Section 55: Forest-produce, tools, etc., when liable to confiscation.

(1) All timber or forest-produce which is not the property of Government and in respect of which a forest-offence has been committed, and all tools, boats, carts and cattle used in committing any forest-offence, shall be liable to confiscation.

(2) Such confiscation may be in addition to any other punishment prescribed for such offence.

STATE AMENDMENTS Maharashtra Amendment of section 55 of Act 16 of 1927.—In section 55 of the principal Act,—

(a) in sub-section (1), for the words “shall be liable by order of the convicting court to forfeiture” the words “shall be liable to confiscation” shall be substituted;

(b) in sub-section (2), for the word “forfeiture” the word “confiscation” shall be substituted;

(c) in the marginal note, for the word “forfeiture” the word “confiscation” shall be substituted. [Vide Maharashtra Act 21 of 2015, s. 6].

STATE AMENDMENT Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh (UTs).— Section 55.– For sub-section (1), substitute the following sub-section:–

(1) All timber or forest produce which in either case is not the property of the Government and in respect of which a forest offence has been committed, and all tools, arms, boats, carts, equipment, ropes, chains, machines, vehicles, cattle or any other article, in each case used in committing any forest offence shall, subject to the provisions of section 52, 52A and 52B, be liable to confiscation upon conviction of the offender for such offence. [Vide the Jammu and Kashmir Reorganization (Adaptation of Central Laws) Order, 2020, notification No. S.O. 1123(E) dated (18-3-2020).]