Uttar Pradesh Forest Corporation Act, 1974 (No. 4 of 1975)

1. (1) This Act may be called the Uttar Pradesh Forest Corporation Short title. e1.teot aad com- Act, 1974. m en<:emcot.. (2) It extends to the whole of Uttar Pradesh. (3) It shall come into force on such date as the State Government may, by notification in the Gazette, appoint in this behalf.

2. In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires- Oefinition1. (a) "Corporation" means the Uttar Pradesh Forest Corporation, established under section 3; (b) "local body" means a Nagar Mahapalika, Municipal Board, To"n Area Committee, Notified Area Committee, Zila Parishad, Antarim Zila Parishad, Kshettra Samiti or Gaon Sabha ; (c) "Managing Director" means the Managing Director of the Corpor~tion appointed under clause (a) of sub-section (1) of section 4 ; (d) "Prescribed" means prescribed by rules made under this Act; (e) "reg'.llations" means regulations made under this Act; (f) "State Government" means the Government of Uttar Pradesh. CHAPTER II Establishment and Constitution of the Corporation

3. (1) The State Governmrnt shall, by notification in the Gazelle and with rsublisbment of effect from a date to be specified therein, constitute a corporation by the name the Corporation. of the Uttar Pradesh Forest Corporation. (2) The Corporation shall be a body corporate having perpetual succession and a common seal and may sue and be sued in its corporate name and shall have the power to acquire, hold and dispose of propn1 y for the purposes of this Act. (3) The Corporation shall for all purposes be a local authority, (4) The Corporation shall have ils head office at Lucknow and may have offices at such other places as it may consider necessary.

4. (1) The Corporation shall consist of a Chairman, to be appointed Constitution of by the State Government and the following other members, namely :- the Corporation. (a) five members to be appointed by the State Government from amongst the officers serving under it, one of whom shall be appointed as the Managing Director of the Corporation ; and (b) not more than three non-official members to. be appointed by. the State Government from amongst the persons who 1n its opinion possess experience in matters relating to the preservation and development of forests. . (2) The appointment of the Chairman and other members shall be notified 1n the Gazette. *(For Statement of Objects and Reasons, please sec Uttar Pradesh Gazette E.r:trcwrdinary, dated August 22, 1974).. . (Passed in H~udi by the Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly on Dec~m her 27, 1974 and by the Uttar Pradesh Leetslative Council on FebruarY 26, 1975.) (Received the assant of the Governer on March 6, 197 5, under Article 200 of the Constitution of India and ~ was_puolisb.:d in th~ Utt:ir Pradesh Gazette Extraordi"lary, dated March 13, 1975). i 1 2 as, and for being the Disqualifications _S. A person shall be disqualified to be appointed if he- for being Chair• Chairman or other member of the Corp orati on, man or other the opin ion of the member. (a) has been convicted of an offence which in State Government involves moral turpi tude; or (b) is an undischarged insolvent; or member; or (c) is physically or mentally incapable of acting as such (d) in the opin ion of the State Government has failed to act or has g in the best inter ests of the Corp orati on or become incapable of actin has so abus~d his posit ion as the Chai rman or other rnember,as to rend er his continuance as such detriment al to the interests of the Corporation or the general publi c; or er, employer (e) has directly or indirectly by himself or by any partn niary or of any or employee has any share or interest, whet her pecu empl oyme nt, with, by, or on behelf of other nature, in any contr act or the Corp orati on; or (f) is a directer, secretary, manager or other officer 9yment with of any company which has any share or inter est in any contr act or empl by, or on beha lf of the Corp orati on : r clause (e) or Provided that a person shall not be disqualified unde h is a director, he clause (f) by reason only of his or the company in whic or interest in- secretary, manager or other officer having a share property (i) any sale, purchase, lease or exchange of immovable or any agreement for the same; (ii) any agreement for loan of money, or any secur ity for pay- ment or mone y only ; relating to , (iii) any newspaper in which any advertisement the affairs of Corp orati on is publi shed ; a value not (iv) an occasional sale to the Corp orati on up to article in exceeding ten thou sand rupee s in any year, of any which he or the company regularly trades. Expl anat ion-A person shall not be deemed to lf have any share or int'!rest or on beha of the Corp orati on by in any contract or employment with, by any which has such share reas~m only of his being a share-holder of the comp or mterest. Term of office 6. (1) The term of office of the Chairman, if he is not an officer serving l member of the Corp orati on of the Chairman under the State Government, or of a non-officiar by the State Government by and non-official membern, shall be three years unless it is determined earlie notification in the Gazette. of the Corp orati on may (2) The Chairman or a non-official memberto the State Government, ssed at any time, by writing unde r his hand addre accepted, he shall be deemed to resign his office and on such resignation being have vacated his office. Chairman or any non-official member is, by or infirmity or

