Act Number: 14

Act Name: The Damodar Valley Corporation Act, 1948

Year: 1948

Enactment Date: 1948-03-27

Long Title: An Act to provide for the establishment and regulation of a Corporation for the development of the Damodar Valley in the Provinces of Bihar and West Bengal.

Ministry: Ministry of Power

Department:

Section 52: Application of certain provisions of the Indian Forest Act, 1927, to the forests of the Corporation.
    All acts prohibited in respect of a reserved forest under section 26 of the Indian Forest Act, 1927 (16 of 1927) shall be deemed to be prohibited in respect of any forest owned by or under the supervision or control of the Corporation and all offences in respect of such forest shall be punishable under the said Act as if they were committed in respect of a reserved forest.
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