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In forceOrdinance NO. XXXIV OF 1959 · 11th May, 1959

The Private Forests Ordinance, 1959 (East Pakistan Ordinance)

১. ব্যক্তিগত বন অধ্যাদেশ, ১৯৫৯ (পূর্ব পাকিস্তান অধ্যাদেশ)

An Ordinance to provide for the conservation of private forests and for the afforestation in certain cases of waste lands in Bangladesh.♣

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Contents

  1. PreamblePreamble

Chapter I PRELIMINARY

  1. Section 1Short title, extent and commencement
  2. Section 2Definitions

Chapter II CONSERVATION OF PRIVATE FORESTS AND AFFORESTATION OF WASTE LANDS

  1. Section 3Preparation of, and appeal and revision in respect of, working plans for private forest
  2. Section 4Approved working plans
  3. Section 5Prohibition of leases of terms of existing leases of private forests after issue of notification under section 3(1)
  4. Section 6Penalty for the violation of working plan
  5. Section 7Vesting of forest in a Regional Forest Officer
  6. Section 8Forest loans
  7. Section 9Amalgamation of two or more vested forests under one working plan
  8. Section 10Afforestation of land adjoining a forest
  9. Section 11Afforestation of other land
  10. Section 12Apportionment of rents of forests held under a lease jointly with other lands and the division of the tenure or holding comprising a forest
  11. Section 13Rent to be a charge on the lease-hold interest in a vested forest
  12. Section 14Power to order a vested forest to be formed into a separate estate
  13. Section 15Power to exempt an estate of which a vested forest forms part from sale for arrears of revenue
  14. Section 16Determination of cost of management of vested forest and distribution of net profit
  15. Section 17Imposition of cess
  16. Section 18Release of vested forest to the owner

Chapter III RIGHTS IN FORESTS

  1. Section 19Control and demarcation of vested forest
  2. Section 20Appointment of Forest Settlement Officer
  3. Section 21Bar of accrual of rights
  4. Section 22Proclamation by Forest Settlement Officer
  5. Section 23Inquiry by Forest Settlement Officer
  6. Section 24Powers of Forest Settlement Officer
  7. Section 25Specification and modification of rights
  8. Section 26Appeals
  9. Section 27Pleaders
  10. Section 28Extinction of rights

Chapter IV PENALTIES AND PROCEDURE

  1. Section 29Penalties for breach of rules
  2. Section 30Imposition of collective fine on the inhabitants in certain cases
  3. Section 31Nothing in sub-section (1) of section 29 to prohibit acts done in certain cases
  4. Section 32Seizure of property liable to confiscation
  5. Section 33Power to release property seized under section 32
  6. Section 34Information of the Magistrate and procedure thereupon
  7. Section 35Notice to claimants of seized forest-produce
  8. Section 36Disposal of unclaimed forest-produce
  9. Section 37Disposal of seized property after information has been given under section 34
  10. Section 38Disposal of confiscated property on conclusion of trial
  11. Section 39Procedure when offender cannot be found
  12. Section 40Procedure as to perishable property seized under section 32
  13. Section 41Appeal from orders under section 37 or section 39
  14. Section 42Property when to vest in Government
  15. Section 43Saving of power to release property seized
  16. Section 44Punishment for wrongful seizure
  17. Section 45Penalty for counterfeiting or defacing marks on trees and timber and for altering boundary marks
  18. Section 46Power to arrest without warrant
  19. Section 47Power to release on a bond a person arrested
  20. Section 48Power to prevent commission of offence
  21. Section 49Power to try offences summarily
  22. Section 50Power of Court to order payment or rewards out of fine
  23. Section 51Power to compound offences
  24. Section 52Onus of proof

Chapter V REGIONAL FOREST OFFICER

  1. Section 53Government may invest Regional Forest Officers with certain powers
  2. Section 54Power of officers
  3. Section 55Forest Officers deemed public servants
  4. Section 56Indemnity for acts done in good faith

Chapter VI RULES

  1. Section 57Power to make rules
  2. Section 58Application of rules made under sections 41 and 42 of the Forest Act 1927, to transit of forest-produce from private forest

Chapter VII MISCELLANEOUS

  1. Section 59Conservation of forest or afforestation of land at the request of owners
  2. Section 60Recovery of money due to Regional Forest Officer and lien on forest-produce for such money
  3. Section 61Land required under this Ordinance to be deemed to be needed for a public purpose under the Land Acquisition Act, 1894
  4. Section 62Powers of the Regional Forest Officer and control of the Government
  5. Section 63Repeal and savings
  6. Section 64[Repealed]Repealed