Legislations

Forest Conservation

  1. Acts

    1. State/Union Territory Minor Forest Produce (Ownership of Forest Dependent Community) Act, 2005 - Draft [pdf], [word].

    2. Forest (Conservation) Act, 1980, amended 1988 [html], [pdf], and [word].

    3. The Indian Forest Act, 1927 [html], [pdf], and [word].

  2. Rules

    1. G.S.R.23(E) - Forest (Conservation) Rules, 2003 [html], [pdf], and [word].

    2. G.S.R.719 - Forest (Conservation) Rules, 1981, amended 1992 [html], [pdf], and [word].

  3. Guidelines

    1. No.5-5/86-FC, [25/11/1994] - Guidelines for diversion of forest lands for non-forest purpose under the Forest (Conservation) Act, 1980 [html], [pdf], and [word].
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