7. (1) If the duty is absent Casual vacancy. otherwise, rendered temporarily incapable of vaca carrying on his tion of his appo int~e nt, the otherwise, in circumstances not involving the n to offici ate for him and to State Government may appo int anoth er perso carry out his functions unde r this Act. (2) A casual vacancy created by the resignatio n of the Chairman or any n (2) of secti on 6 or for any othe r reason non-official member unde r sub-sectio rman or non-official members so shall be filled by fresh appo intm ent and the Chai the term of the Chairman or, appointed shall hold office for the remainderinofwhos e place he is so appointed. as the case may be, of the non-official mem ber oyees as it considers Appointment of 8. (1) The Corp orati on may appo int· such emplunder this Act: rmance of his funct ions employees of the necessary for the efficient perfo COf poration. as the State Government Provided that the appo intm ent of such employees in consultation with the be made may, by general or special orde r, specify, shall the approval of the State Public Service Commission, Utta r Prad esh or with t. Government, as the State Government may direc appr oval of tbe Stat e Gov ern· (2) The Corp orat ion may, with the prev ious rnent, appo int an emp loye e of the Centr_a~ Gov ernm ent or the State Gov ernm ent or ns as may be agre ed upon . Salaries and loca l body on such term s and cond1t10 allowaneoa. bers shal l be ent_itkd to draw _e 9. (1) The Cha irma n and non-official mem of the Corp orat ion as may be the fund such trav ellin g and daily allow ance s from dete rmin ed by regu latio ns. (2) The Man agin g Directc,r and othe r employ~es of the Corp orat ion shal l Cor pora tion such sala nes and al~ow- be entit led to receive from the fund of the ition s of service as may be detc rmm cd as ances and shal l be gove rned by such cond Control by M• )r by regu latio ns. naging Director. to of the Corp orat ion, the ge!1e ral ~ont rol

10. Subj ect to the supe rinte nden ce he be vested in the Man agin g Dire ctor . over the employees of the" Corp orat ion shall pl~ce ~ and s?al l Meetinp, su~h time s a~d

11. (1) The Corp orat ion shall meet at ·er edur e in rega rd to the tran sact ion of busi ness in its meettn[S ny ohst>rve such proc of as may be dete rmin ed by regu latio ns. 1bcr of the Corp orat ion elected (2) The Cha irma n or in his abse nce, a mer, shall preside at the meeting st>lves, ny bv the mem bers pres ent from amo ngst them ith of the Corp orat ion. Corp orat ion shall be decided by (3) All ques tion s at the meetings of the and voti ng and in the case of equa lity or majo rity of votes of the mem bers present the member pres iding , shall have a :or, of votes, the Cha irma n, or in his absence st~cond or cast ing vote. rty to atten d a mee ting of the cor- (4) The Cha irma n may invite any pers on sing it on any matt er and the pers on pora tion for the purp ose of assis ting or advi he Corp orat ion but shal l have no oft ay- so invited may take part in the discussions right of vote. Disqualification to conc erne d or inter este d in any ror particit,ation

