Section 2, Forest Conservation Act [S10-2Q1]
As at 7 September 2026. In force from 25 October 1980.
2. Restriction on the dereservation of forests or use of forest land for non-forest purpose.—(1) Notwithstanding anything contained in any other law for the time being in force in a State, no State Government or other authority shall make, except with the prior approval of the Central Government, any order directing—
(i) that any reserved forest (within the meaning of the expression "reserved forest" in any law for the time being in force in that State) or any portion thereof, shall cease to be reserved;
(ii) that any forest land or any portion thereof may be used for any non-forest purpose;
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Explanation.—For the purpose of this section "non-forest purpose" means the breaking up or clearing of any forest land or portion thereof for—
(a) the cultivation of tea, coffee, spices, rubber, palms, oil-bearing plants, horticultural crops or medicinal plants;
(b) any purpose other than reafforestation, but does not include any work relating or ancillary to conservation, development and management of forests and wildlife [...]
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work: Section 2(y), Copyright Act, 1957: "work" means any of the following works, namely:— (i) a literary, dramatic, musical or artistic work; (ii) a cinematograph film; (iii) sound recording;
work: Section 2, Geographical Indications of Goods (Registration and Protection) Act, 1999 [S1ZPZ8] (In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires,—): "work" means a literary, dramatic, musical or artistic work, a cinematograph film or a sound recording
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