Forest Regulations 1979 (No. 1 of 1979)

1> '\P'i'J .1\ J. I : ('1) t: r.- :\; I" -l) A T\.)'L!, .J tiL.!. Govern men t No i iiic;11 i, ous i, D.-8. 203/33 TIlE FUHEST OlWIN:\,':CE H H; l' L ..\ TfO:~S 1l1:!de by tho !'Ijj nisi cr of La n ds ;'!ld 1."110.: U,,';C"()Pl:ll'II:, by virtue (If the PO\''-''lS v('"t,,-:: i n hi nt ;~.; section ~ of the Forest Ordinance «(~h:;nt~J" ~:·"l )'. ;.:'; all:~'ndl'd by Ad No. 13 of lUGG and Act 1\'(:. ~,() elf j~7~~. G""'lI:·;r D'S";'\!':.:,Y,1KE, ;·,iil:i,.:lct· of Lands and Land Development Ui}(i!11lJ(J, 7.] 1.1!J7~1. (1'1 Irl l, gi:dk. lop, tap, burn, cut. saw, conve-rt, col lcct, rc.novc or t!",:n::::o:"t ~:~~:: tree or tim bcr, or c'.;j ~ .'CI., rr-movc O~· t runsport 2:-ly Iorcst prod:.H:e (J!' b ; i:1 p:):"r:"<'iOIl, custody or (,(JI1 t ro l of (~I':Y t rc«, ti:ni)(:r o:: ff)l't.=:;l p roc.ucc : or (!: ,J C1~':~H'r:\r stO~l(l. I.~~:rn Ji:~H~ or charcoal, or (:ojj';'ct, appropri..:«. or ~:=·J:.\~l:.:t l'J any manufacturi..g prl·.l'-·(.'S.~) t... ~ ; \' .~).\.• : .:~~' Iort s ; r:rp~:''':'~"'': cr (d,) (':"(ct any h()u:~~' or l.ut u:' to.~; ;1ny :~·)tj:::~ cr hut so erected; 01' (c) erect a sc;,ii'c.)dillg or construct ;, saw pit; or (/11 ('(1l1stl'Un<:11Y ro id or ;';l~!.'·J!'!J 'I' use any road or ambush so COIIS~I'l,ct('.L (j) take I)!" ;11.t,'lJ1pt to (,,;:1: 01' k il: ~,:y fish ill any \\";ilV!"; (!l" (e) r:H:-r or l':'~no':f! ~)!lY b:Jun:...1·~ry H1."'ri-:, ",.':"::!. (;it2h, Wl,i·:r'. \i::-;>rd, cm\);l,lkllH'nl, f(;nc~, J:\~<Jge or l":jJi,"; ("i •. c:!:u 0:' ,,,,g 01' gro'.',n. by order 01 the Conservator of Forests. I'o r t hc pur animal, bird. gt:n (~:)y (lit or £~~'"l fire t~ anv forest or Cjl~.I~.~ '.• 1" . :, U!: lc11~d ; (11' • sct '111'- i"':!) t:n:I(''' or sprinr; .. 'po~e "~of." k·ltijJ';.:~· o~, c~q)~lirjJlg rL'pOiJ(~ or Iish ; or (i}j 7. No nct pn'mitlc'd, or authorised. tinder any oi the pl'cccdir.g r::gu1:J!ions shall bQ done otherwise than in n::co:':::!nncc with sueh conditions r.'S m'IY be S0t out in the permit or the written authority granted for the purposc. i, In "11\" ' ('Jl"':'l,l fpi"("t 1'(1 t"'l"I'<":l''1 .~.1·'·11 (....N·.r·)t v,ir."! (~. ·..:, rittln- :i~;~;;;.l~';':.\: .of' tL',: C;.;'1;:2;·":,[';'I" (:i"F:)l(.'s;;,,~ f ~t:! l.:::ke :1 [:"(::=:11 c~e~:r:!~:~ or t'~d~~\;:tc :~::,. l:..:~r.: ::~:-c::(.i:\· clcarcd ; (): . (2) Every person having autl.or ity under this regu lation to coiled or remove any tiriber 01' other forest produce Irorn a rrscrvsd f01'::5< shall be liable to Fav <J 1' '[: thcrt-Ior, at sucl: rates and in such murmer as the Conservator (If Forests may prescribe with the prior sunct io.: of the i'.!ini,<tcr. l{c'gl:;:Jtions '1. (1) 'I'heso rcg ulatlcns may be cited as til" ForC'>1 Rt'g'.:;:.'.tiolls, No. 1 of 1979. (2) These rr-g ulat ions shn ll apply in relation to nl l reserved Iorcsts. 2. No person shall usc any poisonotrs substunce \'.-1'<1t soever or dynamite, or 'any 'other .explosive JOt' 'the canturc Or dcst ruct ion of any animal. bird or reprile ill'a reserved forest or of any fish in any waters situa ted within a reserved forest. 3. No person shall dig for plumbago, gl~ms or minerals within a reserved forest except WIth the written authority of any forest officer not Le low the rank of Divisional Forest Officer. .!, (1) In anv reserved forest. 110 person other than the holder of <i permit issued in that behalf, shaH (n ] hunt. shoot rot, kill or attempt to kill, or t,,];: ~:ny animal. b.rd or reptile; ell' (i;) eU: g r.iss O~· pasture cat t lc. in I'>-:~:''-; I:»,.rm it L,:":",';I un.lcr P:ll'::~:r:Jrh ( l ) ::h:.11 be in HId: Ju,m as 111,'y he approved for the purpose b.