12. A mem ber who is direc tly or indir ectly in proceedings on ente red into or prop osed to be ente red of c:rnt ract, loan , arra ngem ent or prop osal ,shal l at the earli est possible oppo rtun ity account interest. not i::to by or on beha lf of the Corp orat ion Corp orat ion and shall not be pres ent ·. in <l,s:lose the. natu re of his inter est to the ract , loan , arra ngem ent or prop osal ~t any meeting ther eof when any such cont by othe r mem ters for the purp ose of rest is _dis~uss_ed unles~ his presence is requ ired requ ired to be pres ent shal l vote on by cl1c,t1ng rnformat1on, and no mem ber so or prop osal . 1are any such cont ract , loan , arra ngem ent Acts not to be invalidated by

13. No act done or proc eed: ngs take n unde r this Act, by the Corp orat ion vacancy, etc. merely of any vaca ncy or 1efect ✓ing ~hall be dee1'!1ed_ to be inva lid by reas on tion 1n the con-stitutton of the Corp orat ion. t by CHA PTER I[! may 1ent, Functions and powers of the Corp orat ion :d to Function and to any gene ral or special iOf , !4. Subj ect to the prov ision s of this Act, orat ion shal l the Corparation. func tion s of the Corp y or dur:.ct 1ons. of the Stat e Gov ernm ent, the • ,sent be followmg, nam ely :- , the of trees and expl oitat ion • of (a) to unde rtak e remo val and disp osal d to Stat e Gov ernm ent; fore st reso urce s entr uste d to it by the with in the Stat e; any (b) to prep are proj ects relat ing to fore stry ason ing to forests and forest rs so (c) to unde rtak e rese arch prog ramm es relate Gov ernm ent on matt ers Stat prod!-,1cts and rend er tech nica l advice to 1 or, ted. relat ing to fore stry; (cf), to man ~ge, main tain and deve lop such fore sts as are tran sferr ed or iders entr uste d to 1t by the Stat e Gov ernm ent; e Gov ernm ei.t may from tf11 e ment {e) to perf orm such func tions as the Stat h. the to time requ ire. State 4 Powers of the lS. (I) The Corpora tion shall, subject to the provisio ns of this Corporation. Act, have power to do anything which may be necessar y or expedien t for carrying out its function s under this Act. (2) Without prejuaic e ro the generali ty of the foregcin g provisio n, such power shall include the power- (a) to set up worksho ps or -factorie s for processi ng forest raw material s; (b) to establish , maintain and operate laborato ries and experi- mental and research stations ; (c) to enter into such contract or arrangem ent ':"it~ any pe1:son as the Corpora tion may deem necessar y for perform ing its function s under this Act; (d) to borrow money, issue debentu res and manage its fund; and (e) to incur expendi ture and grant loans and advance s t~ su~h persons as the Corpora tion may deem necessar y for perforn11ng its function s under this Act. Power of the 16. The Corpora tion may undertak e the executio n of any afforesta tion pro- Corporation to ject at the request of the State Governm ent or, with the previous approva l of the undertake projects State Governm ent, at the request of any other at the instance , ditions as person on such terms and con- of others. may be agreed upon. CHAPTE R IV Finance, Accounts and Audit Fund of the 17. (I) The C,)rpora tion shall have its own fund which shall be a local Corporation. fu11d and to which shall be credited all moneys received by or on behalf of the Corpora tion. (2) The fund sh1ll be applied towards m..:!eting expenses incurred by the Corpora tion in the discharg e of its function s under this Act and for no other purpose . (3) The money of the Fund shall be kept in the State Bank of India or in the Uttar Pradesh Co-oper ative Bank or in any Schedul ed Bank: Provide d that nothing in this sub-sect ion shall be deemed to preclude the Corpora tion from retainin g such balances in cash as may be necessar y for current paymen t or from investin g any portion of the fund not required for immedia te expendi ture in ctnv of the securitie s describe d in section 20 of the India Trusts Act, 1882. • Power of tbo 18. (I) The Corpora tion may from time to time, with the previous sanction corporati on to of the State Governm ent and subject to the provisio ns of this Act and borrow. to such conditio ns as the State Governm enr may by general or special order determin e, borrow any sum required for the purpose s of this Act, whether by the issue of bonds or stocks or otherwis e or by making arrangem ent with bankers . (2) Stock issued by the Corpora tion under this section shall be issued, transferr ed, dealt with and redeeme d in such manner as the State Governm ent may by, general or special order, direct. Subventions to 19. The State Governm ent may, after due appropr iation by law of the the Corpora! ion. State Legislat ure, from time to time make subvent ions to the Corpora tion for the purpose s of this Ar..t on such terms and conditio ns as the State Govern · inc.,t 'l'LlY determin e. loans to , he 20. The State Governm ent may, from time to time, advance loans to the corporati on. Corpora tion for the purpose s of this Act on such terms and conditio ns a~ the State Governm ent may determin e. Rc~ayment o' 21. (1) The Corpora tion shall, for the purpose of repayme nt of any loan loans. raised by it establish a Sinking Fund in such mannt:r as may be prescrib ed. • • (2) The Sinki•g; Fund shall be maintain ed, invested and applied in such manner as may be prescrib ed. • a Budget. 22. The Corpora ti,rn sh,:11! prepare, in such form anJ at such timti: every a year '1S th~ State Governm ent may direct, hu.dget in 1esrect of 1he financial year 0 ll"XI e11suing, showiP: the estimate d receipts and exp<"nditure of the Corpora tion. 5 Account, U. (1) The Corporation_ shall _nia.i1,1tain proper :lccounts .ind prepare an Audit. and annual statement of accounts tncludtng balance-sheet m such form as the State Govermnent may direct. (2) The accounts of the Corporation shall be s~bject_ to audit an~ual!Y by the Examiner, Local Fu~J Accounts and any-expenditure mcurred. by htm connection with such audit shall be payable by the Corporation to the m Examiner, Local Fund Accounts. (3) The Examiner, Local Fund Accounts or any pe_rson authorised by him in connection with the audit ?f 3:ccounts of'. the <;orporation ~haH have the s_ame ·rights privileges and authonty tn connection with such aud.t as the Examiner, Locat'Fund Accounts has in connection with the audit of the accounts of a local body and, in particular, shall have right to demand the production of _books, accounts, connected vouchers and other documents and papers and to inspect the office of the Corporation. (4) The accounts of the Corpo~ation a~. ce~tified by the Examiner,. Local Fund Accounts or any person authonsed by htm tn that behalf together with the audit report thereof shall be forwarded annually to the State Government. (5) The State Government shall- - (a) cause the accounts of the Corporation, together with the audit report thereon, received by it under sub-section (4) to be laid annually before each House of the State Legislature, and (b) cause the accounts of the Corporation to be published in the pres- cribed manner and make available copies thereof for sale at a reasonable price.

