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CHAPTER VII PENALTIES AND PROCEDURE

Section 60-Q: Power to take possession

The Andhra Pradesh Forest Act, 1967

How current this text is

Text as published by India Code for the Government of Andhra Pradesh (Environment, Forest, Science and Technology Department), with amendments up to Act 15 of 2016 (the Andhra Pradesh Forest (Amendment) Act, 2016).

Chapter IIIA (sections 28A to 28G, Preservation of Private Forests) applies only in the Scheduled Areas and is not part of this India Code text; it is printed in the 2012 text of the Act hosted by the Andhra Pradesh Capital Region Development Authority, and the instrument that inserted it has not been identified.

(1) Where any property has been declared to be forfeited to the State Government under this Act, of where the person affected has failed to pay the fine due under sub-section (1) of section 60G within the time allowed there for under subsection (3) of that section, the competent authority order the person effected as well as any other person who may be in possession of the property to surrender or deliver possession thereof to the Administrator appointed under section 60D or to any person duly authorized by him in this behalf within thirty days of the service of the order.

(2) If any person refuses or fails to comply with an order made under sub-section (1), the Administrator may take possession of the property and may for that purpose use such force as may be necessary.

(3) Notwithstanding anything contained in sub-section (2), the Administrator may, for the purpose of taking possession of any property referred to in sub-section (1), requisition the services of any police officer to assist him and it shall be the duty of such officer to comply with such requisition.