West Bengal Private Forests Act, 1948 (No. 14 of 1948). Country/Territory India Territorial subdivision West Bengal Document type Legislation Date 1948 (1955) Source FAO, FAOLEX Long titleAn Act to provide for the conservation of private forests and for the afforestation in certain cases of waste-lands in West Bengal. Subject Forestry Keyword Offences/penalties Private forest Protection forest Legal proceedings/administrative proceedings Forest management/forest conservation Geographical area Asia, Asia and the Pacific, Indian Ocean, South Asian Seas, Southern Asia Abstract The Act grants the State government the powers to take measures to conserve private forests in the State. The State government is required to prepare working plans for the preservation of the private forests and waste-lands which shall be reviewed and approved by an Appellate Committee and implemented by the Regional Forest Officer. Additionally, the Act provides for penalties for violating the working plans approved as per the Act. Full text English Website www.lawsofindia.org References - Legislation Amends Indian Forest Act, 1927. Legislation | India | 1927 (2018) Keyword: Basic legislation, Protection forest, Private forest, Public forest, Timber extraction/logging, Classification/declassification, Forest management/forest conservation, Sustainable development Source: FAO, FAOLEX