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Section 12. Forfeiture of timber

THE UTTAR PRADESH PROTECTION OF TREES ACT, 1976

Act no. 45 of 19761976In forceUttarakhand (State Act)

12. (1) Where any person is convicted of an offence under this Act any timber or the tree in respect of which an offence is committed and the implements used for felling such trees may be ordered by the court to be forfeited to Government. (2) Any timber forfeited under this section shall be disposed of by the competent authority in such manner as may be prescribed.