The Jammu and Kashmir Nationalisation of Forest Working Act, 1978
The Jammu and Kashmir Nationalisation of Forest Working Act, 1978
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This law prohibits private individuals from cutting trees or processing timber in Jammu and Kashmir's forests and transfers those working rights to the state. It voids any existing leases or contracts for timber extraction, making the timber the property of the government. By vesting full control of forest resources in the state and allowing it to recover royalties, this Act ensures the government holds ultimate authority over the state's forest assets.
- 1. 1. Shop$ %tae.-mb Act may be called the Jammu and Kashmir Nationalis, - a of Fureat Working Act, 1978.
- 2. 2. Dt?ltaaiWer'bt,c- Kn this Act, all expressions used but not defined shall have Sbe same meaning as is assigned to them under the Forest Act, Samvat 1978.
- 3. 3. Ban on Forest Working by private persons
- 4. Vesting of timber in the State
- 5. Right of the Government to recover the amounts
- 6. Payment and determination of amount
- 7. Working of Forest by Forest Department and the Jammu and Kwhmir State Forest Corporation saved.
- 8. Rights of persons entitled to timber on concessional rates saved
- 9. Penalty.
- 10. Powers to make mles.-The Government may make d o 1 for carqying out the purposes of this Act.
- 11. 11. Rept. and saving.--(l) The Jammu and Kashmir Xationli- sation of Forest Working Ordinance, 1986 (v of 1986) is hereby re- pealdm
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