The Indian Forest (Bihar Amendment) Act, 1989

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    "title": "The Indian Forest (Bihar Amendment) Act, 1989",
    "short_title": "The Indian Forest (Bihar Amendment) Act, 1989",
    "act_number": "Bihar Act 9 of 1990",
    "act_year": 1989,
    "act_type": "STATE",
    "location": "Bihar",
    "law_status": "unknown",
    "enactment_date": null,
    "description": "The Indian Forest (Bihar Amendment) Act, 1989",
    "preamble": "",
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            "number": "1",
            "title": "1. Short title and commencement.",
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        {
            "number": "26",
            "title": "2. Amendment of sub-section (1) of Section 26 of Act XVI, 1927.",
            "chapter": null,
            "content": "\"Shall be punishable with imprisonment for a minimum term of six months which may extend to two years or with minimum fine of one thousand rupees which may extend to five thousand rupees or with both in addition to such compensation as the Convicting Court may direct to be paid. The offence under this Section shall be cognizable and non-bailable.\"",
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        {
            "number": "33",
            "title": "3. Amendment of sub-section (1) of Section 33 of Act XVI, 1927.",
            "chapter": null,
            "content": "\"Shall be punishable with imprisonment for a minimum term of six months which may extend to two years or with minimum fine of one thousand rupees which may extend to five thousand rupees or with both. The offence under this Section shall be cognizable and non-bailable.\"",
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        },
        {
            "number": "42",
            "title": "4. Substitution of Section 42 of Act XVI, 1927.",
            "chapter": null,
            "content": "Penalty for breach of Rules made under Section 41.",
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            "sort_order": 3
        },
        {
            "number": "52",
            "title": "5. Substitution of Section 52 of Act, XVI, 1927.",
            "chapter": null,
            "content": "Seizure and its procedure for the property liable for confiscation.\n(a) sends an intimation about initiation of proceedings for confiscation of property to the Magistrate having jurisdiction to try the offence on account of which the seizure has been made;\n(b) issues a notice in writing to the\tperson from whom the property is seized,\tand to any other person\twho may appear to the authorised officer to have some interest in such property;\n(c) affords an opportunity to the persons referred to in clause (b) of making\ta representation within such reasonable time as may be specified in the notice against the proposed confiscation; and\n(d) gives to the Officer effecting the seizure and the person or persons to whom notice has been issued under clause (b), a hearing on date to be fixed for such purposes.",
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        },
        {
            "number": "6",
            "title": "6. Insertion of new Sections 52A, 52B, 52C and 52D in Act XVI of 1927.",
            "chapter": null,
            "content": "Appeal against the order of confiscation.\nExplanation.\nPetition for revision before Secretary, Forest and Environment Department Government of Bihar against the order of the Appellate Authority.\nExplanation.\nBar of Jurisdiction of Courts etc. in certain circumstances.\nExplanation.\nPower of entry, inspection, search and seizure.",
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            "sort_order": 5
        },
        {
            "number": "66-A",
            "title": "7. Insertion of new Section 66-A in Act XVI, 1927.",
            "chapter": null,
            "content": "Eviction of encroachment from Government Forest Land.",
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            "is_definition": false,
            "sort_order": 6
        },
        {
            "number": "67",
            "title": "8. Substitution of Section 67 of Act XVI, 1927.",
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            "sort_order": 7
        },
        {
            "number": "68",
            "title": "9. Substitution of Section 68 of Act XVI, 1927.",
            "chapter": null,
            "content": "(a) To accept from any person against whom a reasonable suspicion exists that he has committed any forest offence other than an offence specified in clauses (c) and (I) to Section 26, clauses (c) and (d) to Section 33 or Section 62 or Section 63, sum of money by way of compensation for the offence which such person is suspected to have committed, and\n(b) When any property has been seized as liable for confiscation, to release the same on payment of the value thereof as estimated by such officer.\n(2) On the payment of such sum of money, or such value, or both as the case may be, to such officer, the suspected person in custody, shall be discharged, the property, if any, seized shall be released, and no further proceedings shall be taken against such person or property.\n(3) Forest Officer shall not be empowered under this Section unless he is a Forest Officer of a rank not inferior to that of an Assistant Conservator of Forest.\"",
            "footnote": "",
            "is_definition": false,
            "sort_order": 8
        },
        {
            "number": "79",
            "title": "10. Amendment of sub-section (2) of Section 79 of Act XVI, 1927.",
            "chapter": null,
            "content": "\"Shall be punishable with imprisonment for a term which may extend to six months or with fine which may extend to one thousand rupees or with both.\"",
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            "is_definition": false,
            "sort_order": 9
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    "metadata": {
        "Act ID": "bh531",
        "Act Number": "Bihar Act 9 of 1990",
        "Enactment Date": "",
        "Act Year": "1989",
        "Short Title": "The Indian Forest (Bihar Amendment) Act, 1989",
        "Type": "STATE",
        "Location": "Bihar"
    },
    "updated_at": "2026-09-29 21:55:19"
}