Jammu and Kashmir Willow (Prohibition on Export and Movement) Rules, 2002

The J & K Willow (Prohibition on Export & Movement) Rules, 2002. NOTIFICATION SRINAGAR, 23-05-2002 SRO 187 In exercise of the powers conferred by section 8 of the Jammu and Kashmir Willow (Prohibiton on Export and Movement) Act, 2002, the Government hereby makes the following Rules, namely” 1. Title, extent and commencement:- (1) These Rules may be called the Jammu and Kashmir Willow (Prohibiton on Export and Movement) Rules, 2002 (2) These shall come into force from the date of their publication in the Government Gazette. 2. Definitions:- In these Rules, unless the context otherwise require: a) “Section” means the section of the Act; b) “ Semi-finished willow clefts” would generally mean a willow cleft with following dimensions Length = 61cms 69cms (24 inches to 27 inches) Width = 10cms to 13cms (4 inches to 5 inches) Side thickness = 4cms to 5 cms (1.56 inches to 2 inches) c) Words and expressions used in these Rules but not defined shall have the same meaning as assigned to them in the Act. 3. Ban on export of willow:- No Persons shall export or attempt to export willow in any form from the State except with the permission of the authority. 4. Application for grant of permit: - The application for grant of permit for purposes of export of willow cleft in semi-finished form from the State shall be addressed to Managing Director, SICOP in the prescribed from ‘A’ annexed to these Rules. 5. Requisitioning Authority:- (a) The sports Goods Export Promotion council (SGEPC) shall be the requisitioning authority which may obtain a single permit for a bigger lot to be allocated to its members; (b) A copy of the letter for allotment issued by SGEPC shall be sent to SICOP for record and further course of action; (c) The allottee ( buyer of willow clefts) shall contact the suppliers in the State and after finalizing the supplies with respect to quality and price, shall inform the Managing Director, SICOP to issue permit for export from the State to the seller on behalf of the buyer with a validity for period of at least two months; (d) Supplier (Seller ) of willow clefts shall approach the Managing Director, SICOP with a request for making inspection either himself or through an authority at the time when stock is ready for allotment. 6. Authority:- An officer of SICOP not below the rank of Divisional Manager shall be the authority to inspect the willow clefts in semi-finished form for export. 7. The authority shall with in a period of fifteen days from the date a request to this effect is made under clause (d) of the rule 5 of these rules, inspect the quantity of willow clefts in the premises of the concerned seller of their being satisfied gat it packed and stitched in gunny bags with seal and fix a tag indicating the date of inspection, bale n umber with quantity allowed for dispatch. This shall be done as per the prescribed Performa. 8. A packing slip shall be issued by the authority countersigned by the seller on the date of inspection giving detail of the contents. Thereaft4er a challan shall be issued indicating the name of the seller, consignee (buyer) with full address. Truch Number, number of bags and total quantity and the SICOP shall form way Bill for crossing all the barriers of Forest/Excise Department. 9. The rates for sale of willow clefts shall be settled in the premises of seller. All the levies whatsoever applicable and the transit insurance shall be borne by the buyer. Freight component shall be paid by the buyer on receipt of the goods. 10. It shall be obligatory for the buyer to purchase finished cleft bats of different grades up to 25 % of the indented quantity of semi-finished willow clefts. 11. There shall be levy of cess of Rs.10 per willow cleft in semi-finished form/finished bat, out of which Rs.3 per bat be paid by the buyer to SICOP as service charge and the balance amount will be credited to the fund to be created for technological up gradation of sports goods industry. This will however, be reviewed and determined from time to time by the industries and Commerce Department and SGEPC. By order of the Government of Jammu and Kashmir (B .S . Jaswal l ) IAS Commissioner / Secretary to Government Forest Department NO: FST / timber/4/90 Dated:-23-05-2002 Copy to the : 1. Financial Commissioner I & C. Deptt. 2. All HOD’S of Forest Deptt. 3. Director, Industries and commerce Srinagar. 4. Managing Director, SICOP Srinagar. 5. Pvt.Secy. to HFM for information of the HFM 6. Pvt. Secy to C.S.(F) for information of the CS (F) FORM –A Application for grant of permit to be submitted in duplicate under SRO No. dated under J&K Willow (Prohibition on Export and Movement) Act 2000 Managing Director, SICOP Auqaf Complex, Gandhi Nagar Jammu/ Boulevard, Srinager Sub:-Issue of permit for semi-finished willow Cleft Blades Please allow M/S (full address) a registered industrial unit under No: dated and holding export licence No: dated: valid upto to produce number( in words) if semi-finished willow Cleft Blades from J&K State. The Sports, Goods Export Promotion Council-SGEPC (The Requisitioning Authority under the Act) Certifies that this material is required to manufacture Cricket Bats by the said unit for meeting export commitments. CESS @ Rs.10 per piece is enclosed by way of demand draft bearing No: dated for Rs. drawn on bank favoring J&K Small Scale Industries Development Corporation Limited (SICOP) payable at Jammu / Srinager. The source of procurement of willow clefts shall be communicated by M/S (Full address) Signature wi th seal Name Designat ion Authorized Signatory (Sports Goods Ex port Promotion Counci l ) (SGEPC) No. SGEPC/ Dated: (Form- A can be submitted in Jammu from November to April and in Srinagar from May to October on th e following address) J&K SMALL SCALE INDUSTRIES DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION LIMITED (SICOP) Auqaf Complex Gandhi Nagar Jammu/Boulevard Srinagar Government of Jammu and Kashmir Civil Secretariat Forest Department Notification Srinagar the 2003 SRO 307 in exercise of the powers conferred by sub-section (1) of Section 4 of the Jammu and Kashmir willow (Prohibition on Export and Movement) Act, 2000, the Government hereby empower the Divisional Forest Officer, of the respective Divisions for purpose of the said Sub- section (1) of section-4 of the Act. By order of the Government of Jammu and Kashmir Special Secretary to Government Forest Department No. FST/timber-4-/90 Copy to the: (4) Principal Chief Conservator of Forest, J&K Srinagar (5) Secretary to Government, Law Department (w.4.s c) for allotment of SRO No. The notification has been prepared on the lines of similar notification vetted by Law Department. (6) General Manager, Government Press, Srinager for publication of the notification in the Government Gazette. OFFIC E O F TH E PR. CHIEF CONSERVATOR OF FORESTS, J&K GOVT. SGR. No. PCCF/Lease/W/Clefts/Ind 9-2003 Copy for information and n/action to the: 1) Chief conservator of Forests, Kashmir 2) Chief conservator of Forests, Jammu 3) All conservators of Forests. 4) DFO; satiations division Srinagar PERSONAL OFFICER TO PR. CHIEF CONSERVATOR OF FORESTS Government of Jammu and Kashmir Civil Secretariat Forest Department Notification Srinagar the 2003 SRO 308 In exercise of the powers conferred by section 8 of the Jammu and Kashmir willow (Prohibition on Export and Movement) Act, 2000, the Government hereby direct that the manner and procedure prescribed for confiscation under the Jammu and Kashmir Forest Act, 1987 and the rules made there-under shall mutates mutandis apply for purposes of sub-section (2) of section- 4 of the said Act. By order of the Government of Jammu and Kashmir Special Secretary to Government Forest Department