Section 1: Short title and extent, — Forest Act, 1927

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1. Short title and extent,___(1) This Act may be called 2[*] Forest Act, 1927. 3[(2) It extends to Sind, the Punjab and the North-West Frontier Province (except the District of Hazara). (3) The Provincial Government of a Province may, by notification in the official Gazette, extend this Act to the whole or any specified part thereof.]

Effective date: 1927-01-01

Related sections

Section 2: Interpretation clause. In this Act, unless there is anything repugnant in the subject or Section 3: Power to reserve forests Section 4: Notification by Provincial Government Section 5: Bar of accrual of forest-rights Section 6: Proclamation by Forest Settlement-officer Section 7: Inquiry by Forest Settlement-officer

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