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Indian Forest Act, 1927 Chapter 8

Title: Of the Collection of Drift and Stranded Timber

State: Central

Year: 1927

.....and registration of hammers and other instruments to be used for marking such timber. 2[(1A) Every rule made by the Sate Government under this Act shall be laid, as soon as may be after it is made, before the State Legislature.] (2) The3[State Government] may prescribe, as penalties for the contravention of any rules made under this section, imprisonment for a term which may extend to six months, or fine which may extend to five hundred rupees, or both. ___________________ _ 1 . Substituted by the Delegated Legislation Provisions (Amendment) Act, 2004, section 2 and Schedule, for "may make rules". 2 . Inserted by the Delegated Legislation Provisions (Amendment) Act, 2004, section 2 and Schedule. 3. Substituted by the A.O. 1950, for " Provincial Government".

Forest Act, 1963 Chapter 7

Title: Collection of Drift and Stranded Timber

State: Karnataka

Year: 1963

.....as a depot for the reception of drift timber. (3)The State Government may, by notification, exempt any class of timber from theprovisions of this section. Section 54 - Notice to claimants of drift timber Public notice shall from time to time be given by the Forest Officer, of timber collected under section 53. Such notice shall contain a description of the timber and shall require any person claiming the same to present to such officer, within a period of not less than thirty days from the date of such notice a written statement of such claim. Section 55 - Procedure on claim preferred to such timber (1) When any such statement is presented under section 54, the Forest Officer may, after making such inquiry as he thinks fit, either reject the claim after recording his reasons for so doing, or accept the claim and deliver the timber to the claimant. (2) If such timber is claimed by more than one person, the Forest Officer may either deliver the same to any of such persons whom he deems entitled thereto or may refer the claimants to the civil court, and retain the timber or wood pending the receipt of an order from any such court for its disposal. (3) Any person whose.....

The Meghalaya Forest (Removal of Timber) (Regulation) Act, 1981 Complete Act

State: Meghalaya

Year: 1981

.....refuses or is unable to produce licence or documents or willfully refuses or fails to give such information which under the provisions of this Act or the rules made thereunder he is required to produce or to give, or otherwise furnishes information which he knows or believes to be false or does not believe to be true; or (ii) forcibly resists arrest or attempts to evade arrest or obstructs any Forest or Police Officer to enter or search or to effect arrest or seizure under the powers conferred by this Act or the rules made thereunder; shall be guilty of an offence against this Act, and he shall, on conviction, be punished with fine which may extend to one thousand rupees or with imprisonment for a term which mat extend to six months or with both. 15. Power to compound offence. (1) Any officer duly authorised by the State Government in this behalf may accept from any person, against whom a reasonable suspicion exists that he has committed any offence punishable under this Act, such sum of money as may be prescribed, by way of composition of the offence which such person is suspected to have committed. (2) On payment of such sum of money to the officer mentioned in.....

Forest Act, 1963 Chapter 6

Title: Control of Timber and Other Forest Produce in Transit

State: Karnataka

Year: 1963

.....limit the number of such marks that may be registered by any one person and provide for the levy of fees for such registration. (3) In making a rule under this section, the State Government may provide that person guilty of contravention thereof shall, on conviction, be punishable with imprisonment which may extend to six months or with fine which may extend to five hundred rupees, or with both; and where the contravention is committed after sunset or before sunrise, or after preparation for resistance to lawful authority, or where the offender has been previously convicted for a like offence with imprisonment which may extend to one year or with fine which may extend to one thousand rupees or with both. ______________________ 1. Substituted by Act 23 of 1974 w.e.f. 16.9.1974. 2. Inserted by Act 23 of 1974 w.e.f. 16.9.1974. 3. Inserted by Act 12 of 1998 w.e.f. 11.5.1998. Section 51 - The State Government and Forest Officer not liable for damage to forest produce at depot The State Government shall not be responsible for any loss or damage which may occur in respect of any timber or other forest produce while at a depot established under rules made under section.....

Indian Forest Act, 1927 Chapter 7

Title: Of the Control of Timber and Other Forest-produce in Transit

State: Central

Year: 1927

..... Section 43 - Government and Forest-officers not liable for damage to forest-produce at depot The1[ Government ] shall not be responsible for any loss or damage which may occur in respect of any timber or other forest-produce while at a depot established under a rule made under section 41, or while detained elsewhere, for the purposes of this Act; and no Forest-officer shall be responsible for any such loss or damage, unless he causes such loss or damage negligently, maliciously or fraudulently. ___________________ _ 1. Substituted by the A.O. 1950, for "Crown ". Section 44 - All persons bound to aid in case of accidents at depot In case of any accident or emergency involving danger to any property at any such depot, every person employed at such depot, whether by the1[ Government ] or by any private person, shall render assistance to any Forest-officer or Police-officer demanding his aid in averting such danger or securing such property from damage or loss. ___________________ _ 1. Substituted by the A.O. 1950, for "Crown ".

