North-West Frontier Province Management of Protected Forest Rules, 1975

~Jorth West Frontier Province Management of Protected Forest Rules 1975 [17th F,heruary J916J. 1. Short tltle.-These rules may be called the North• West Frontier Pro vince Management of Protected Forests Rules 19?5. Definilion.-All words used in these rules and not defined shall have the meanings respectively as are assigned to them under section :: of ti.le Forest Act, 1927. 3. Grant of trees.-No trees shall be felled or removed from the forests to which these rules are applicable, except with the permission in writing of the Conservator oi Forests, Malakand, or the Divisional Forest Officers having jurisdictions in the forests. 4. Free grant of trees for domestic needs may be made to the owners or r!aht-holders and to other local inhabitants entitled to this privilege subject to sllvi,i:ultural availability of trees and upto th·e limit given in the sanctioned working plans, except in the case of Swat and Kalam. Limit in the case of Swat and Kalam shilll ae such as is given in the Schedule appended to these rules. 5. Bvery request for free grant of trees shall be made· to Range Officer. having juridition in the area, which in case of Dir, Swat and Kalam shall be made on white paper and in case of Chitral on the prescribed form obtainable from Forest Department on payment of a free of rupees ten for each form. 6. The entitlement to the free grant of trees shall be verified by the Tehsildar concerned. For the grant of trees to non-residents, the Tehsildar will first obtain the concurrence of the Jirga of the owners or right obtaic holders of the respective village and record a certificate. to this effect on the application. After verification of the entitlement, the application will be for warded to the Range Officer concerned, who will verify the needs and record the timber requirements either personally or through the Block Officer. At least 20% of tbe verification made by the Block Officer shall be checKed by the Range Officer himself. 7. The vertification made in respect of grant of free trees needed for con struction and re-construction of houses must state that the foundation of houses bave been built upto puntb srea level. lo the absence of such certificate no application shall l;,e considered. 8. (I) The Range Officer shall enter all applications for free grant of tree received by him in a reaister witb tbe·following columns: Year-------Tehsil----Ceiling (No. of trees). N. W.F.-P. Ma,:agement Protested Forest Rule, 1975 Serial No. Name and Sub ject particular of applicant Authority verifying entitlement Authority verifying needs ,Report of Orders Balance Range D. F. 0. from the Officer sanction- ceiling inll or re jecting ., . (2) The regi5ter will be put up by the Range Officer once a month, pre ferably during the first week when the Raoge Officer visits the office of the Divisional Forest Officer. (3) After the orders for issue of timber have been made by the Divisional Forest Officer, the Range Officer will start a second register having the follow ing columns : Name and particulars of applicant Date of, marking Name of Forests Date of ham mer marking . timber and issue of "Rahdari". Certificate of Remarks. utilization by tlJe Range Officer. 9. Tbe trees will be grirnted in the diameter range of 24" --3c1•. The Standing Deodar trees shall not be granted for dome:Hic use, except in Kalam. Upper lndus-Kohistan, Dir, Kohistan and Cbitral. Wind fallen trees will be granted and counted against the quota. Treeg will be marked strictly ac..:ordiog to the silvicultural availability. No trees shall be marked within 300 feet of the outer boundaries of the forests. 10. Trees will be marked by the Range Officer himself or through Block Otfic-er within two moaths from the receipt of the orders. The Range Officer w ,IJ ue responsible for the correctness of the mark,ing and whether he does it h1 mhdf or through the Block Officer. The trees will be cut within two months ot lht: date of marking and will be utilized for the p1uposes stated and for no other within sh months from tbe date of cutting. 11. The outturn from the trees marked will only be removed after it has been branded with the right-holders hammer and its transport allowed through a Rahdari to be issued by the Range Officer concerned. 12. Timber granted for domestic needs shall neit!ler be sold nor giver.: free, nor tal.en out of the limits of the village. The Range Officer will verify. the utiiization af timber in a register to be maintained for the purpose. 13. Neither the person to whom trees .have been granted for cc.-nstruction of a house in any year nor a member of bis family shall be entitled to the grant in the followiog year unless proved to the satisfaction of . the Divisional Forest Officer concerned that the timber is required for the construction of a separate house. 14. In case of Swat and Kalam, trees of central quota specified in the Sch~dule shall be sanctioned by the Conservator of Forests, Malakand and the trees of local quota specified in the said schedule shall be sanctioned by the ~)ivi~ianil Fore~ts Officer of the area concerned. The procedure followed for N. W.F.