THE UTTAR PRADESH PROTECTION OF TREES ACT, 19762

1976 · State unknown · central · act_text

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4 · [(c) trees situate in cantonment area;]

3 · . In this Act, unless there is anything repugnant in the context –

1 · . Omit. by sec. 2 of U.P. Act No. 28 of 1998 .

2 · . For SOR see at the end of this Act.

3 · . Subs. by sec. 3 of U.P. Act No. 28 of 1998

4 · . Subs. by sec. 4 of U.P. Act No. 28 of 1998

1 · [5. (1) Any person entitled to fell a standing tree or to cut, remove or otherwise dispose of a fallen tree, may make an application to such officer in such form as may be notified by the State Government, for permission to fell such standing tree or to cut, remove or otherwise dispose of such fallen tree and the officer to whom such application is made, shall, within twenty days after making such enquiry as he thinks fit, forward the application along with his report to the competent authority.

7 · Every person, to whom permission has been granted under this Act to fell, cut, remove or dispute of any tree, shall be bound to plant and tend two trees in place of every tree in the area, from where such tree has been felled, cut, removed or disposed of by him under such permission:

8 · (1) Where the Divisional Forest Officer is of opinion, on the basis of the report of a Revenue Officer, not below the rank of a SubDivisional Officer, or a Horticulture Officer, not below the rank of a District Horticulture officer, or a Soil Conservation Officer, not below the rank of Bhoomi Sanrakshan Adhikari or any Forest Officer not below the rank of Assistant Conservator of Forest, or otherwise that trees should be planted in a blank area, he may issue a notice to the owner, occupier or tenure-holder (hereinafter referred to as claimant) of such area to show cause why trees should not be planted in such area as may be specified in such notice.

9 · (1) Every person who is under an obligation to plant trees under section 7 or to whom any direction has been given under section 8 shall start preparatory work within ninety days, from the date of the permission or the date of receipt of direction, as the case may be, and shall plant the trees in accordance with such direction in the next following rainy season or within such extended time as the Divisional Forest Officer concerned may allow.

10 · Whoever fells or causes to be felled any standing tree, or cuts, removes or otherwise disposes of any fallen tree, in contravention of the provisions of section 4, or contravenes any condition of any permission granted under this Act, shall be punished with imprisonment which may extend to six months or with fine which may extend to one thousand rupees or with both.

11 · (1) If the person committing an offence under this Act is a company, the company as well as every person in charge of and responsible to the Company for the conduct of its business at the time of the commission of the offence shall be deemed to be guilty of the offence and shall be liable to be proceeded against and punished accordingly:

12 · (1) Where any person is convicted of an offence under this Act any timber or the tree in respect of which an offence is committed and the implements used for felling such trees may be ordered by the court to be forfeited to Government.

13 · (1) Any forest officer not below the rank of a Forest Ranger or police officer, not below the rank of a Sub-Inspector, may without a warrant, arrest any person against whom there is reason to believe that he has been concerned in any offence under this Act:

14 · (1) When there is reason to believe that any tree has been felled or cut or removed in contravention of the provisions of this Act, the wood of such tree, together with boat, vehicle, carrier or cattle, if any, used in such contravention may be seized by any Forest Officer not below the rank of a Forest Ranger or any police officer not below the rank of a Sub -Inspector or any other person empowered in this behalf by the State Government.

1 · . Subs. by sec. 2(a) of U.P. Act No. 20 of 2011 . 2 . Subs. by sec. 2(b) of U.P. Act No. 20 of 2011 .

1 · . Ins. by sec. 5 of U.P. Act No. 28 of 1998 .

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