Forest (Conservation) Act, 1980 (6 of 1980).
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Abstract
Section 2 provides for the restriction of powers of authorities to cancel the status of forests as reserved forests and prohibits the use of forest land for non-forest purposes (other than reafforestation). Section 3 grants the right to the Central Government to constitute a forest conservation advisory committee and provides for regulation making powers of the Central Government to carry out provisions of this Act. (5 sections)
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An Act to provide for the conservation of forests and for matters connected therewith or ancillary or incidental thereto.
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Consolidated version of Act No. 69 of 1980, as amended last by Act 68 of 1988.Repeals the Forest (Conservation) Ordinance of 1980 (No. 17 of 1980).The present Act applied to the whole of India except Jammu and Kashmir.
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