Section 49 of the Indian Forest Act, 1927 – Government and its officers not liable for damage to such timber

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Section 49: Government and its officers not liable for damage to such timber

The 1[Government] shall not be responsible for any loss or damage which may occur in respect of any timber collected under section 45, and no Forest-officer shall be responsible for any such loss or damage, unless he causes such loss or damage negligently, maliciously or fraudulently.

Source: official text of The Indian Forest Act, 1927 as published on India Code (PDF). All sections of the Indian Forest Act, 1927.

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