Section 12 in The Indian Forest Service (Probationers' Final Examination) Regulations, 2016
12. Forest Policies and Laws. - (1) Forest Policies. - Policy formulation, procedures and development; background and critical evaluation of forest policies of 1894, 1952 & 1988 and their objective assessment; relevance of 1988 forest policy in the country's developmental policies/initiatives; other State level policies relevant to forestry.
(2)Forest Laws. - The Indian Forest Act, 1927, general provisions and detailed study; the Forest (Conservation) Act, 1980 and the Forest Conservation Rules, Constitutional provisions for protection of forests and wildlife; functioning of forest courts, special forest laws, amendments, Acts and Orders of the States; the Wildlife (Protection) Act, 1972 and Rules, the Biological Diversity Act, 2002, the Intellectual Property Rights Act, 1974 and the Environmental (Protection) Act, 1986.
