The Bombay Seals Act (Application to Scheduled Areas) Regulation, 1951

The Bombay Seals Act (Application to Scheduled Areas) Regulation, 1951

The Bombay Seals Act (Application to Scheduled Areas) Regulation, 1951, extends state laws regulating official government seals to specific tribal and forest regions in the Bombay State, now Maharashtra. It applies to residents and administrators in designated Scheduled Areas within districts like Nashik, Thana, and Khandesh. This regulation matters because it controls the creation, possession, and use of official state seals, protecting the authority of public documents. By extending these rules to rural tribal regions, the law establishes standard administrative governance, prevents official forgery, and ensures that transactions in these protected indigenous communities are secure, uniform, and legally recognized.

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