U.P.Protection of Trees Act, 1976

No: 45 Dated: Nov, 19 1976

U.P.Protection of Trees Act, 1976

-: ACT :-

1. Short title, extent and commencement- (1) This Act may be called the Uttar Pradesh Protection of Trees Act, 1976.
(2) It extends to whole of Uttar Pradesh.
(3) It shall come into force at once.
2. Act not to apply to certain Areas- This Act shall not apply to-
(a) trees situate in reserved and protected forests;
(b) trees situate in a forest or forest land in respect of which any notification under the Indian Forest Act, 1927 as amended in its application to Uttar Pradesh is in force;
(c) trees situate in Cantonment areas;
(d) trees situate in a Government garden or on land held by the Government.
3. Definitions- In this Act, unless there is anything repugnant in the context:
(i) "Blank area" means any piece of land (not being under cultivation) measuring one half of a hectare or more, which has five or less trees growing on it;
(ii) "Bhoomi Sanrakshan Adhikari" shall have the meaning assigned to it under the Uttar Pradesh Bhoomi Evam jal Sanrakshan Adhiniyam, 1963;
(iii) "Competent authority" means an authority appointed by the State Government by notification to perform the duties and exercise the powers imposed or conferred upon a competent authority by this Act; and different competent authorities may be appointed in respect of different classes of timber, fruit and other trees, and for different purposes;