DELHI PRESERVATION OF TREES ACT, 1994

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S.1 Short title, extent and commencement

S.2 Definition

S.3 Establishment of the Tree Authority

S.4 Meeting of the Tree Authority

S.5 Appointment of Tree Officer

S.6 Appointment of other Officers

S.7 Duties of Tree Authority

S.8 Restrictions on felling and removal of trees

S.9 Procedure for obtaining permission to fell, cut, remove: or dispose of a tree

S.10 Obligation to plant trees

S.11 Preservation of trees

S.12 Implementation of order made or direction given under sections 9 and 10 and recovery of expenditure on failure to comply with them

S.13 Adoption of trees

S.14 Appeal

S.15 Seizure of property

S.16 Forfeiture of timber and other produce from the trees, implements used for felling and the vehicle and animals used for transport of such trees

S.17 Power to release property seized under section 15

S.18 Power to arrest without warrant

S.19 Power to release person arrested

S.20 Power to prevent commission of offence

S.21 Power to compound offence

S.22 Contravention of Act to be reported by certain Officers

S.23 Offence by organisations

S.24 Penalty

S.25 Award of penalty or forfeiture not to interfere with other punishment

S.26 Officers to be public servants

S.27 Bar of Proceedings

S.28 Execution of order for payment of money

S.29 Power of the Government to exempt

S.30 Power of the Government for Preservation of Trees

S.31 Investing Tree Officer with certain powers

S.32 Transit of felled material

S.33 Power of the Government to give directions

S.34 Power to make rules

S.35 Provision of this Act to be in addition to any other law for the time being in force

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