-. the Conservator of Forests <>110 may be issued by x '! f()r~5t olikcr nOl b,,]ov; the rank of Dh'isi'):1,,1 FOf,'S! Offi('(#)". . <:.1) The L·('; payable fo:' CrlC!1 penni~ to ('ut gl ;,S5 Q! pas~lJre caltle shoJi be in ,H:cordance ':.-ith sU"ch rall:> as !I~;JY be prl!scrib:::cl by the Conservator of FO:'csl:< witil the sanc'ion of the l\linistei'. 5. (l) In any reserve? forest, 110 p'2rS?ll shall ex.::epl with the \',:rittQll L1l1thol'lty of n fcn:~st olncer not b:?low the rank of Divisional Forest Or.1cer la) ltindle. Keep or carry any fire; or A 3 -:\ 45S51-7.215(";Dfll) IA ... ~ A 1 <t:::'lJ~('): (1) e';J~(,)-J C':,.) I ~:JJ:.;)J::;-I9~ (.),;;)J';';~J~ ~:"j~~ <J <;:.;l C~ U:.: ~1L(.J:"; ;';'~t.:-I!lj!J.12.;!/i PAJlT I: SI:C. (I)-GAZBl'l'E EXTJt:\uIWI N.\In" 01: TUB IJB:'WCR.\TIC SOCl.\ LIS" RI:: PUBLIC OF SRI J.A.NJ<A-J979.1:!.~ 8. (I) It shall be lawful fOI" ihc C~>n:;~rvnto.L.-.2J Forests 01" :m of1icer aJ1.thorised b)~1l\ 11\ that 6::hnlf \0 nuthorise free grants of timber or otl~~UqJ~.~t. PI:~­ duce (rom any reserved Iciest ill the following cases, if the removal o( such timber 01" forest produce docs nut int«:rferA with the silvicultur al requirements or the forest: (0) Where the timber or other forest produce i:;re quircd by the Foresl Department .(o~ the ~OIlS­ truetion or maintenance of any building. bridge, :':'llce 01" road, under its m<ln:.gelllent, and control. or (or the preparation of specimens of timber or for other similar purposes. (b) where the timber or other forest produce is re quired by the Survey Deprntment .fol· the pur pose o( puttmg up camps and ere~tln~ stages III connection with surveys, provided that no timber from any scheduled tree is used tor such purpose. (c) Whcre the timber 01 other forest produce is required for works of public utility .in Ihe construction or maintenance of which no contractor or other middle man i:, engaged with a view to ;>ro!il. if other species of timb:!!" suitable fOI" the purpose are not aV;I1.1able In any other Iorest within a reasonabl.e distance: Provided that no free grant of timber shal! be made to any local authority, 01: other public body to which an annual ~rant IS l~ad.e f~om the public revenue or to any public insritu tion maintained by the Government (JI' for the maintenance of which a contribut ion is Il~:,d,! {rom public revenue. (2) l':ulwi~h:-t:lllclill:; the prcll';,!I!I:: I'IVVISlons "f :!li' resulatio», the Conservator of Fo!'C'''::- or any OIn\.'H aU~hori7('d by him Ior thc pmr-,"': m..v. l"pC;1l ~::pll~ 'ation made in that bzhnlf, allow :l rrce :;1 :\IIt ,.If timbc: from anv reserved forest for the !,urpo~~ of comt~'lIc~­ ing a school b\ii Idi Ilg Cor :l::Y ~d,,).J I. (:1 'ur t he. !)~Il po.'" of m:-:bng <:lly extensioll!' to ;1:1." ('xl:;llll;! bl'llehng 0 any school, if (I:) th.'