24. (I) The Chairman, the Managing Director or a1,y other member Su1,:barge. or any employee of the Corporation shall be liable to surcharge for the loss, waste or misapplication of any money or property cf the Corporation if :,uch loss, waste or misapplication is a direct consequence of his neglect or misconduct while acting as such Chairman, Ma111ging Director or other member or employee. (2) The procedure of surcharge shall be such as may be prescribed. (3) Any amount found to be involved in any such loss, waste or misappli- cation as a result of proceedings for surcharge shall be recoverable as arrears of land revenue. (4) NotJ1ing in sub•section (3) shall prevent the Corporation from deducting any amount referred to therein from any sum payable by the Corporal ion to Chairman, Managing Director or other member or employee, as the case ma_v he. CHAPTER V Ext em a I Contro I

25. (l) In the discharge of its functions under this Act, the Corporation Direct'Pn~ on ~hall be guided by such directions on questions of policy as may be given to 1uestion d policy it by the State Government. (2) If any question arises whether any matter is or is not a matter as respects which the State Government may issue a direction under sub-section (I), the decision of the State Government thereon shall be final. 26. {I) The Corpcration shall, as soon as may be after the end of each Annual f.' eports. financial year, prepare and submit to the State Government before such date and in such form as the State Government may direct, a report giving an account of its activities during the previous financial year, and such 1 eport shall also giv" an account of the activities, if any, which are likely to be undertaken by the Corporation in the next financial year and the State Government shall cause such report_ to_ be laid before each Ho•1se of the State Legislature, as soon as may be, - after ~t 1s received by the State Government . . (2) The Corporation shall furnish to the State Government at such times tns 111 such form and manner as the State Government may direct such stntisties and returns and such particulars in regard to any proposed or existing activities of th.e Corporation or any other matter under the control of the ('i1rpurntion as the State Government may from time to time require. WiiiWi#itMii ,rrr&Jf~rn»wrnmrtw « ~ - - - - · - - 6 CHAPTER VI e C Mis cella neou s r furn ish such

