Section 43, National Green Tribunal Act, 2010 [S25-E23]

As at 7 September 2026. In force from 1 May 2010.

In National Green Tribunal Act, 2010 [A11-E6E]. This text from 1 May 2010. No other text held.

Synthetic. The words of this section are generated by the register; the title, number and year of the Act are real.

Cite: Section 43, National Green Tribunal Act, 2010 [S25-E23]. Machine: S25-E23.

43. Powers of Forest Officer.—(1) The Forest Officer may, for the purpose of ascertaining whether the provisions of this Act or the rules made thereunder are being complied with, at all reasonable times enter any premises where the transit of forest produce is carried on, inspect any consent found therein, and require the production of any record or register maintained under this Act. (2) The Forest Officer may seize any consent in respect of which he has reason to believe that an offence under this Act has been committed. (3) The provisions of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 (2 of 1974) shall, so far as may be, apply to any search or seizure under this section.

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forest produce: Section 2, National Green Tribunal Act, 2010 [S25CSR] (In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires,—): "forest produce" includes timber, charcoal, caoutchouc, catechu, wood-oil, resin, natural varnish, bark, lac, mahua flowers, mahua seeds, kuth and myrabolams

forest produce: 7 more definitions.

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