Tamil Nadu Forest Act, 1882 (No. 5 of 1882).
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Abstract
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.
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Long title of text
An Act to make provision for the Protection and Management of Forests in the State of Tamil Nadu.
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Amendments appended up to Act No. 33 of 2002.
Repealed
No
Source language
English
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No