Tamil Nadu Forest Act, 1882 (No. 5 of 1882). País/Territorio India Subdivisión territorial Tamil Nadu Tipo de documento Legislación Fecha 1882 (2002) Fuente FAO, FAOLEX Título completoAn Act to make provision for the Protection and Management of Forests in the State of Tamil Nadu. Materia Bosques Palabra clave Clasificación/declasificación Ordenación forestal/conservación de montes Servicio forestal/oficiales forestales Bosques privados Bosques de protección Bosques demaniales Área geográphica Asia, Asia y Pacifico, Océano Índico, Mares del Asia Sudoriental, Asia Meridional Resumen 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. Texto completo Inglés Página web www.lawsofindia.org