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 titleAn 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. Full text English Website www.lawsofindia.org