Jammu and Kashmir State Forest Corporation Act, 1978

No: 12 Dated: May, 10 1978

THE JAMMU AND KASHMIR STATE FOREST CORPORATION ACT, 1978

(Act No. XII of 1978)

    An Act to provide for the establishment of a Corporation for better preservation, supervision and development of forests and better exploitation of forest produce within the State and for matters connected herewith.

    Be it enacted by the Jammu and Kashmir State Legislature in the Twenty-ninth Year of the Republic of India as follows:-

CHAPTER-I

Preliminary

1. Short title, extent and commencement. - (1) This Act may be called the Jammu and Kashmir State Forest Corporation Act, 1978.

(2) It extends to the whole of the State of Jammu and Kashmir.

(3) It shall come into force on such date as the Government may, by notification in the Government Gazette, appoint in this behalf.]

2. Definitions. - In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires,-

(a) "Corporation" means the Jammu and Kashmir State Forest Corporation established under this Act;

(b) "Government" means the Government of Jammu and Kashmir State;

(c) "Local Body" means the Municipal Committee, Town Area Committee or Notified Area Committee, Panchayat or similar body to be established under any other law in the State;

(d) "Managing Director" means the Managing Director of the corporation appointed under sub-section (2) of section 4;

(e) "Prescribed" means prescribed by rules made under his Act;

(f) "Regulations" means regulations made under this Act.