Tamil Nadu Preservation of Private Forests Act, 1949 (Act No. 27 of 1949). País/Territorio India Subdivisión territorial Tamil Nadu Tipo de documento Legislación Fecha 1949 (2015) Fuente FAO, FAOLEX Título completoAn Act to prevent the indiscriminate destruction of private forests and interference with customary and prescriptive rights therein and for certain other purposes. Materia Bosques, Especies silvestres y ecosistemas Palabra clave Bosques privados Bosques de protección Procedimientos judiciales/procedimientos administrativos Ordenación forestal/conservación de montes Zona protegida Infracciones/sanciones Protección del hábitat Área geográphica Asia, Asia y Pacifico, Océano Índico, Mares del Asia Sudoriental, Asia Meridional Entry into force notes This Act enters into force immediately. Resumen 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. Texto completo Inglés Página web www.lawsofindia.org