Section 1 of the Indian Forest Act, 1927 – “Short title and extent”
1. Short title and extent.—
(1) This Act may be called the Indian Forest Act, 1927.
1[(2) It extends to the whole of India except the territories which, immediately before the 1st November, 1956, were comprised in Part B States.
(3) It applies to the territories which, immediately before the 1st November, 1956, were comprised in the States of Bihar, Bombay, Coorg, Delhi, Madhya Pradesh, Orissa, Punjab, Uttar Pradesh and West Bengal; but the Government of any State may by notification in the Official Gazette bring this Act into force2 in the whole or any specified part of that State to which this Act extends and where it is not in force.]
- Subs. by the A.O. (No. 3) 1956, for sub-sections (2) and (3).
- This Act has beed declared to be in force in the Khondmals District by the Khondmals laws regulations, 1936 (4 of 1936), s. 3 and the
Schedule.; and in the Angul District by the Angul Laws Regulation, 1936 (5 of 1936), and the Schedule. This Act has been extended in
its application to:—
(1) Berar (partially) by the Berar Laws Act, 1941 (4 of 1941);
(2) The Province of Coorg, see Coorg Gazette, 1930, Pt. I, p. 94;
(3) The Delhi Province see Gazette of India, 1933, Pt. II-A, p. 293;
(4) The whole of Madhya Pradesh by Madhya Pradesh Act 23 of 1958 (when notified);
(5) Dadra and Nagar Haveli (w.e.t. 1-7-1965) by Reg. 6 of 1963, s. 2 and the First Schedule;
(6) Pondicherry on 1-10-1963: vide Reg. 7 of 1963, s. 3 and the First Schedule;
(7) Goa, Darnan and Diu by Reg. 11 of 1963, s. 3 and the Schedule; and
(8) the whole of the Union territory of Lakshadweep (w.e.f. 1-10-1967): vide Reg. 8 of 1965, s. 3 and the Schedule. The Act has
been repealed in its application to Bellary District by Mysore Act 14 of 1955.
(9) Extended to the Union territory of Jammu and Kashmir and Union territory of Ladakh by Act 34 of 2019, s. 95 and the
Fifth Schedule (31-10-2019).