Section 3, Scheduled Tribes and Other Traditional Forest Dwellers (Recognition of Forest Rights) Act, 2007 [S24-7JF]
As at 7 September 2026. In force from 27 December 2007.
3. Appointment of Chief Commissioner.—(1) The Central Government may, by notification, appoint an authority, to be known as the Chief Commissioner, to exercise the powers and perform the functions conferred on it by or under this Act. (2) The Chief Commissioner may, with the previous approval of the Central Government, appoint such officers and other employees as it considers necessary for the efficient discharge of its functions under this Act. (3) The Central Government may, by notification, direct that any power exercisable by it under this Act, except the power to make rules under section 50, shall, in relation to such matters and subject to such conditions as may be specified in the notification, be exercisable also by the Chief Commissioner.
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Chief Commissioner: Section 2, Scheduled Tribes and Other Traditional Forest Dwellers (Recognition of Forest Rights) Act, 2007 [S247H9] (In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires,—): "Chief Commissioner" means the Chief Commissioner for Persons with Disabilities appointed under section 74
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