Forest Conservation Act

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Statements (22)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:legislation
gptkbp:administeredBy gptkb:Ministry_of_Environment,_Forest_and_Climate_Change
gptkbp:amendedBy 1988
gptkbp:appliesTo whole of India except Jammu and Kashmir
gptkbp:country gptkb:India
gptkbp:dateEnacted 1980
gptkbp:enactedBy gptkb:Parliament_of_India
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Forest Conservation Act
gptkbp:penalty fine
imprisonment up to 15 days
gptkbp:purpose conservation of forests
restriction on use of forest land for non-forest purposes
regulation of deforestation
gptkbp:relatedTo gptkb:Indian_Forest_Act,_1927
gptkb:Wildlife_Protection_Act,_1972
gptkbp:section Section 2 restricts dereservation of forests
Section 4 provides for penalties
Section 3 empowers central government to constitute advisory committee
gptkbp:shortName gptkb:Forest_(Conservation)_Act,_1980
gptkbp:website https://moef.gov.in
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Indian_legislation
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5