Chapter IV MISCELLANEOUS

Record of mulberry trees.-

1. (1) Each patwari shall maintain a record of mulberry trees in his halqa in the form and manner prescribed by the Government.
2. (2) Any official of the Sericulture Department not below the rank of Sub-Inspector shall be competent to call for and examine the entry made in the patwari's record.

A. Power to exempt.- The Government may, by notification in the Government Gazette, exempt any variety of Mulberry tree from the operation of all or any of the provisions of this Act.

Power to make rules.-

1. (1) The Government may make rules consistent with this Act for the carrying out of all or any of its purposes:
2. (2) In particular and without prejudice to the generality of the foregoing power, the Government may make rules providing for all or any of the following matters, namely:-
   • (i) the protection and growth of mulberry trees on State or private land;
   • (ii) prescribing procedure to be followed for and fixing conditions under which plucking of mulberry leaves or cutting, lopping or pruning of mulberry trees or the removal or disposal of wood of such trees may be allowed;
   • (iii) allowing permission subject to conditions, if any, to cut or remove mulberry trees or wood in a case of emergency and prescribing procedure therefor;
   • (iv) prescribing authorities under whose control mulberry trees or mulberry wood on different State lands shall vest;
   • (v) the grant of State waste land to zadudars or land owners for the purpose of planting mulberry trees;
   • (vi) prescribing forms and manners for maintaining record of mulberry trees by patwaris;
   • (vii) generally for carrying out the purposes of this Act.
3. (3) Such rules shall be published in the Government Gazette and after such publication shall have the force of law.