27. (l) :Eve ry lo~a l bod y shal l rend er such assistance and inspection and Local bodies to 1ssist the Cor· info rma tion to the Cor pora tion and make available for its ts as it may requ ire s and othe r docu men pora tion. exam inat ion such reco rds, maps, planof its func tion s und er this Act. in connection with the perf orm ance G n in any othe r law for the time bein g (2) Not with stan ding any thin g con tain ed local bod y such dire ctio ns as in to any in force, the Stat e Gov ernm ent may give for enab ling the Cor pora tion to perf ormy p its opin ion are nece ssar y or expe dien t bod on it shal l be the duty of the loca l n its func tion s und er this Act and ther eup to comply with such dire ctio ns. l proceedings shal l lie agai nst the Protection for 28. No suit, pros ecut ion or othe r legaCha irma n or the Man agin g Dire ctor action taken in Stat e Gov ernm ent er the Cor pora tion or the loyee of the Stat e Gov ernm ent or the 100d faith . or any othe r member ther eof or' any emo d faith don~ or inte nded to be don e und er Cor pora tion for any thin g which is in goo this Act or any rule mad e ther eun der. othe r members and employees Mem bers etc. 29. The Cha irma n, Man agin g Dire ctor or e be e acti ng or purp orti ng to act in purs uanc deemed to publ ic servants. oft be Cor pora tion sh1ll be deemed, whil pub lic serv ants within the mea ning of a of any of the provisions of this Act to e. be Cod G sect ion 21 of the Indi an Pen al C proc eedi ngs of the Cor p0ra tion shal l be auth enti cate d by the signa- Auth entic ation 30. All ber presiding in the meeting airm '.tn or as the c,1se m'.ly be. of the mem 01'\ti• of proce~dings, ture ofth eCh orde rs and other the abse nce of the Cha irma n, and all orde rs and othe r ins- • no• r, instr umen ts of the of the Cor pora tion in be auth enti cate d by the sign atur e of such • 1974. Corp orati on. trum ents issued by the C0r pora tion shall auth oris ed by it in this behalf. employe e of the Cor pora tion as may be tl (1) Sub ject to the prov isio ns of this Act and the rules made a Dele gatio n of 31. ral or spec ial orde r delegate ent may by gene Powers. ther eund er, the Stat e Gov ernm con ditio ns incl udin g the con ditio n of either unco ndit iona lly or subj ect to such the orde r to the Cor pora tion such of the its review by itself, as may be specified in For est Act, 1927 or any othe r lav; for powers and duties und er the Ind ian ssar y. time being in force, as it may deem nece and the rules made ther eun der (2) Subject to the provisions of this Act r, delegate either unc ond ition ally ial orde the Cor pora tion may, by gene ral or specthe cond ition of review by itself, as mav or subject to such cond ition s, incl udin g n or the Mr:.naging Dire ctor 01 an\' be specified in the orde r, to the Cha irmation such 0f its powers and duties not othe r mem()l2r or employee of the Cor pora to it und er sub-section (1), as it may b.:ing the pow.:rs and duties delegated deen1 necessary. th•c: Man agin g Dire ctor or any em- Staie Gove rn- 32. The Stat e Gov ernm ent may investthe powers of a Fore st Officer und er of ment may invest ployee of the Cor pora tion with all or any , and the Man agin g Dire ctor or such the officers with section 72 of the Indi an Fore st Act, 1927 st Officer powers of Forest loye e in rdat ion to such powers shall tY~ deem :d to b~ a Fore Officer. emp ion 2 of the Indian Fore st Act, 1927. with in the m;a ning of clau se (2)- of sect ette, make malri:e 33. (l) The Stat e G.:w ernment may, by notification in·th e Gaz Power to this Act. rules. rules for carrying out the purp oses of e to the generality of the fore goin g (2) In p,ut icul ar, and with out prejudic of the following mat ters , nam ely: - any power, such rulc5 may prov ide for all or (a) the man ner in which the Sink ing Fun d shall be esta blis hed, mai ntai ned, invested and applied und er sect ion 21; e und er sect ion 24 incl udin g (b) the proc edur e in respect of smc harg ther eof; the provision of appe al, if any, in respect (c) any othe r mat ter which has to be or may be, prescribed. shal l as soo n as may be afte r t~1ey (3) All rules made und er this Act e Legislature while it is in session the Stat are made. be laid before each Hou se of days exte ndin g in its one session or mor e for a tota l p3riod of not less than thir ty unless some later date is app oint ed take than one successive sessions, and shall, '1 eff~ct fro:n tb.~ date of tlBir ;nhli c1tio n in th~L'!gi Ga:rette subject to such modifi• shture mi.y, durin g the said eitio ns or annl mrnt s a'> th~ tw_:, Hu;; .;s of tl:i~ m)iif ic1ti on, or annu lmen ts period, agree to mtke , SJ h1w.::v~r th1n any such ing previously done there - shall be without prejudice to the validity of anyth under. Regulations

