The Scheduled Tribes and Other Traditional Forest Dwellers (Recognition of Forest Rights) Act
An Act to recognise and vest the forest rights and occupation in forest land in forest dwelling Scheduled Tribes and other traditional forest dwellers who have been residing in such forests for generations but whose rights could not be recorded; to provide for a framework for recording the forest rights so vested and the nature of evidence required for such recognition and vesting in respect of forest land.2007
List of Chapters & Sections
PRELIMINARY
FOREST RIGHTS
RECOGNITION, RESTORATION AND VESTING OF FOREST RIGHTS AND RELATED MATTERS
AUTHORITIES AND PROCEDURE FOR VESTING OF FOREST RIGHTS
OFFENCES AND PENALTIES
MISCELLANEOUS
PRELIMINARY
FOREST RIGHTS
RECOGNITION, RESTORATION AND VESTING OF FOREST RIGHTS AND RELATED MATTERS
AUTHORITIES AND PROCEDURE FOR VESTING OF FOREST RIGHTS
OFFENCES AND PENALTIES
MISCELLANEOUS