The Forest (Conservation) Ordinance, 1980

~~ J,.~ ~)lfo:'lt-(~)-72 . - A-d, €,q 1- 1'180 J s. 5 REGISTERED No. D-(D)-'13 -~ ' ·l . EXTRAORDINARY {'fl ':- , ,< ; ·.r-' ;) ' .i .; 'Ull' 11~ 1 ·1 PART Il-&ction 1 ·,,. , .,; _ ' 1 ' - · . . . su fuili 1< ~ 11'1'ifflffl' PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY . -: . . ~ 0 54] ~~), Tif.nm, Wfff_lR 25, 1980/lfil~ 3, 1902 · ~o•::~ ; , .. NEWDELHl,SATURDAY,OCTOBER 25, 1g8o/KARTIKA 3, 1gc12 p mar ir 'hrnf ~~tit~ i~~ q~~~"irrm~ ri, I . .... , $eparate Pa&'inr is .riven 1lo tlwl Part in. order .that it may be . fllecl , • 1; .1 • as a. separate compilation • , MINISTR)". :,{i)f LAW, JUSTICE AND :COMPANY ,,AFFAlRS ~:i \ . :, • '·' • (Legislative Department) . , r· . .. -:<:,;: 0 ;{; ~, Neur J;)elhi, the .26th October, .1980/Kartiloo. ,3, jl902 :(S .. ) :•?, ,,:,o !"1 ./ j . .- . · . , . · • ' • i .-: -:~ ·) .· : · THE FOREST .(CONSERVATION) .ORDINANCE, 19&> ".:, · ' ·,r·,: .•ii , ; ,; ,. ' No. 17 OF 1980 . :,:~P~o~ulg~tec:i'by-:the ,President in · the T.hirty-:iirst Year · of $.e . " ·:. H , • • ; . .. . > . . Republic of India.. ·.. . • , ,.· . ... _. An Ordinance to pmvide for the conservation of forests and ·for matters connected therewith or ancillary or incidental thereto. _ . WHEREAS Parliament is not in session and the President is satisfied tl:i~t circumstances exist which render it necessary for him to take im- IJlediate action; Now THEREFORE in exercise of the powers conferred by clause (1) ' , of article 123 of the Constitution, the President is pleased to promulgate the following Ordinance: - 1. (1) This Ordinance may be called the Forest (Conservation) Qrdinana.e,; ,198Q. . , · • _. ..... . •. , •. : . ... .. .Ji;_(2-~ -I\ eJC~~ll,cif .'1:o.Jh~ whole of India except the State of Jammu and nashmit. (3) It shall come into force at once. . (!..',\ . ,'.' f}t t: ~ ·) · .: ,,. Short title, extent and com­ mence­ ment. Restric­ tion on the de­ reserva­ tion of forests or use of forest land for non­ forest purpose. Constitu­ tion of Advisory Com­ mittee. Power to make rules. - ' 518(1 ~ . THE GAZETTE OF INDIA EXTRAORDINARY [PART II-SEC. I] -------- 2. 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 expres­ sion "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 p_urpose. Explanation.-For the purposes of this section "non-forest purpose" means breaking up or clearing of _ any forest land or portion thereof for any purpose other than •reafforestation. __ _ 3. The Central Governmerit may constitute a Committee consisting of such number of persons as it may deem fit to advise that Government with regard to- • (i) ·:the granf/of. :approvil tinder secti~n 2'; 'and G • (ii) • any other matter connected with the conservation of forests which may be referred to it by t_he Central Government . . -, /- :~--'..: ~-..; 4. ch,, lli~ Cent~al. Government may, by notification in the Official Gazette, make rules for carrying out the provisions of this Ordinance. ? • (2) Every • rule . made under this Ordinance shall b~ laid, ·_ as soon -as may be after it is made, before e~ch H~use of Parliament, while it is in session, for a total _period of thirty days which may be comprised in one session or 'in two -or more successive sess1ons, and if, before the expiry of the session immediately following the session or the successive sessio~ aforesaid, both Houses agree to making any modification in the rule or both Houses agree that the rule should not be made, the rule shall thereafter have effect only in such modified form or be of no effect . ' as the case may be; so, however, that any such modification or annulment shall be withO'llt prejudice 'to the validity of anything previously done under that rule. - _ _ . , :. ·, :' 1 , ,: i L.._i -i ;,- ;: - , .-i ·i :,, ·; i :· : • 1 ; (.t) ,j;~. : ~ ·) r -_) --.: '-~·- .:. :•·j -_:; •·_. ; ;t, •) -::, j f;:;L:u.·.-_rL . ._. _ ;_<'. -/ '.'! . . •. ;:r .: . . ~ .. :! : ;· • N, SANJIVA nEDDY, . ' . . • President. RV. S. ·,?ERI SASTRI,· Seof,:' to 'the Govt. oj Ind~ PRIN'.Jn> BY T!Di: GDERAL MANAGER, ~VERNMENT OF INDIA PRESS, M_,,,O ROAD IUW I IELBI AND PUBLISHED BY THE CONTROLLE ,...., ~ R OF ~UBLICATIONS, DELHI, 1980