! application :s madc by any l:ural D:"~h.'p. ment Society or by the p:.romt-1 e:lch:m, A:;;;o ci:ltion o( such school or by any olhl'r !'IIlIII..: body; (b) the plans and !'pecilication:i relaling to sl:ch building or such extensions, as the case may be have been approved and the application has bc'en recommended by the Director of Eau cation; and (c) ti,,:: remm':11 o[ such tilllb~!' :"',:ll HI<:h I'::,:,'n'~'d forcst is not liI,ely to int('rCcl'e ":ith t1;~ slh'l cultural Nquir£:lIll'nts of Ihe fm'"sl. (3) ~ot\\'ithst;Hlclin~ lh~ prc,·,'c1ill:;. pro\'i!'ioll;; of this regulation, the C"I,!'f:l"";Hor o( r orests or "!l~' officer auUloi'ised \»)' him f,))" the purpose mnr, upon application made in that behalf by, ~!l)' Rural Development Society, or any othel" ~lInalar bod)", allow a free grant o( timber .rro:l~ an)' re~erycd forc:st for the PU1'llo$e of COI.ISd·ucll.ng n blllldmg, for an:r weaving c:lntrc, Industrial centre, or an)' work of public utility or (01' 1I,1e .purpo~c ~f m.a!t Ing al\~' extensions to any such eXisting bllliding, If (4) the case is one where labour COl' such construc tion work is provided free by such Societ)· or other body and the G~\'cmment contributc3 onlY the materials or the CO!t thereof, not exceeding seventy-five pel' centum of the: total cost; (b) the r.lnns and specin~ations relating to the Bui:clinl! ha\'~ b:,!n :lpprl)','crl b~' the l'ppro I'ri:lte TJep:lrtmi.'lIt; ;11\';\ (c) the applicatio» has been rr:commended by the Government Al:ent of the Administrative Dis trict from where the timber is to be obtained. (4) Where any reserved forest is being managed ,·.ilh the approval o( the Minister as a forest intended "'''inly to meet the timber requirements of the villa gers of a :;pecific area, it shall be lawful for a forest oniC,.\, not below the rank of Divisional Forest Officer t.o aurhorisc Iree gr:lnts 1)( timber and forest produce frOl1l such r~·ser'..ecl Iorest to indigent or distressed resident villagers for the construction of village huts or wel1 sweeps cr of fences and cattle pens or for any similar domestic or agricultural purposes. (5) Every permit authorising the issue of timber under this regulation, shall be in such Iorm as may be approved Ior the purpose by the Conservator of Forest". 9. (1) No person shall. at itoy place outside a reserved forest which is within a distance of a quarter mile, of the boundar)' of that forest, set fire to aD:7' forest growth, chena or palilr.,), or to any grpss, whether standing or cut, unless (0) he has given at least seven days' notice of his intention to do so to the nearest forest officer; (b) he takes sufficient nrccauuons to keep the fire under control and 10 prevent it form spreading beYond the limits within which the fire. ncccssary : and (c) where the fi:',? is to be !:indled within one hundred yards of a reserved forest, he ccllccts :t11 the matcriul which is to be burnt into (me singte henp b .: for,~ !>('Iling fir~ to it, 12) Evct y p;n!:on kjn~l1in-; ;. til',': in the circui....s ::'I\c'.:'!', specified ill p:ar<l~!'i:jlh (I) of this re~ulation. :,II:1!1, alter the forest [l!'e.\\'!h. ";\':'11"1. patuna, or Cr:l 96 il';S hC('1\ burnt, Ilwl'llu~hly (:·:linl:lIish any Ilre >:n<'!I!ckring in the Sllll'lPS of 1:(': s or in any I'uhbi~ "t':,p, \'o'i:JIII\ nne hUI::II"c1 ~·;'1d.; .,f Ih .. boundur y 01. ! he rese r vcd Iorest. 10. The Forest Rc;!ui;ll j'JIls pllblil;hcd in Gaz~:te 1:.'.l'lmocl;Ii!lry No. 14,710/7 (If Au~u.;t 29. WOO as subse quently :I11:c.:o.I:?d, :IIe he/'ell:; r(·~cjil~lcd. 11. In t1H~'I! rr.~ulations unless the C;O:ltc:<l otherwise rc·quires .. Cattle" Illt-ans ncat cal tle, !'heep, gO:lIs, buITalot'C nncl the young of th,: !':lmc. but docs not include any of the otilel' anim:lls mentioned ia the definition of C:lttlc in Section 78 o( the Ordinance; and .. Divi::ional F'orest Officer" me:lns the forest officer appointecl for the til\~C l'('i'IJ: to be in ch:,rge ol a Jo'lIl'l'~t Di\,j;:i(IIl, I:! "- ;11:1/1