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

Bare 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 recorded; to 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.

Act number
2 of 2007
Enacted
29 December 2006
Contents
14 sections · 6 chapters

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Contents

Chapter 1 — Preliminary

Chapter II — Forest Rights

Chapter III — Recognition, Restoration And Vesting Of Forest Rights And Related Matters

Chapter IV — Authorities And Procedure For Vesting Of Forest Rights

Chapter V — Offences And Penalties

Chapter VI — Miscellaneous