Section 43

Governments and Forest-officers not liable for damage to forest-produce at depot.

The Indian Forest Act, 1927

  • Act 16 of 1927
  • Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change
About this Act

An Act to consolidate the law relating to forests, the transit of forest-produce and the duty leviable on timber and other forest-produce.

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    The1[Government] shall not be responsible for any loss or damage which may occur in respect of any timber or other forest-produce while at a depot established under a rule made under section 41, or while detained elsewhere, for the purposes of this Act; and no Forest-officer shall be responsible for any such loss or damage, unless he causes such loss or damage negligently, maliciously or fraudulently.

Notes

1. Subs. by the A.O. 1950, for "Crown".
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