34. (1) The Corp orati on may, with the previ ous appr oval of the State t with this Act and the rules Gove rnme nt m1ke regul ation s not incon sistenCorp orati on. rnade there unde r for the admi nistr ation of the (2) In p.trti cuhr , an J without prejudice to the of generality of the foregoing the following matte rs, power, such regulations rn1y provi:ie for or any nam ely:- ce of the Mana ging (a) salaries and allowances and cond ition s of servi lling and daily and trave Direc tor and employees of the Corp orati on fficia l mem bers; allowanees to be paid to the Chai rman and non-o ~ (b) times and plac:!s of, and the proce dure in regar d to the trans ac- ~ tion of business in, the meetings of the Corp orati on ; r or may be made in (c) any other nnttc r for which provision is to be s the regulations. on unde r sub-section (1) e (3) Until any regu btion s are m1de by the Corp oratibe made by the State may f any regulations which may be so made by it, alter ed or rescinded by the Gove rnme nt, and any regulations so made may be ection (1) . . Corp :,rati on in exercise of its power unde r sub-s nanc e, 1974j is hereby Repeal. g 35. (1) The Utta r Pradesh Forest Corp orati on Ordi ,. Of\li• no. h '197~. repealed. any actio n taken unde r (2) Notw ithsta nding such repeal, anything done oror taken unde r this Act done the said Ordi nanc e shall be deemed to have been 13, 1974. le as if this Act had came into force on Septe mber C of its he er lly ay nv LOt ay m· ler eh ;er 7. .ke 1ng ,._ ,ed, ling :hey sion 1ore take {~ No. l723(2)11J(XIX'~c!~J(l(a);21,2008 JJauJJ+i;,?!~:"i?,~ , .;-' IN pun11.1ance of the provisions of . clause (3} of Anicie 348' Of the Constitution of India, the GoVmror is ., .. , p!easl"'.! to order the p11bl~~11aku1 of the followmg ~liSh traru.lation of the Uttar Pradc...t, \'ai, Nitam (S,n,hodhan) Adhiniyam, 2008 (Uttruc Prade,;h Adhiniyam Sanldi;•a 24 of2008) as passed by well- l'radesh legislature and assented to b::, the Governor on August 28, 2008, \ THE LTIAR PRADESH FOR.EST CORPORATION (AMENDMENT) ACT, 2008 (U.P. Acr No.24 o, 2008). {As passed by the UJlar Pn1desh. IA:gisf<llUl"{'J AN ACT fun her war.tend the Uuar Pradesh Fqrest Ccnporaricn Acr, ! 974. lTISliEREBY matted in the Filiy-nwb Yearoftbe RepubUc of India as follows:- J. Thi$ Act may be called the !Juar P~:l Fo,-es:- Corvcraiion Shonti!lc (An1ertd1aent) Act, 2008.

