Jammu and Kashmir Forest (Sale of Timber) Act No. III of 1987

This Act may be called the Jammu and Kashmir Forest (Sale of Timber) Act No. III of 1987. It shall extend to such local areas as the Jammu and Kashmir Government may by notification in the Jammu and Kashmir Government Gazette direct and it shall come into force in each of such areas on such day as the Jammu and Kashmir Government in like manner direct in this behalf.

In this Act all expressions shall have the meaning assigned to them in the Jammu and Kashmir Forest Act No. II of 1987.

(1) The Jammu and Kashmir Government may by notification in the Jammu and Kashmir Government Gazette, make rules to regulate the sale of timber and the establishment of sale depots for such timber. Such rules may among other matters–– (a) prescribe the classes of timber to which the rules shall apply ; (b) define what shall be deemed to be a sale depot ; (c) provide for the establishment, registration, regulation and inspection of sale depots, and the levy of fees for registration; prescribe the period for which registration shall hold good and the conditions under which timber may be brought to, stored at, sold at, and removed from, sale depots and prohibit the sale of timber at or the establishment of maintenance of unregistered sale depots ; (d) regulate the use of sale depot marks and the registration of such marks; prescribe the time for which registration shall hold good ; and provide for the levy of fees for registration ; (e) prescribe the registers to be maintained at sale depots, and provide for the production of such registers before and for their examination by any Forest or Police officer authorised in this behalf by the Divisional Forest Officer or by the District Superintendant of Police, respectively ; (f) prescribe as penalties for the infringement of any rule made under this section, imprisonment which may extend to six months or fine which may extend to Rs. 500 or both. Double penalties may be inflicted where the offence is committed after sunset and before sunrise, or after preparation for resistance to lawful authority, or if the offender has been previously convicted of a like offence. (2) All rules made under sub-section (1) shall be so made after previous publication in the Jammu and Kashmir Government Gazette.

The provisions of Chapter VI of the Jammu and Kashmir Forest Act No. II of 1987 with the exception of section 38, shall apply so far as may be to any infringement of the rules made under this Act as if such infringement were a forest offence under the Jammu and Kashmir Forest Act.

No suit shall lie against any public servant for anything done by him in good faith under this Act.

An Act to provide for the control of the sale of timber and the establishment of sale depots for such timber in the Jammu and Kashmir State. Whereas it is expedient to provide for the control of the sale of timber and establishment of sale depots for such timber in the Jammu and Kashmir State ; It is hereby enacted as follows:––