Protection forest Public forest
Geographical area
Asia, Asia and the Pacific, Indian Ocean, South Asian Seas, Southern Asia
Abstract

The Act grants the State government the powers to constitute reserved forests, district forest and village forests in the State. Additionally, the government shall appoint a Forest Settlement Officer who shall have the power to enter, by himself or any officer authorised by him for the purpose, upon any land, and to survey, demarcate and make a map of the same and also have the powers of a Civil Court in the trial of suits related to matters of this Act. The Act also lays down the process by which the government may gain control over private forest land in the State.

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