2. ( I) In section 23 of the Utwr Pradestt Forest Corporamm Act. 1974 far Amendmmtof $CClron 23 of , sub-sections (2), (3) and (4) lhe foUoW\ng sub-section." ;;hall besubsri:urPd namely:- . U.P. Act no. 4 of!975 ''(2) The accoums of the Corpora.lion shall be subject to audit annually by the Comptroller and Auditor Genera! of lndlB or any ~ n ~qcboriscd by him, and any expenditure incurred by him lll CQmleetion wilb such audit shall be payable by the Corporation to the Comptroller and Atiditor General of India or any person authorized by him. ~ (3) The Comptroller and Auditor General of India or any person authorized by him in connection with the audit or accow,ts of the .(:'.orporation shall have the same rights, privileges and a1,11hor:i1y in CQnnection Wtth such audit as the Comptroller and Auditor General of India' has in ,connection with the audit of the accounts of an Organisation and, in particul3.t, shall have right to demand lhe production of books, accounts, connected vouchers and other document and paper;; and to inspect the office ,of the Corporation. (4) The accounts of the Corporation as certified by the Comptroller and Auditor General oi India Of any person aulhoriZt.,.;. by him in that bcltali together with the audit repon thereof shall be forwarded annually to I.he State Government." • STATEMENT OF OBJECTS AND REASONS The Uu.ar Pradesh Forest Corporation Act, 1974 {U.P. AC! no. 4 of 1975) has been enacted to provide for the establishmcnl of a Corporation tor better preservation. supeIVision and development ot forests and better exploitation of forest produce within the Stace. Seclioo 23 of the satd Act pruvides that the accounfs of the Corporation shall be subjee1 10 audit annually by the Exa;niner, [..ocat Fund Accounts and any expenditwe incurred by him in connection with such audil shall be payab[e by the Corporation to the Examiner, Local Fund Accounts with" a view to ensuring beuer financial adminis:trati~ll it has been decided to amend the said Act to provide'that the accounts of the Uuar Prndesh Forest Corpol'3tion shall be 4 subject to audit annually by the ComptrollCr'aild. AU.diiOr Gi:neial offodia ~r any per,;on authorized by him, and any Cxpendi1ure incurred by him in connection'with such audit shall be payable ~Y the Corporation to the Comptroller a.nd Auditor General of India or any person aulhori,zcd by him. •• .:·1 The U11ar Pradi!sh forcsi Ccrpor.s.t}on (Am~ndmcnt) Bill, 2008 :s in:r.'.>Cuced acco'idi,·,gly. Byord~r, _S.M.A. ~IDI, Pramukh Sacl,iv. <!to \R{o >J:o <fto-~o '110 474 """"' (~o}-(1047}-2008-597 oft1'1i-(<l>"'l:e</e'to/3!T'lffic) I <fto<R!o'l.o<ft~~o<fto 105 -.rro !li,n,l\-(1048)-2008-850 oft1'li (<l>"1JP'/e'to/3!T'lffic) I 474 RPH Daia 6 Van Nil,\:im The Uttar Pradesh Forest Corporation (Uttaranchal Amendment) Act, 2001 Act 7 of 2001 Keyword(s): Forest, Local Authority DISCLAIMER: This document is being furnished to you for your information by PRS Legislative Research (PRS). The contents of this document have been obtained from sources PRS believes to be reliable. These contents have not been independently verified, and PRS makes no representation or warranty as to the accuracy, completeness or correctness. In some cases the Principal Act and/or Amendment Act may not be available. Principal Acts may or may not include subsequent amendments. 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'{tTJT I 4~'3u< Y<[fl_ 'if.=f. f!rirlf {~V"cl~ fi_ffltfrl) ~:ii.- 2001 • (31EllT~U ~ 01/.2001) .- - f.'t.fflfa ·.~ - "'11ll t1: • 311W ~r _(~o -~o .{Fl'f) -'flfljq l No. 07/Vidhayee Evam Sansadiya Karya/2001 - J - - - ~ . - Dale_d-Dehradun, May 17.· Z0D1 :/:-. ~- .:. ; IN.pursuance of the P,rQvisions of -~i_ause (31 o_f Article 348 _of !he Con"stitutiori pf 'India, the : Governor is pleased to.Qrderthe publi~~ion ofthe·fouowing English trari_sraHon of the· U!tar Pradesn -_ Fores I Corporation" {L!ttarar:11;:hal_ Ame,ndment) Bill; 200 f (Uharanchal Adhiniyam Sankhya 07.of.2001 ). _As passed by !he· Uttaranchal ,l43gislative· Assembly and_ assented·t6 by )r,:~-·Goverrior on May H, 2001.·· - •- • - "THE UTTAf{PRADESH FORE.ST CORPORATION • ' (UTTARANC~AL AMEN □M-ENT) ACT,2001 To amend the Uttar'Pra_desh Forest Corporation Act, 1974, in its appUcation_to Uttarilnchal, to limit the· µrea :RC. opera~ii::m o_f the Uttar Pra.desh Forest Co,poration a1~ ta estabi;sfi the U«?[An§fi_~/ fc,a)t:Developm_(!lnl .COrporation.. _ _· •. _• .. . .~ ·, ·0:,~' ).;_~.-,..:, ,_ ~ ~ A1t~ - • . . r •• , • .' ~ l);- -r,.\....~':.;. h '....i'"---:;- .. ; I . '11'( - • -~' • • ''I:\ ......,,..... ·"' ' ,• I ,J..,,J ... r . • ·,·-;.: "',.. ~'.;,:''·'"•~· •,I[""~ _ \'~ .._ ■ ACT - ' · ·:\::ij., ·!:~\:iuaran'ch~i~~t~-~n'c:the Fi~y Second Year of Republic o( lnd1a. enacts as fo!lows. • • • Shortti!fe 1. Th1s Act may be called the Uttar Prar:lesh Forest Coroorahon {Uttarancnal Atneridment} Act.,7..(,l(l 1