Merchant Shipping Act, 1958 Section 330

Title: Power to Make Rules as to Timber Cargo

State: Central

Year: 1958

Loading Of Timber (1) The Central Government shall, subject to the condition of previous publication, make rules (hereafter in this section referred to as the timber cargo rules) as to the conditions on which timber may be carried as cargo in any uncovered space on the deck of any Indian ship. (2) The timber cargo rules may prescribe a special load line to be used only when the ships carrying timber as cargo on deck and the conditions on which such special load line may be assigned, and may further prescribe either generally or with reference to particular voyages and seasons the manner and position in which such timber is to be stowed and the provisions which are to be made for the safety of the crew. (3) Any surveyor may at any reasonable time, inspect any Indian ship carrying a timber as cargo in any uncovered space on her deck for the purpose of seeing whether the timber cargo rules have been complied with. (4) The foregoing provisions of this section and the timber cargo rules shall apply to ships other than Indian ships while they are within Indian jurisdiction as they apply to Indian ships.

Forest Act, 1963 Section 104A

Title: Restrictions on Trade and Transport of Blackwood or Bite Trees and Timber Thereof

State: Karnataka

Year: 1963

..... (6)The State Government or the aforesaid officers subject to the generalsupervision and control of the State Government shall be bound to purchase atthe price fixed under sub-section (4) any such tree or timber offered for saleduring the hours of business. (7)Any tree or timber purchased under sub-section (1) shall be sold or otherwisedisposed of in such manner as the State Government may from time to timedirect. (8)Any person contravening the provisions of this section or any rule madethereunder shall, on conviction, be punishable with imprisonment for a termwhich may extend to 3 [five years] and with fine which may extend to 3 [tenthousand rupees.] ______________________ 1. Section104A inserted by Act 23 of 1974 w.e.f. 16.9.1974. 2. Substituted by Act 20 of 2001 w.e.f. 5.9.2002. 3. Substituted by Act 1 of 1981 w.e.f. 23.2.1981.

Indian Forest Act, 1927 Chapter 6

Title: Of the Duty on Timber and Other Forest-produce

State: Central

Year: 1927

.....are levied therein under the authority of the 6 [State Government], shall be deemed to be and to have been duly levied under the provisions of this Act. 7 [(4) Notwithstanding anything in this section, the 6 [State Government] may, until provision to the contrary is made by 8 [Parliament], continue to levy any duty which it was lawfully levying before the commencement9 of 10 [the Constitution], under this section as then in force: Provided that nothing in this sub-section authorises the levy of any duty which as between timber or other forest-produce of the 11 [State] and similar produce of the locality outside the 11 [State], discriminates in favour of the former, or which, in the case of timber or other forest-produce of localities outside the 11 [State], discriminates between timber or other forest-produce of one locality and similar timber or other forest-produce of another locality.] ______________________ 1. Substituted by the A.O. 1937, for "Local Government". 2. Substituted by A.O. 1937, for "Local Official Gazette". 3. Substituted by the Adaptation of Laws (No. 3)Order, 1956, for "Part A States and Part C States". 4. Substituted by A.O. 1950, for "Crown". .....

Indian Forest Act, 1927 Section 45

Title: Certain Kinds of Timber to Be Deemed Property of Government Until Title Thereto Proved, and May Be Collected Accordingly

State: Central

Year: 1927

(1) All timber found adrift, beached, stranded or sunk; all wood or timber bearing marks which have not been registered in accordance with the rules made under section 41, or on which the marks have been obliterated, altered or defaced by fire or otherwise; and in such areas as the1[State Government] directs, all unmarked wood and timber, shall be deemed to be the property of Government, unless and until any person establishes his right and title thereto, as provided in this Chapter. (2) Such timber may be collected by any Forest-officer or other person entitled to collect the same by virtue of any rule made under section 51 and may be brought to any depot which the Forest-officer may notify as a depot for the reception of drift timber. (3) The1[State Government] may, by notification in the2[Official Gazette], exempt any class of timber from the provisions of this section. ___________________ _ 1. Substituted by the A.O. 1950, for "Provincial Government". 2. Substituted by the A.O. 1937, for "Local Official Gazette".

Forest Act, 1963 Section 53

Title: Certain Kinds of Timbers to Be Deemed Property of State Government Until Title Thereto Proved

State: Karnataka

Year: 1963

(1) All timber found adrift, beached stranded or sunk; all woodor timber bearing marks which have not been registered in accordance with therules made under section 50 or which have been supermarked or on which themarks have been obliterated, altered or defaced by fire or otherwise; and insuch areas as the State Governmentdirects, all unmarked wood and timber; shall be deemed to be the property ofthe State Government unless and until any person establishes his right andtitle thereto, as provided in this Chapter. (2)The timber referred to in sub-section (1) may be collected by any ForestOfficer or other person entitled to collect the same by virtue of any rule madeunder section 59 and may be brought to any depot which the Forest Officer maynotify as a depot for the reception of drift timber. (3)The State Government may, by notification, exempt any class of timber from theprovisions of this section.