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

Pays/Territoire
Inde
Sous-division territoriale
Tamil Nadu
Type du document
Législation
Date
1949 (2015)
Source
FAO, FAOLEX
Titre complet
An Act to prevent the indiscriminate destruction of private forests and interference with customary and prescriptive rights therein and for certain other purposes.
Sujet
Forêts, Espèces sauvages et écosystèmes
Mot clé
Forêt privée Forêt de protection Procédures judiciaires/procédures administratives Gestion forestière/conservation des forêts Aire protégée Infractions/sanctions Protection de l'habitat
Aire géographique
Asie, Asie et Pacifique, Océan Indien, Mer de l'Asie du Sud-Est, Asie du Sud
Entry into force notes
This Act enters into force immediately.
Résumé

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.

Texte intégral
Anglais
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