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Tamil Nadu Preservation of Private Forests Act, 1949 (Act No. 27 of 1949).

Country/Territory
India
Territorial subdivision
Tamil Nadu
Document type
Legislation
Date
1949 (2015)
Source
FAO, FAOLEX
Long title
An Act to prevent the indiscriminate destruction of private forests and interference with customary and prescriptive rights therein and for certain other purposes.
Subject
Forestry, Wild species & ecosystems
Keyword
Private forest Protection forest Legal proceedings/administrative proceedings Forest management/forest conservation Protected area Offences/penalties Protection of habitats
Geographical area
Asia, Asia and the Pacific, Indian Ocean, South Asian Seas, Southern Asia
Entry into force notes
This Act enters into force immediately.
Abstract

The Act aims to prevent the indiscriminate destruction of private forests and interference with customary and prescriptive rights. The Law applies to forests situated in estates defined in the Tamil Nadu Estates Land Act, 1908; to private forests situated in other areas in the State and having a contiguous area exceeding 2 hectares which may be declared by the District Collector to be forests for the purposes of this Act. It does not apply to reserved forests constituted under the Tamil Nadu Forests Act, 1882, and lands at the disposal of the Government as defined in that Act.

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