The Ministry of Law and Justice (MoL&J) on August 04, 2023, notified the Forest (Conservation) Amendment Act, 2023 further to amend the Forest (Conservation) Act, 1980. The amendments are as follows: In section 1 of the principal Act, in sub-section (1), for the words and brackets "Forest (Conservation) Act", the words and brackets "Van (Sanrakshan Evam Samvardhan) Adhiniyam" shall be substituted. In the principal Act, after section 3B, the following section shall be inserted, namely: "3C The Central Government may, from time to time, issue such directions, to any authority under the Central Government, State Government or Union territory Administration, or to any organization, entity or body recognized by the Central Government, State Government or Union territory Administration, as may be necessary for the implementation of this Act.".