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The Indian Forest Act, 1927

Power to issue notification reserving trees, etc

In force From 21 Sep 1927 Act 16 of 1927 As on 21 Oct 2026

Act 16 of 1927 Ministry Environment, Forest and Climate Change Enacted 21 Sep 1927 In force 21 Sep 1927 Cited by 5 provisions Instruments 18

Section 30 of the Indian Forest Act, 1927 deals with power to issue notification reserving trees, etc. The [State Government] may, by notification in the [Official Gazette],-- (a) declare any trees or class of trees in a protected forests to be reserved from a date fixed by the notification; The Act came into force on 21 Sep 1927.

The 1[State Government] may, by notification in the 19[Official Gazette],--

(a) declare any trees or class of trees in a protected forests to be reserved from a date fixed by the notification;

(b) declare that any portion of such forest specified in the notification shall be closed for such term, not exceeding thirty years, as the 1[State Government] thinks fit, and that the rights of private persons, if any, over such portion shall be suspended during such term, provided that the remainder of such forest be sufficient, and in a locality reasonably convenient, for the due exercise of the rights suspended in the portion so closed; or

(c) prohibit, from a date fixed as aforesaid, the quarrying of stone, or the burning of lime or charcoal, or the collection or subjection to any manufacturing process, or removal of, any forestproduce in any such forest, and the breaking up or clearing for cultivation, for building, for herding cattle or for any other purpose, of any land in any such forest.

Section 30, The Indian Forest Act, 1927 (Act 16 of 1927).

Cross-references

Extracted from the operative text of the enactments themselves. Every destination below exists in our corpus.

Referred to by 5

  1. s. 31 Publication of translation of such notification in neighbourhood
  2. s. 32 Power to make rules for protected forests
  3. s. 33 Penalties for acts in contravention of notification under section 30 or of rules under section 32
  4. s. 34 Nothing in this Chapter to prohibit acts done in certain cases
  5. s. 64 Power to arrest without warrant

Judgments citing this section

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  1. High Court 23 Jan 2020 BRHC010070772020

    … S. Case No. 128 of 2019 disclosing offences under Sections 147, 148, 341, 323, 307, 384, 385, 386, 427, 504, 506 of the Indian Penal Code and Section 30(c) of Indian Forest Act. > Allegation against the petitioner is that he came along with several other accused persons by tractor try to plough the land of the informant and cut 54 Ziyal trees. > Submission of the learned counsel for the petitioner is that there is no materials to show the allegation of demand …

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  2. High Court 20 Jun 2019 JHHC010015872010

    … The entire claim of the petitioners is based on some purported rent receipts and no valid documents regarding ownership of the said land has been brought on record, rather the said lands were reserved in terms of the Section 30 of the Indian Forest Act. In view of the specific denial by the respondents and in absence of there being any document, which would suggest the ownership of the petitioners over the said plots of the land, this writ application stands disposed of. Pending I.A. also stands disposed of. MK (RONGON MUKHOPADHYAY, …

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Made under this section, and citing it

6 instruments state that it was made under this provision — the power to make it comes from here, so a change to any of them changes what this section requires in practice. Newest first.

Another 12 instruments name this provision in its title or its text without being made under it.

All subordinate legislation

Questions about Section 30

What does Section 30 of the Indian Forest Act deal with?

Section 30 of the Indian Forest Act is headed "Power to issue notification reserving trees, etc". The [State Government] may, by notification in the [Official Gazette],-- (a) declare any trees or class of trees in a protected forests to be reserved from a date fixed by the notification;

How do I find court cases under Section 30 of the Indian Forest Act?

In judgments and charge sheets this section is written several ways, and each form finds a different set of orders. These search the full text of every order eCourtsIndia holds, best matches first: Indian Forest Act 1927 30, section 30 Indian Forest Act 1927, section 30 of the Indian Forest Act. People searching for it also type indian forest act 1927 section 30. Each opens the full list of orders on eCourtsIndia, where it can be narrowed by court, year and outcome.

What should I read with Section 30 of the Indian Forest Act, and has it changed?

5 other provisions in this corpus refer back to it. The rules and notifications made under it are where it actually bites, and there are 6: most recently No. 1463-Ft-1-2019/13429 (2019), then No. S.O. 6/C.A 16/1927/S .38/2012 (2012), and 4 more.

When did Section 30 of the Indian Forest Act come into force?

Section 30 of the Indian Forest Act, cited as Indian Forest Act 1927 30, came into force on 21 Sep 1927, having been enacted on 21 Sep 1927. It is in force as at the date shown on this page.

Other sections of this Act

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