The Burma Forests Act 1881, 19 of 1881, (Rep., Bur. Act 4 of 1902) · VIII — .

Section 10. For the purposes of such inquiry, the Forest- Po\vers of Settlement-officer may exercise the following powers :rz:i[et(that is to say) :- officer

Repealed or not in force · As amended up to 2026-08

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Source: India Code