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The Indian Forest Act, 1927 was largely based on previous Indian Forest Acts implemented under the British Raj.The most famous one was the Indian Forest Act of 1878. Both the 1878 Act and the 1927 Act sought to consolidate and reserve the areas having forest cover, or significant wildlife, to regulate movement and transit of forest produce, and duty leviable on timber and other forest produce.
A reserved forest (also called a reserve forest) and protected forest in India is a forest accorded a certain degree of protection. The concept was introduced in the Indian Forest Act of 1927 during the British Raj to refer to forests granted protection under the British crown in British India, but not associated suzerainties.
Indian Forest Act: 1927 British India: Developed procedures for setting up and protection of reserved forests, protected forests, and village forests: Regulation of movement and transit of forest produce with duties on such produce. Special focus on timber: 1st Five Year Plan 1951 2nd Five Year Plan 1956 3rd Five Year Plan 1961
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The reason for this latter phenomenon is India's forest laws. India's forests are governed by two main laws, the Indian Forest Act, 1927 and the Wild life (Protection) Act, 1972. The former empowers the government to declare any area to be a reserved forest, protected forest or village forest.
Pages in category "Indian forest law" ... Indian Forest Act, 1927; J. ... (Recognition of Forest Rights) Act, 2006
Forest produce is defined under section 2(4) of the Indian Forest Act, 1927. [1] Its legal definition includes timber, charcoal, caoutchouc, catechu, wood-oil, resin, natural varnish, bark, lac, myrobalans, mahua flowers (whether found inside or brought from a forest or not), trees and leaves, flowers and fruit, plants (including grass, creepers, reeds and moss), wild animals, skins, tusks ...
However, the tribunal has been prohibited to hear any issues which are covered under the Indian Forest Act, 1927, The Wildlife (Protection) Act, 1972, and any other laws made by States which are related to protection of trees, forests, etc. A National Green tribunal order can be reviewed as per Rule 22 of the National Green Tribunal Rules.