The Compensatory Afforestation Fund Act, 2016 – All Sections

An Act to provide for the establishment of funds under the public accounts of India and the public accounts of each State and crediting thereto the monies received from the user agencies towards compensatory afforestation, additional compensatory afforestation, penal compensatory afforestation, net present value and all other amounts recovered from such agencies under the Forest (Conservation) Act, 1980, constitution of an authority at national level and at each of the State and Union territory Administration for administration of the funds and to utilise the monies so collected for undertaking artificial regeneration (plantations), assisted natural regeneration, protection of forests, forest related infrastructure development, Green India Programme, wildlife protection and other related activities and for matters connected therewith or incidental thereto.

The Compensatory Afforestation Fund Act, 2016 has 33 sections in 6 chapters. Each link below opens the official text of that section. Official PDF on India Code.

Chapter I: PRELIMINARY

Section 1 – Short title, extent and commencement
Section 2 – Definitions

Chapter II: ESTABLISHMENT, MANAGEMENT AND UTILISATION OF NATIONAL COMPENSATORY AFFORESTATION FUND AND STATE COMPENSATORY AFFORESTATION FUNDS

Section 3 – Establishment of National Fund
Section 4 – Establishment of State Fund
Section 5 – Disbursement and utilisation of National Fund
Section 6 – Disbursement and utilisation of State Fund
Section 7 – Accounting procedure

Chapter III: CONSTITUTION OF NATIONAL AUTHORITY AND STATE AUTHORITIES

Section 8 – Constitution of National Authority
Section 9 – Executive committee and monitoring group of National Authority
Section 10 – Constitution of State Authority
Section 11 – Steering committee and executive committee of State Authority
Section 12 – Term of office and conditions of service of members
Section 13 – Disqualifications

Chapter IV: POWERS AND FUNCTIONS OF NATIONAL AUTHORITY AND STATE AUTHORITIES

Section 14 – Powers and functions of National Authority
Section 15 – Powers and functions of executive committee of National Authority
Section 16 – Functions of monitoring group
Section 17 – Powers and functions of State Authority
Section 18 – Powers and functions of steering committee of State Authority
Section 19 – Functions and powers of executive committee of State Authority

Chapter V: FINANCE, ACCOUNTS, AUDIT AND ANNUAL REPORT

Section 20 – Budget of National Authority
Section 21 – Investment of funds by National Authority
Section 22 – Accounts and audit of National Authority
Section 23 – Annual report of National Authority
Section 24 – Annual report and audit report of National Authority to be laid before Parliament
Section 25 – Budget of State Authority
Section 26 – Investment of funds by State Authority
Section 27 – Accounts and audit of State Authority
Section 28 – Annual report of State Authority
Section 29 – Annual report and audit report of State Authority to be laid before State Legislature

Chapter VI: MISCELLANEOUS

Section 30 – Power to make rules
Section 31 – Transfer of assets, liabilities, etc
Section 32 – Validation
Section 33 – Power of Central Government to issue directions