Arunachal Pradesh Anchal land Village Forest Reserve (Constitution and Maintenance) Act, 1975
No: 1 Dated: Feb, 10 1976
THE ARUNACHAL PRADESH ANCHAL AND VILLAGE FOREST RESERVE (CONSTITUTION AND MAINTENANCE) ACT, 1975
(ACT NO. 1 of 1976)
An Act to provide for constitution and maintenance of Anchal Reserve Forests in Arunachal Pradesh and other matters connected therewith.
Whereas it is expedient to constitute for the benefit of the people of Arunachal Pradesh, Anchal Forest Reserves in Arunachal Pradesh.
It is hereby enacted in the Twenty-sixth Year of the Republic of India as follows :-
1. Short title, extent and commencement:-(1) This Act may be called the Arunachal Pradesh Anchal land Village Forest Reserve (Constitution and Maintenance) Act, 1975
(2) It extends to the whole of Arunachal Pradesh.
(3) It shall come into force at once.
2. Definitions:- (1) In this Act, unless there is anything repugnant in the subject or context :-
(a) "Anchal Forest" means an Anchal Forest Reserve constituted under this Act;
(b) Anchal Samity" means an Anchal Samity constituted under the NEFA Panchayat Raj Regulation, 1967 (Regulation 3 of 1967);
(c) "Official Gazette" means the Arunachal Pradesh Gazette;
(d) "State Government" means the Government of Arunachal Pradesh;
( e) "Year" means the Financial year from 1st April of any year to 31stMarch of the following year;
3. Power to constitute Anchal Forest Reserve:- (1) The State Government may, by notification in the Official Gazette, constitute any land (other than Reserved Forest) at the disposal of the Government as an Anchal Forest Reserve in the manner provided in Chapter II of the Assam Forest Regulation 1891 for the constitution of Reserved Forests.
(2) All lands, where forest plantations can be raised, shall be constituted into Anchal Forest Reserves
(3) The State Government may, by notification in the Official Gazette, constitute any land (other than Reserve Forests) at the disposal of the Government as a Village Forest Reserve in the manner provided in Chapter II of the About 1 results Assam Forest Regulation, 1891 for the constitution of Reserve Forests.