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The Scheduled Tribes and Other Traditional Forest Dwellers (Recognition of Forest Rights) Act, 2006

14 sections · 6 chapters

- Section 1 Short title, extent and commencement.
- Section 2 Definitions.
- Section 3 Forest rights of Forest dwelling Scheduled Tribes and other tradional forest dwellers.
- Section 4 Recognition of, and vesting of, forest rights in forest dwelling Scheduled Tribes and other traditional forest dwellers.
- Section 5 Duties of holders of forest rights.
- Section 6 Authorities to vest forest rights in forest dwelling Scheduled Tribes and other traditional forest dwellers and procedure thereof.
- Section 7 Offences by members or officers of authorities and Committees under this Act.
- Section 8 Cognizance of offences.

The Scheduled Tribes and Other Traditional Forest Dwellers (Recognition of Forest Rights) Act, 2006

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The Scheduled Tribes and Other Traditional Forest Dwellers (Recognition of Forest Rights) Act, 2006

An Act to recognise and vest the forest rights and occupation in forest land in forest dwelling Scheduled Tribes and other traditional forest dwellers who have been residing in such forests for generations but whose rights could not be recordedto provide for a framework for recording the forest rights so vested and the nature of evidence required for such recognition and vesting in respect of forest land.

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Chapter I— PRELIMINARY

Section 1
Section 2

Chapter II— FOREST RIGHTS

Section 3

Chapter III— RECOGNITION, RESTORATION AND VESTING OF FOREST RIGHTS AND RELATED MATTERS

Section 4
Section 5

Chapter IV— AUTHORITIES AND PROCEDURE FOR VESTING OF FOREST RIGHTS

Section 6

Chapter V— OFFENCES AND PENALTIES

Section 7
Section 8

Chapter VI— MISCELLANEOUS

Section 9
Section 10
Section 11
Section 12
Section 13
Section 14