•P. Management Prote:1ted Foreat Rules, 1915 59 the grant of trees from local quota shall aho be followed for the central quota grants. For this purooqe two separate registers will be maintained by the Divisional Forest Officer. The form for both shall .be as prescribed for local quota. 15. Every person to whom the trees have been granted under these rules shall plant five trees in a place or places designated by the Forest Officer during the plantation ~eason and look after them for such time as may be directed by the forests authorities. 16. Concessional Grant■ . -(1) These shall be granted on concessional ratOI in Madyan, Behrain Fatehpur, Matta, Kaba!. Babozai, Cbarbagh, Alpuri, Lilowni, Kana, Puran, aod Chakesar Tehsil's and Buner Sub-Division of Swat District in the following cases : (a) for the domestic requirements of the local inhabitants who- either do not have the forest or the required timber trees therein; and (b) for the construction of commercial buildings by the local inhabitants, such as shops, hotels and residential accommodations meant for rent. (2) Concessional rates are fixed as follows : Area. Rate per tree (Rupees) Doedar Kail Fir/Spruce Chir. Rs. Rs. Rs. Rs. Madyan, Behrain, Fatehpur and Matta 700 00 soo·oo 4LO·OO Tehsils. Kbabbal, Babuzai and Charbagh 600·00 400·00 300·00 Alpuri. Kana, Lilowni Puran and 600·UO 400·00 :;50-00 Chakesar Tebsils. Buner Sub•Division. 200·00 150·00 100·00 (3) These rates may be revised by the Chief Conservator of Foretts from time to time. 17. Conservator of Forests may grant on concessional rates, upto a maximum of 500 tree annually. The trees shall not be marked. unless price is realized in full. Trees of 28' d. b h. sh-all not be marked for graD~ of con cessional rates. AJI other formaHties, procedure and restrictions shall be the same as are prescribed for the grant of timber for domestic use 10 rigbt bolders. 18. Special Cootract.-Supply of timber will be permitted to persons residing in Swat District who are neither entitled to fr:e grant of timber nor to the grant on concessional rates. This will be done through a special contract in the followina manner : (i) On the recommendation of Conservator, the Chief Conservator of Forests will dcdde the volume of the special contracts to be given for 60 (ii) N.W.F.-P. Management Prole,ted Forest Rules, 1915 this purpose. The Contractor to wbom such a contract is given will he required to maintain a depot and issue timber from it on the rates specified by the Chief Conservator of Forests to the persons eligible on the authorization of the Divisional Forest Officer after due verification of the needs is carried out as prescribed in rule 5 of these rules for the free grant of timber. All other formalities, procedure and r estriction shall be the same as prescribed in the said rule. The Chief Conserva tor of Forests will fix the sizes into which such timber will be converted and will specify conditions for the operations of such contracts from time to time. Special contracts will be &ranted subject to the availability of balance in the volume fixed for local use in the sanctioned working plans after the demands criet with for free grants and on conce5sional rates. 19. Commercial Sales.-(1) Regular commercial sale wiil be conducted in the forests in accordan~ with the sanctsoned working plans. Fifteen per cent of the &ale proceeds from commercial sales in Dir, Swat and Kalam and fifteen per cent sales proceeds on concessional rates and quomi contracts in Swat wilJ be distributed amonast the riaht-bolders. (2) The Divisional Forests Officer will issue a cheque in the name of the .Di?puty Commissioner for the amount of share of the local inhabitants out of the sale proceeds. The amaunt will be distribut.ed by the Deputy Commissioner or his representative amongst the right-holders, and the acquittance roll will be forwarded to the Conservator of Foresta on each occasian ~the payment is made. The Conservator of Forests will maintPin the accounts for a•1dit purposes. 20. Pa■l1bmeo1.-Any breach of these rules shall be punishable with im• prisonmeot or with a fine or with both as prowded in section 33 of the Forest Act, 1927. SCHEDULE Annval quota ol trees prescri~cd for the domestic needs oftbe local popu• Jation in Swat District. Serial Name of Tebail Central Lotal No, quota quota. ~ -- ---·------ ---------------------- --- -- ---- ----- l. Babuzai-Manalawar area so ISO 2. a.t,uzai-Jambil Area ,o 150 3. Charbaab Maturizai Area 20 180 4. Azai &bel Ana 30 270 s. Janki Kbel Area 20 180 6. Madyao Area 30 270 7. Bebrain Area 40 360 8. Shamizal (Bar Swat) Area 40 360 9. Si-Boojnai (Bar Swat) Area 40 360 10. !Cabal Area 40 360 N.W.F P- Management Protested Forest Rules, 191$ 61 Serial Name of Tehsil Central Local No. quota quota 11. Barikot Area 30 270 12. Badezai (Buoer) Arca 40 360 13. Salarzai ( Bun er) Area 40 360 14. Daggar (Buocr) Area 60 540 15. Ga&&ara (Buner) Area 60 540 16. Chamla (Boner) Area 50 450 17. Cbagharzai (Buoer) Area 60 540 18. Am&.ni (Boner) Area 40 360 19. K.hadu Kbel Tutalai Area 60 540 20. Alpuri Area •40 360 21. Kana (Shabpur) Area 40 36() 22. Liiowoi Area 20 180 23. Chakesar Area 40 360 24. Puran Area 40 360 25. Martuna Area 30 270 26. Bisham Area 20 180 27. Seo Area 20 180 28. Pattan Area 30 270 29. Dobar Area 20 180 30: Ranolia Area 20 180 31. Karaoa Area 10 90 32. Jajsbuai Area 10 90 33. ~alam Area 50 100 34. U1hu Area 30 70 35. Uttor Area 30 70 Toi.I 1,250 9,900