Forest Conservation Act, 1980

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The Forest Conservation Act, 1980 is an Indian law that regulates the diversion and use of forest land to curb deforestation and promote sustainable forest management.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Indian statute ⓘ
environmental law ⓘ
forest conservation law ⓘ
administeredBy Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change, Government of India ⓘ
aimsTo check indiscriminate deforestation ⓘ
maintain ecological balance ⓘ
protect biodiversity in forest areas ⓘ
amendedBy Forest (Conservation) Amendment Act, 1988 ⓘ
appliesTo forest land in India ⓘ
appliesToProjects hydroelectric projects in forest areas ⓘ
industrial projects in forest areas ⓘ
infrastructure projects in forest areas ⓘ
mining projects in forest areas ⓘ
basisFor Forest Advisory Committee procedures ⓘ
cameIntoForceOn 1980 ⓘ
country India ⓘ
enactedBy Parliament of India ⓘ
enforcementMechanism Central Government approval and monitoring ⓘ
legalBasisFor central control over diversion of forest land ⓘ
linkedLegislation Environment (Protection) Act, 1986 ⓘ
Indian Forest Act, 1927 ⓘ
linked to: Indian Forest Act

Wildlife (Protection) Act, 1972 ⓘ
penalProvisionsInclude penalties for unauthorized use of forest land ⓘ
punishment for contravention of the Act ⓘ
policyContext national forest policy of India ⓘ
primaryObjective to conserve forests in India ⓘ
to curb deforestation ⓘ
to promote sustainable forest management ⓘ
to regulate diversion of forest land for non-forest purposes ⓘ
regulates clearance of forest land ⓘ
de-reservation of reserved forests ⓘ
use of forest land for non-forest purposes ⓘ
requires compensatory afforestation for diverted forest land ⓘ
submission of proposals for diversion of forest land to the Central Government ⓘ
requiresApprovalFrom Central Government of India ⓘ
linked to: Government of India
scopeIncludes any land recorded as forest in government records ⓘ
protected forests ⓘ
reserved forests ⓘ
section Section 2 ⓘ
section2Provides prior approval of Central Government is required for assignment of forest land to private persons or agencies ⓘ
prior approval of Central Government is required for clearing of naturally grown trees for reafforestation ⓘ
prior approval of Central Government is required for de-reservation of reserved forests ⓘ
prior approval of Central Government is required for use of forest land for non-forest purposes ⓘ
shortTitle Forest (Conservation) Act, 1980 ⓘ
supports sustainable development objectives in India ⓘ
typeOfApprovalRequired formal approval after compliance with conditions ⓘ
prior approval in principle ⓘ
yearOfEnactment 1980 ⓘ

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Andaman and Nicobar Islands Forest Department → usesLaw → Forest Conservation Act, 1980 ⓘ
West Bengal Forest Department → implementsPolicy → Forest Conservation Act, 1980 ⓘ
Himachal Pradesh Forest Department → usesLegalFramework → Forest (Conservation) Act, 1980 ⓘ
linked to: Forest Conservation Act, 1980
Maharashtra Forest Department → appliesRegulation → Forest Conservation Act, 1980 ⓘ
Uttarakhand Forest Department → follows → Forest Conservation Act, 1980 ⓘ
Forest Conservation Act, 1980 → shortTitle → Forest (Conservation) Act, 1980 ⓘ
linked to: Forest Conservation Act, 1980
Forest Conservation Act, 1980 → amendedBy → Forest (Conservation) Amendment Act, 1988 ⓘ
linked to: Forest Conservation Act, 1980
Compensatory Afforestation Fund Management and Planning Authority → relatedTo → Forest (Conservation) Act, 1980 ⓘ
linked to: Forest Conservation Act, 1980
MoEFCC → implements → Forest (Conservation) Act, 1980 ⓘ
linked to: Forest Conservation Act, 1980
Andhra Pradesh Forest Department → usesLaw → Forest (Conservation) Act, 1980 ⓘ
linked to: Forest Conservation Act, 1980
Madhya Pradesh Forest Department → appliesRegulation → Forest Conservation Act, 1980 ⓘ
Department of Forest, Ecology and Environment, Government of Karnataka → appliesLaw → Forest (Conservation) Act, 1980 ⓘ
linked to: Forest Conservation Act, 1980
Forest Department of Odisha → appliesRegulation → Forest (Conservation) Act, 1980 ⓘ
linked to: Forest Conservation Act, 1980
Assam Forest Regulation, 1891 → relatedTo → Forest (Conservation) Act, 1980 ⓘ
linked to: Forest Conservation Act, 1980
Forest Department of Chhattisgarh → governedBy → Forest Conservation Act, 1980 ⓘ
Telangana Forest Department → usesLaw → Forest Conservation Act, 1980 ⓘ
Biological Diversity Act, 2002 → relatedTo → Forest (Conservation) Act, 1980 ⓘ
linked to: Forest Conservation Act, 1980
Himachal Pradesh Forest Produce (Regulation of Trade) Act → relatedTo → Forest (Conservation) Act, 1980 ⓘ
linked to: Forest Conservation Act, 1980
Uttar Pradesh Forest Department → follows → Forest (Conservation) Act, 1980 ⓘ
linked to: Forest Conservation Act, 1980
Meghalaya Forest Department → appliesLaw → Forest Conservation Act, 1980 ⓘ
Tripura Forest Department → usesLaw → Forest Conservation Act, 1980 ⓘ
Jharkhand Forest Department → usesLaw → Forest Conservation Act, 1980 ⓘ