Maharashtra Sale of Trees by Occupants belonging to Scheduled Tribes (Regulation) Act, 1969

No: 23 Dated: Apr, 18 1969

THE MAHARASHTRA SALE OF TREES BY OCCUPANTS BELONGING TO SCHEDULED TRIBES (REGULATION) ACT, 1969

ACT No. XXIII OF 1969

    An Act to regulate the disposal of trees standing in the holdings of persons belonging to Scheduled Tribes in the State of Maharashtra.

    Whereas, it is necessary to regulate the disposal of trees standing in the holdings of persons belonging to Scheduled Tribes in the State of Maharashtra and to provide for matters connected therewith;

It is hereby enacted in the Twentieth Year of the Republic of India as follows :-

1. Short title and commencement. - (1) This Act may be called the Maharashtra Sale of Trees by Occupants belonging to Scheduled Tribes (Regulations) Act, 1969.

(2) It shall be deemed to have come into force on the 3rd day of March 1969.

2. Definitions. - (1) In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires.-

(a) "appointed day" means the 3rd day of March 1969;

(b) "Code" means the Maharashtra Land Revenue Code, 1966;

(c) "Collector" includes a revenue officer not below the rank of Tahasildar, or a Forest Officer not below the rank of Range Forest Officer, specially empowered by the State Government to perform all or any of the functions of the Collector under this Act, and different officers may be empowered to perform different functions or the same functions of the Collector;

(ca) "Conservator of Forests" means the Conservator of Forests of the concerned circle;

(d) "Forest Officer" means a Forest Officer within the meaning of the Indian Forest Act, 1927;

(e) "occupant" means an occupant belonging to a Scheduled Tribes;

(f) "prescribed" means prescribed by rules;

(g) "revenue officer" means a revenue officer within the meaning of the Code;

(h) "Scheduled Tribes" means such tribes or tribal communities or parts of or group within, such tribes or tribal communities as are deemed to be Scheduled Tribes in relation to the State of Maharashtra under article 342 of the Constitution of India;

(i) "trees" means any trees in the holding of an occupant.

  (2) Words and expressions used but not defined, in this Act, shall have the meanings respectively assigned to them in the Code.