Saurashtra Felling of Trees (Infliction of Punishment) Act, 1951

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    "title": "Saurashtra Felling of Trees (Infliction of Punishment) Act, 1951",
    "short_title": "Saurashtra Felling of Trees (Infliction of Punishment) Act, 1951",
    "act_number": "(Saurashtra Act No. 17 of 1951)",
    "act_year": 1951,
    "act_type": "STATE",
    "location": "Gujarat",
    "law_status": "unknown",
    "enactment_date": "1951-07-13",
    "description": "Saurashtra Felling of Trees (Infliction of Punishment) Act, 1951",
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            "number": "1",
            "title": "1. Short title, extent and commencement.",
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            "number": "2",
            "title": "2. Interpretation.",
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            "content": "(a) \"Collector\" means a Collector of the District having jurisdiction.\n[(b) * * * * *]\n[(c) \"tree\" shall not include shrubs, bushes and such other varieties as may be notified by Government by notification in the Official Gazette ] .\n[(d) * * * * *]\n[(e) \"Code\" means -\n(i) in relation to the Bombay area and the Saurashtra area of the State of Gujarat, the Bombay Land Revenue Code, 1879 ; and\n(ii) in relation to the Kutch area of the State of Gujarat, the Bombay Land Revenue Code, 1879 as applied to that area ;] :\n(f) expressions used, but not defined in this Act, shall have the same meanings as are assigned to them in [ the Code ] .",
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            "number": "3",
            "title": "3. Unauthorised felling of trees prohibited.",
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            "content": "(a) no person either by himself or through any other person shall, without the written permission of the Collector or any other officer [or] [any Village Panchayat constituted or deemed to be a Village Panchayat under the Bombay Village Panchayats Act, 1958] duly empowered in this behalf by the Government, voluntarily fell, appropriate or damage, or cause to be felled., appropriated or damaged, any tree, or any portion thereof [***]\n(b) any person who contravenes the provisions of sub-clause (a) shall, on conviction by a revenue officer not below the rank of a Mahalkari authorised by Government in this behalf, be liable to fine which may extend to rupees one thousand [and which shall not be less than rupees fifty, unless the Revenue Officer inflicting such fine considers it improper, for special reasons to be recorded in writing, to inflict such minimum amount of fine ] .",
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        {
            "number": "4",
            "title": "4. Appeal.",
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            "content": "[4A. Procedure.",
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        {
            "number": "5",
            "title": "5. Provisions of this Act to be in addition to and not in derogation of, any other law for the time being in force.",
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        {
            "number": "6",
            "title": "6. Fine recoverable as arrear of land revenue.",
            "chapter": null,
            "content": "[7. Payment of portion of fine to informer.\n[8. persons seeing tree or portion being felled to take felled tree or portion to nearest revenue officer.\n[9. Order for disposal of property.\n[10. Revisional power of Government.\n[11. Rules.",
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    "metadata": {
        "Act ID": "Last Updated 11th March, 2020 [guj387]",
        "Act Number": "(Saurashtra Act No. 17 of 1951)",
        "Enactment Date": "13th July 1951",
        "Act Year": "1951",
        "Short Title": "Saurashtra Felling of Trees (Infliction of Punishment) Act, 1951",
        "Type": "STATE",
        "Location": "Gujarat"
    },
    "updated_at": "2026-09-29 21:55:19"
}