Power of Government to make rules -(1) The Government may, by

1. (1) The Government may, by notification make rules to carry out all or any of the purposes of this Act. (2) In particular and without prejudice to the generality of the foregoing power, such rules may provide for --- (a) declaring by which forest officer or class of forest officers, the powers conferred or duties imposed by or under this Act on a forest officer shall be exercised or performed; (b) regulating the procedure to be followed by the Forest Settlement Officer; (c) regulating the rewards to be paid to officers or informers from the proceeds of fines and confiscations under this Act, or from the Government treasury; (d) regulating or prohibiting, hunting, shooting, carrying firearms, fishing, poisoning of water or setting traps or snares on or from any public road passing through or situated within a distance of thirty metres from any forest; (e) the preservation, reproduction and disposal of trees and timber belonging to the Government; (f) any other matter which is to be or may be prescribed. (3) Every rule made under this Act shall immediately after it is made be laid before each House of the State Legislature if it is in session and if it is not in session, in the session immediately following for a total period of fourteen days which may be comprised in one session, or in two successive sessions, and if, before the expiration of the session in which it is so laid or the session immediately following, both Houses agree in making any modification in the rule or in the annulment of the rule, the rule shall thereafter have effect only in such modified form, or shall stand annulled, as the case may be; so however that any such modification or annulment shall be without prejudice to the validity of anything previously done under that rule. (4) Any person contravening any rule under this Act, for the contravention of which no special penalty is provided shall be punishable with imprisonment 1[for a term which shall not be less than six months but which may extend to five years and with fine which shall not be less than twenty thousand rupees]: Provided that no prosecution under this sub-section shall be instituted without the previous sanction of the Divisional Forest Officer. 2[68 A-Proof of Notification -Production of a copy of notification issued under this Act as authenticated by the Divisional Forest Officer concerned shall be conclusive proof of existence of such notification.]

notification make rules to carry out all or any of the purposes of this Act.

1. (2) In particular and without prejudice to the generality of the foregoing power, such rules may provide for ---
   • (a) declaring by which forest officer or class of forest officers, the powers conferred or duties imposed by or under this Act on a forest officer shall be exercised or performed;
   • (b) regulating the procedure to be followed by the Forest Settlement Officer;
   • (c) regulating the rewards to be paid to officers or informers from the proceeds of fines and confiscations under this Act, or from the Government treasury;
   • (d) regulating or prohibiting, hunting, shooting, carrying firearms, fishing, poisoning of water or setting traps or snares on or from any public road passing through or situated within a distance of thirty metres from any forest;
   • (e) the preservation, reproduction and disposal of trees and timber belonging to the Government;
   • (f) any other matter which is to be or may be prescribed.
2. (3) Every rule made under this Act shall immediately after it is made be laid before each House of the State Legislature if it is in session and if it is not in session, in the session immediately following for a total period of fourteen days which may be comprised in one session, or in two successive

sessions, and if, before the expiration of the session in which it is so laid

or the session immediately following, both Houses agree in making any

modification in the rule or in the annulment of the rule, the rule shall thereafter have effect only in such modified form, or shall stand annulled, as the case may be; so however that any such modification or annulment shall be without prejudice to the validity of anything previously done under that rule.

1. (4) Any person contravening any rule under this Act, for the contravention of which no special penalty is provided shall be punishable with imprisonment 1[for a term which shall not be less than six months but which may extend to five years and with fine which shall not be less than twenty thousand rupees]: Provided that no prosecution under this sub-section shall be instituted without the previous sanction of the Divisional Forest Officer. 2[68 A-Proof of Notification -Production of a copy of notification issued under this Act as authenticated by the Divisional Forest Officer concerned shall be conclusive proof of existence of such notification.]