2. In section 2 of the Ulta~ Pradesh Foresi Corporation Act, ·1974 {herein- An1E,11rtnY!n! of after called the PriQcipal Ac()Jollowing·addilions shall be rriad_e·-- sect1cm 2 0f U.P. Nil J ol (a) In clause (a) of sec.lion ·2 of the Act, -the words ~and the Uttarc1ncha1 Acl 1975 For est Development Corporation established under section 3 A"· shal I be added after th'e words ~under section 3~; , • • . (b).Jn clause {f).of section-2 of-lhe Ac!, the words -~o.r the-Government-of Uttai-anchal. as the case may be"' shall be a·dcted-a"fter the words ""Government of Ultar Pradesh~. •

3. After section 3 of the Principal Act, the following new section 3 A shall be Addition of new added; namely:-:- _ • . ser.ti1>113 A • • • -..,3 A ( 1) The S_late Government of UI taranch al shall, by nolificatio,:i in the -gazette an_d with effect from the date to be specified therefn. constitute a corp_or~tion by the name_df Uttaranchal Fo.restDevelopmeni Corporalion.· {2)_The Corporation shall be a body corporate.having a perpetual succession - and.a c·ommon _seal and may sue and be sued in its corporate name and shall have .the powt.=r to acquire, hold and dispose off property for the purpose of this· Act. • •(3) The Corporation shall for all purposes be a local au ltionty: {4) The Uttara11chal Forest Development Corporation shall have its head office at Narendranag_ar and may have offices ·at such places as it may ~onsider ne·cessary. . . . • ._ • _(5) The· ar.ea of operation of the Uttaranchal Forest Development Corporation sha[I be the entire l_errilory. of the· slate of Uttararichal, in ·respect of which the Ultar •Pracfesh Forest Corporation will cease to 'function and opera le with effect from the dale_ lhe U\laranchal Forest Development C~rporalion i.!_; nolififl(I in the· gazette_~

4. The Utta_r Praaesh Forest Co!l)Oralion (U~aranchal Amendment) Ordinance, 2001 (Ordinance No. 1-of 2001) is hereby repealed. By Order, (P. C. PANT)- Sachiv.