| 1.
| | This Ordinance may be cited as the Forest Ordinance. |
| 2.
| | Questions of title. |
| 3.
| | Order declaring forest reserved. |
| 4.
| | Publication of Order in Sinhala and Tamil. |
| 5.
| | Power of forest officer to stop ways and watercourses in reserved forest. |
| 6.
| | Acts prohibited in such forests. |
| 7.
| | Further prohibited acts. [ 2,56 of 1979.] |
| 8.
| | Acts excepted from prohibition contained in sections 6 and 7. |
| 9.
| | Power of Minister to suspend rights of pasture, .;c in certain cases. |
| 10.
| | Forests reserved under former law. |
| 11.
| | Application of Ordinance to leased forests. |
| 12.
| | Constitution of village forests, |
| 13.
| | Trees in Schedule I in a village forest the property of the State. |
| 14.
| | Acts prohibited in village forest. |
| 15.
| | Power of Minister to make regulations for village forests. |
| 16.
| | Saving of private rights. |
| 17.
| | Penalty for breach of sections 14 and 15. |
| 18.
| | Reserved trees. |
| 19.
| | Protection of reserved trees. |
| 20.
| | Power to make rules generally. |
| 21.
| | Penalties. [5,13 of 1966-] |
| 22.
| | Exemptions |
| 23.
| | Protection from conviction in forest cases. |
| 24.
| | Power of Minister to make regulations. |
| 25.
| | Penalties. [7,13 of 1966.] |
| 26.
| | Power of Government Agent to order a definition of boundaries in certain cases. |
| 27.
| | Power of forest officer, ;c, to examine timber in transit. [8,13 of 1966.] |
| 28.
| | Inspection of private timber depots and timber yards. [ 9, 13 of 1966.] |
| 29.
| | All persons bound to aid in case of accident at any place where timber is detained or kept by any forest officer. |
| 30.
| | Certain kinds of timber to be deemed property of the State until title thereto proved. |
| 31.
| | Publication of notice as to, and claims to, timber collected under section 30. |
| 32.
| | Procedure on claim preferred to such timber. |
| 33.
| | On rejection of claim to such timber claimant may institute suit. |
| 34.
| | Disposal of unclaimed timber. |
| 35.
| | Payments to be made by claimant before timber is delivered to him. |
| 36.
| | Power of Minister to make regulations and prescribe penalties. |
| 37.
| | Seizure of property liable to confiscation. |
| 38.
| | Procedure on seizure. [ 10, 13 of 1966.] |
| 40.
| | Power of court to confiscate timber, forest produce, ;c. [ 12, 13 of 19661 [ 9, 56 of 1979.] |
| 41.
| | Disposal, on conclusion of trial for any forest offence, of timber or forest produce which was the subject-matter of the trial. [ 13, 13 of 1966.] |
| 42.
| | Disposal of perishable property. [ 14, 13 of 1966.] |
| 43.
| | Appeal from orders. |
| 44.
| | Property when vested in state. |
| 45.
| | Powers of Minister to order release of seizure. |
| 46.
| | Penalty for wrongful seizure. |
| 47.
| | Penalty for counterfeiting or defacing marks on trees and timber, and for altering boundary marks. [ 15, 13 of 1966.] |
| 48.
| | Power of forest officer, ;c, to arrest without warrant. |
| 48A.
| | Penalty for being in possession or use of forged documents for counterfeit or unauthorized marking hammers and presumption as to commission of offences.[ 16, 13 of 1966.] |
| 49.
| | Power of forest officer to prevent commission of offence. |
| 49.
| | Penalty for obstructing or interfering with forest officer [11, 56 of 1979.] |
| 50.
| | Operation of other laws not barred. |
| 51.
| | Compounding of offences. [ 17, 13 of 1966.] |
| 52.
| | Presumption that timber or forest produce belongs to State. |
| 53.
| | Offences to be triable summarily. [ 18, 13 of 1966.] |
| 53A.
| | Ejectment from State land. [ 19, 13 of 1966.] |
| 54.
| | Power of forest officer, ;c to seize trespassing cattle. |
| 55.
| | Power of Minister to levy fines. |
| 56.
| | Procedure if fine not paid. |
| 57.
| | Power to shoot cattle on forest plantation. |
| 58.
| | Appointment of Conservator of Forests, ;c. |
| 59.
| | Power of Minister to invest forest officer with certain powers. |
| 60.
| | Forest officers deemed public servants. |
| 61.
| | Indemnity for acts done in good faith. |
| 62.
| | Forest officers not to trade, |
| 63.
| | Control of forest may be delegated to Conservator. |
| 64.
| | Additional powers to make regulations. |
| 65.
| | Powers of Regulations when to have force of law. |
| 66.
| | Powers of Minister exercisable from time to time. |
| 67.
| | Persons bound to assist forest officer and police officer. |
| 68.
| | Recovery of money due to the State. |
| 69.
| | Lien on forest produce for such money. |
| 70.
| | The State not liable for loss or damage in respect of certain timber. |
| 71.
| | Disposal of property seized. [ 20,13 of 1966.] |
| 72.
| | Property of State debtors under section 68 may be sold. |
| 73.
| | Overplus to be restored to owner. |
| 74.
| | Certificate of sale of immovable property |
| 75.
| | Certificate of sale in case of purchase by State. |
| 76.
| | State may take credit for amount due from defaulter. |
| 77.
| | Regulations and rules to be laid before Parliament. |
| 78.
| | Interpretation. |
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